• The trial of five activists accused of attacking the German branch of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in September 2025 has begun in Stuttgart.
  • The defendants, holding UK, Irish, German, and Spanish citizenship, are charged with trespass, destruction of property, membership in a criminal organization, and use of symbols of terrorist organizations.
  • The trial was aborted within minutes after defense attorneys objected that they could not communicate confidentially with their clients due to a glass separator.
  • The defense argues the activists were trying to stop a genocide in Gaza and that the Ulm facility produced drone parts delivered to Israel.
  • Prosecutors consider the group ‘Palestine Action Germany’ a criminal organization, which the defense disputes.
  • The next hearing is set for May 11, with two previous dates canceled.

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