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UK universities take millions from defence companies arming Israel

Major arms companies give UK universities almost £100m and sit on Russell Group advisory boards

UK universities take millions from defence companies arming Israel
Campaigners said it was 'totally inappropriate' for arms firms to channel money into universities.
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British universities have taken almost £100m from defence companies that are arming Israel.

An openDemocracy investigation found that universities have accepted donations, funding and sponsorships from some of the world's biggest arms firms over the last five years – including those that supply Israel with missiles and fighter planes.

Among them are Lockheed Martin, which supplies fighter jets to the Israeli Air Force, and the UK’s biggest arms company BAE Systems, which reportedly supplies components for the F-35 fighter jets used by Israel.