Pro-Palestinian Protestors Arrested for Vandalizing Israeli-Owned Defense Contractor in New Hampshire

The group Palestine Action US claimed responsibility for the protest, which involved spray-painting the building, smashing windows, and locking an entrance.

• Three pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested and charged with riot, sabotage, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct after vandalizing the Elbit Systems facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire.
• The protestors blocked the driveway, climbed onto the roof, spray-painted the building, smashed windows, and locked an entrance with a bicycle anti-theft device.
• The group Palestine Action US claimed responsibility for the protest, linking it to Israel's recent military actions in Gaza.
• This is not the first time Elbit Systems, an Israeli-owned defense contractor, has been targeted by protestors. The company's facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has also been vandalized in recent weeks.
• New Hampshire's political leaders, both Republicans and Democrats, have condemned the protest, describing it as an act of antisemitism and hate.

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