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- 1Palestine Action activists spared jail over Barclays branch damage▼Four Palestine Action activists who smashed the windows of a Barclays bank branch in Burnley, England, in 2024 to pressu
Four Palestine Action activists who smashed the windows of a Barclays bank branch in Burnley, England, in 2024, in protest at the bank's financial links to Israel's arms firm Elbit Systems, have avoided prison. They received suspended sentences ranging from 20 months to two years, along with unpaid work requirements. Supporters have framed the outcome as leniency for direct action targeting companies linked to the arms industry, while the case continues to fuel debate over protest-related prosecutions in Britain.
- 2Four Palestine Action activists handed suspended sentences over Barclays damage●Four Palestine Action activists known as the Barclays 5 receive suspended prison sentences at Preston Crown Court for da
Four Palestine Action activists, known as the Barclays 5, have received suspended prison sentences at Preston Crown Court. They were sentenced for damaging a Barclays branch in Burnley in protest at the bank's investments in Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems. Supporters frame the case as part of broader scrutiny of Barclays' links to arms firms supplying Israel amid the Gaza war.