Citation

Race Class 2011; 52(3): 85-91.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Institute of Race Relations, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0306396810390744

PMID

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Abstract

In a landmark case, defendants on trial for conspiracy to commit criminal damage to the premises of a UK factory supplying military components to the Israeli army, during Israel’s assault on Gaza (‘Operation Cast Lead’), were finally acquitted. Their defence, that, by decommissioning the manufacture of arms components destined for Israel, they had acted lawfully to prevent war crimes, was upheld. The background to the case, to the police operation surrounding it, and its progress through the court is examined here.