02:22Mandatory credit: Palestine Action
Pro-Palestine activists were seen blocking the APCO Worldwide headquarters entrance in London on Friday to protest the lobbying firm's support for Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems.
Footage shows the pair carrying a large Palestinian flag while sat in front of the building's entrance which can be seen covered in red spray paint. The activists can be heard chanting 'APCO, Elbit you can't hide, we charge you with genocide!' as police officers attempted to talk to them. Footage also shows police officers blocking the area with barricade tape following the incident.
APCO Worldwide are registered political lobbyists for Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems is an international defence electronics company established in Haifa in 1966.
The demonstration against APCO was organised by 'Palestine Action'. This is not the first time that the group has targeted a company with ties to the weapons manufacturer, which the group claims aid Israel in it's Gaza 'genocide'.
Israeli officials have repeatedly denied any claims that they are carrying out a 'genocide' against the Palestinian people and have accused Hamas of operating within civilian infrastructure. They also allege that Hamas uses civilians as 'human shields' - a claim that the Palestinian group has strongly rejected.
The ongoing Gaza war broke out after Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
In the enclave, the Israeli military conducted a large-scale campaign of air strikes and a ground incursion, killing at least 42,800 Palestinians and injuring more than 100,500, according to the latest figures from the Palestinian side.
'We charge you with genocide!' - Activists vandalise, blockade APCO's London HQ over ties with Israeli weapons firm
Pro-Palestine activists were seen blocking the APCO Worldwide headquarters entrance in London on Friday to protest the lobbying firm's support for Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems.
Footage shows the pair carrying a large Palestinian flag while sat in front of the building's entrance which can be seen covered in red spray paint. The activists can be heard chanting 'APCO, Elbit you can't hide, we charge you with genocide!' as police officers attempted to talk to them. Footage also shows police officers blocking the area with barricade tape following the incident.
APCO Worldwide are registered political lobbyists for Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems is an international defence electronics company established in Haifa in 1966.
The demonstration against APCO was organised by 'Palestine Action'. This is not the first time that the group has targeted a company with ties to the weapons manufacturer, which the group claims aid Israel in it's Gaza 'genocide'.
Israeli officials have repeatedly denied any claims that they are carrying out a 'genocide' against the Palestinian people and have accused Hamas of operating within civilian infrastructure. They also allege that Hamas uses civilians as 'human shields' - a claim that the Palestinian group has strongly rejected.
The ongoing Gaza war broke out after Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
In the enclave, the Israeli military conducted a large-scale campaign of air strikes and a ground incursion, killing at least 42,800 Palestinians and injuring more than 100,500, according to the latest figures from the Palestinian side.
Mandatory credit: Palestine Action
Pro-Palestine activists were seen blocking the APCO Worldwide headquarters entrance in London on Friday to protest the lobbying firm's support for Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems.
Footage shows the pair carrying a large Palestinian flag while sat in front of the building's entrance which can be seen covered in red spray paint. The activists can be heard chanting 'APCO, Elbit you can't hide, we charge you with genocide!' as police officers attempted to talk to them. Footage also shows police officers blocking the area with barricade tape following the incident.
APCO Worldwide are registered political lobbyists for Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems is an international defence electronics company established in Haifa in 1966.
The demonstration against APCO was organised by 'Palestine Action'. This is not the first time that the group has targeted a company with ties to the weapons manufacturer, which the group claims aid Israel in it's Gaza 'genocide'.
Israeli officials have repeatedly denied any claims that they are carrying out a 'genocide' against the Palestinian people and have accused Hamas of operating within civilian infrastructure. They also allege that Hamas uses civilians as 'human shields' - a claim that the Palestinian group has strongly rejected.
The ongoing Gaza war broke out after Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
In the enclave, the Israeli military conducted a large-scale campaign of air strikes and a ground incursion, killing at least 42,800 Palestinians and injuring more than 100,500, according to the latest figures from the Palestinian side.