Declassified UK

Posted: 4th August 2026

How do people in Newcastle feel that the Israeli state has taken over one of their most historic factories? 

Declassified travelled to Newcastle to uncover the story of the Armstrong Works, a sprawling factory that used to employ a quarter of the local population but is now owned by Israeli state-owned arms company Rafael.

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Israeli arms firms threaten journalists at UK airshow

Amid the Gaza genocide, Farnborough airshow invited Israel’s three largest arms firms. None wanted media scrutiny

Wes Streeting said Israel was committing war crimes. What now?

Andy Burnham’s new defence secretary is now responsible for the military treaty with a country he believes exhibits “rogue state behaviour”

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