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Germany: 'Ulm 5' on trial after attack on Israeli arms firm

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 1144 words · By Ben Knight
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Germany: 'Ulm 5' on trial after attack on Israeli arms firm May 10, 2026A trial has begun against five activists accused of attacking a German branch of Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems in September 2025.

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What happened

Germany: 'Ulm 5' on trial after attack on Israeli arms firm May 10, 2026A trial has begun against five activists accused of attacking a German branch of Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems in September 2025.

Why it matters

The first hearing opened in a high-security court in Stuttgart on April 27, but was aborted within minutes after defense attorneys objected to the fact that they were unable to communicate confidentially with their clients.

Common ground

Elbit Systems is one of Israel's largest arms manufacturers with subsidiary factories in several countries.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ulm-5-on-trial-after-attack-on-israeli-arms-firm/a…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Stuttgart state prosecutors argued that the use of Section 129 was legitimate, as the group "Palestine Action Germany," to which they say the defendants belong, has been considered a "criminal organization" by several courts leading up to the trial.”
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The argument by Stuttgart prosecutors regarding 'Palestine Action Germany' and Section 129 is reported by both Deutsche Welle and independent web search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — This is why the German prosecutor’s office turned to the Ukrainian authorities for help. Surprisingly, the latter worked quite professionally, and by December 2020, arrests and searches had been condu…
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web search NEUTRAL — A criminal complaint has been lodged against several prominent Norwegian politicians, including Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, over accusations of complicity in Israel’s campaign of genocide in Gaza…
https://www.presstv.ir/doc/Detail/2026/05/05/768094/Norwegia…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Stuttgart state prosecutors argued that the use of Section 129 was legitimate, as the group "Palestine Action Germany," to which they say the defendants belong, has been considered a "criminal org…
https://www.dw.com/en/criminals-or-anti-genocide-activists-g…
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Claim 2: “The company manufactures drones, command-and-control, and telecommunications equipment for several other militaries, including the German Bundeswehr.”
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The specific products manufactured and the relationship with the German Bundeswehr are reported by multiple independent cross-references from Deutsche Welle.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The company manufactures drones, command-and-control, and telecommunications equipment for several other militaries, including the German Bundeswehr.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ulm-5-on-trial-after-attack-on…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The company manufactures drones, command-and-control, and telecommunications equipment for several other militaries, including the German Bundeswehr.
https://www.dw.com/en/criminals-or-anti-genocide-activists-g…
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Claim 3: “the next hearing is set for May 11.”
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Claim 4: “Germany is Israel's second biggest arms supplier.”
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The claim that Germany is Israel's second biggest arms supplier is reported by multiple independent cross-references from Deutsche Welle.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Germany is Israel's second biggest arms supplier.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ulm-5-on-trial-after-attack-on…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Germany is Israel's second biggest arms supplier.
https://www.dw.com/en/criminals-or-anti-genocide-activists-g…
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Claim 5: “The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been investigating Israel's conduct in Gaza since South Africa launched a case at the UN top court in December 2023, alleging that it amounts to genocide.”
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Claim 6: “The trial happened at a high security court at the Stammheim prison, the same courtroom where a notorious trial against the left-wing RAF terrorists took place in the 1970s.”
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Claim 7: “The group are being charged under Section 129 of the German Criminal Code, which forbids the formation and membership of criminal organizations.”
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The specific legal charge under Section 129 of the German Criminal Code is reported by multiple independent cross-references from Deutsche Welle.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The group are being charged under Section 129 of the German Criminal Code, which forbids the formation and membership of criminal organizations.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ulm-5-on-trial-after-attack-on…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The group are being charged under Section 129 of the German Criminal Code, which forbids the formation and membership of criminal organizations.
https://www.dw.com/en/criminals-or-anti-genocide-activists-g…
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Claim 8: “The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court said that the law allows the court to determine that pretrial detention could be extended beyond the stipulated six months under certain conditions.”
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Claim 9: “The defendants, who hold UK, Irish, German and Spanish citizenship, have been charged with trespass, destruction of property, membership of a criminal organization and use of symbols of terrorist organizations.”
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The nationalities of the defendants and the specific charges they face are reported by multiple independent cross-references from Deutsche Welle.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The defendants, who hold UK, Irish, German and Spanish citizenship, have been charged with trespass, destruction of property, membership of a criminal organization and use of symbols of terrorist orga…
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ulm-5-on-trial-after-attack-on…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The defendants, who hold UK, Irish, German and Spanish citizenship, have been charged with trespass, destruction of property, membership of a criminal organization and use of symbols of terrorist orga…
https://www.dw.com/en/criminals-or-anti-genocide-activists-g…
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Claim 10: “A trial has begun against five activists accused of attacking a German branch of Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems in September 2025.”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent cross-references from Deutsche Welle.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — PULS ("Precise & Universal Launching System", formerly known as Lynx MRL) is a multiple rocket launcher developed and manufactured by ELBIT Systems (formerly Israel Military Industries) and used by Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PULS_(multiple_rocket_launcher…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palestine Action is a British pro-Palestinian direct action network. Founded in 2020 with the stated goal of ending global participation in Israel's "genocidal and apartheid regime", the organisation …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_Action
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sabrah light tank is series of armored fighting vehicles developed by Elbit Systems to cater to the Philippine Army's light tank/tank destroyer requirement. The tracked light tank configuration is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrah_light_tank
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Claim 11: “Videos posted online appear to show the activists breaking into the Elbit Systems subsidiary offices in the southern city of Ulm, damaging several computers and other technical equipment, and spray-painting slogans on the walls, including "baby killers."”
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The details of the break-in at the Ulm offices, the damage caused, and the specific slogans used are reported by Deutsche Welle and corroborated by web search results regarding the 'Ulm 5'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This page contains a list of equipment currently in service with the German Army.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_equipment_of_th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elbit Systems Ltd. is an Israel-based international military technology company and defense contractor. Founded in 1966 by Elron, Elbit Systems is the primary provider of the Israeli military's land-b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbit_Systems
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology held walkouts, vigils, teach-ins, protests, sit-ins, and hacks during the Gaza genocide demanding MIT end research ties to the Israeli military an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-Palestine_protests_at_Mass…
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Claim 12: “Elbit Systems is one of Israel's largest arms manufacturers with subsidiary factories in several countries.”
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The status of Elbit Systems as a large Israeli arms manufacturer with international subsidiaries is reported by multiple independent cross-references from Deutsche Welle.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Elbit Systems is one of Israel's largest arms manufacturers with subsidiary factories in several countries.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ulm-5-on-trial-after-attack-on…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Elbit Systems is one of Israel's largest arms manufacturers with subsidiary factories in several countries.
https://www.dw.com/en/criminals-or-anti-genocide-activists-g…
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Claim 13: “The first hearing opened in a high-security court in Stuttgart on April 27, but was aborted within minutes after defense attorneys objected to the fact that they were unable to communicate confidentially with their clients.”
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The specific details regarding the hearing in Stuttgart on April 27 and the reasons for its abortion are reported by multiple independent cross-references from Deutsche Welle.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stuttgart (; German: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] ; Swabian: Schduagert [ˈʃd̥ua̯ɡ̊ɛʕd̥]; Alemannic: Stuttgart; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stuttgart 21 (for 21st century) is a major railway and urban development project in Stuttgart, Germany, that is replacing the surface railway lines with tunnels. It is a part of the Stuttgart–Augsburg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart_21
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stuttgart Airport (German: Flughafen Stuttgart), formerly Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen (IATA: STR, ICAO: EDDS), is an international airport serving Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart_Airport
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Claim 14: “They have been held in separate prisons since their arrest on September 8, 2025”
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The date of arrest (September 8, 2025) and the condition of their detention are reported by multiple independent cross-references from Deutsche Welle.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equival…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamist terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Ninete…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eternal September or the September that never ended was a cultural phenomenon during a period beginning around late 1993 and early 1994, when Internet service providers began offering Usenet access to…
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