hey we finally spell his name right

large scale long term physical confrontation has been effective in recent memory in the united states, albeit not without martyrs. See Standing Rock, Line 3, and the Atlanta Forest.

sure it's important to remember that fighting back is dangerous, but it's more important to remember that we can still do it, and we can win. the struggle did not stop. the spectacle just became much better inoculated against it.

the british right are more entrenched and bloated than in the US, but the british left are more bold and unbroken. i honestly think we in the states should give them much more credit.

What else?

I guess because profits unmade are profits lost - and when you're dealing with expensive stuff like arms dealing, a halt to operations mean you bleed high profits for days.

If you blockade their entrances and make their shipments late, then the next place in the chain also gets affected, and given that Elsbit are being targeted countrywide (https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/01/palestine-action-elbit-oldham-shut-down-israeli-weapons-factory), I'm sure it's becoming a logistical nightmare. When I worked at Amazon, I was surprised about the menial things that could bring a factory to a halt and make all the managers panic - a conveyor belt breaking, a truck breaking down in the entrance, etc etc.

Also you've got high cost machinery - that linked article notes police estimates of 500k in damages. Saboteurism is effective because jamming something cheap in the cogs of something expensive can cause a problem that lasts days.

There's also cost efficiency in disrupting safety laws - there's laws about markings in and around factories to ensure people don't walk into a dangerous area. You chuck paint on them? They've got to shut that area down, get a guy in to clean it up, and then repaint it. You've spent 20 quid, they've lost far more.

At a certain point Elsbit goes fuck it, I'll go somewhere with cheaper labour and a less annoying population.