Anti-Israel activists break into US defense firm's UK office

Police in Scotland arrested two people in Aberdeen on Sunday following the second break-in this summer at a local office of a U.S. Defense contractor that works with Israel. The incident coincided with a separate controversy in the Netherlands involving a Dutch lawmaker photographed at an anti-Israel protest.

A group calling itself "People against Genocide" Claimed responsibility for breaking into Ultra Intelligence & Communications' Aberdeen facility, stating the company works with Israel's Elbit Systems on defense projects. The same group said it had broken into another U.K. Location of Ultra Intelligence & Communications the previous month, damaging satellite equipment valued at $4 million that it claimed was intended for Israel. Ultra Intelligence & Communications did not respond to inquiries about the extent of damage from either incident.

The British government designated Palestine Action, an anti-Israel group, as a terrorist organization last year following repeated attacks on facilities connected to Israel. The ban has faced legal challenges but remains in effect.

In the Netherlands, Marjolein van Elteren, a member of the Provincial Council of Utrecht and head of the GreenLeft party's Utrecht faction, was seen at a protest standing near a poster reading "Go Hamas." She was also wearing a banner featuring the cartoon character Miffy alongside Palestinian slogans. Miffy's copyright holder, Mercis, has previously stated that unauthorized use of the character constitutes intellectual property violation.

Van Elteren did not respond to queries about whether she observed the Hamas poster or obtained permission from Mercis regarding the banner.