• supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
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    8 days ago

    This isn’t just another defense contractor among a sea of them, this is an important pressure point to focus on as Elbit systems is an extremely important defense company to both Israel and its foreign customers.

    Elbit Systems is the largest Israeli military manufacturer and produces 85% of the Israel Defense Force’s land-based equipment as well as 85% of the drones used by the Israeli Air Force.[41] Elbit advertises that its equipment has been battle-tested by the IDF in operations in Gaza and the West Bank.[42] Elbit’s drones have been reportedly involved in multiple incidents involving civilian deaths.[43] While Israel does not officially acknowledge that its drones are used to carry out strikes in Gaza or elsewhere, a 2016 report published by The Intercept suggested that Israel has used attack drones in fatal attacks.[24]

    In August 2019, Elbit Systems won an Israel Ministry of Defense contract to install the Iron Fist active protection system on the IDF’s new Eitan AFV and the IDF’s fleet of armored D9 bulldozers.[44]

    An Elbit Hermes 450 drone was used in the 2024 World Central Kitchen aid convoy attack.[45][46]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbit_Systems

    This isn’t about being anti-semitic, fuck anti-semitism, this is about being antiwar and being against Genocide no matter the details.

    Never Again Means “Never Again” Not “Now Our Turn”.