Learn about the history of the Palestinian struggle for freedom, equality and justice by exploring major events in the history of their oppression on this day of the year.
11 June
JURY AGREES YOU CAN COMMIT A 'CRIME' TO PREVENT A GREAT CRIME
On this day in 2008, a Belfast jury unanimously found members of Derry Anti-War Coalition not guilty of criminal damage at the Raytheon offices in Derry in 2006. On learning that Israel was using locally made Raytheon missiles during its invasion of Lebanon, the nine destroyed the computers, documents, and the office server, causing £300,000 damage. Their defence was that anyone passing a door behind which they heard a child being abused had a duty to break down the door, violating property rights if necessary.
هيئة المحلفين توافق على أنه يمكن ارتكاب "جريمة" لمنع ارتكاب جريمة أكبر
11 يونيو في مثل هذا اليوم من عام 2008 ، وجدت هيئة محلفين في بلفاست بالإجماع أن أعضاء تحالف ديري المناهض للحرب ليسوا مذنببين بالأضرار الجنائية في مكاتب رايثيون في ديري في عام 2006. عند علمهم أن إسرائيل استخدمت صواريخ رايثيون محلية الصنع خلال غزوها للبنان ,قام تسعة اشخاص بتدمير أجهزة الكمبيوتر والمستندات والكمبيوتر المنظم (Server)ٍ ، مما تسبب باضرار قيمتها 300000 جنيه إسترليني. لقد برر محامي ألدفاع عمل المتهمين وقال "اذا مر شخص امام باب منزل مغلق وسمع صراخ طفل تساء معاملته فهو ملزم لكسر الباب ، وانتهاك حقوق الملكية إذا لزم الأمرفي سبيل الدفاع عنه.
Raytheon to close its plant in Derry (Jan 14, 2010)
THE US defence software company Raytheon confirmed yesterday that it is to close its plant at Springtown in Derry following several years of anti-war protests inside and outside its premises. A representative for the Derry Anti-War Coalition, which organised the protests claiming the Derry plant was manufacturing missile systems for the Israeli defence forces, welcomed Raytheon’s announcement describing it as “mission accomplished”.
Over the past number of years the company has been dogged by controversy amid claims that its Derry plant made component parts for bunker bombs used by the Israeli airforce against civilians in Gaza. The company always denied the claims but four years ago Derry city councillors distanced themselves from Raytheon following several visits to the plant and meetings with senior management...
Last year a number of anti-war protesters were acquitted by a jury of committing a series of public order offences during protests inside and outside Raytheon’s Springtown plant.
On March 8th nine women and five men are due to go on trial in Derry, again charged with public order offences following another protest at Raytheon last January. The defendants’ barristers have stated that the defence would be based on the justified hampering of the delivery of component parts being supplied by Raytheon to the Israeli defence forces.
10-minute video: later in 2008, Scottish PSC organised a conference: Non-violent Direct Action for Palestine & Against War. One of the speakers was Colm Bryce of the Raytheon 9. Here he is speaking at a meeting in Brighton.