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Anti-Israel Vandals Get Jail Time for Attack on Elbit in New Hampshire
(NH Journal) Damien Fisher - Anti-Israel activists Calla Walsh, 20; Sophie Ross, 23; Bridget Shergalis, 28; and Paige Belanger, 33, were arrested following their vandalism attack on the Israeli-owned defense company Elbit Systems in Merrimack on November 20, 2023, weeks after Hamas terrorists murdered 1,300 Israelis and took hundreds of hostages on Oct. 7. The courtroom was packed for sentencing on Thursday with supporters, mostly young white women wearing Palestinian keffiyehs, who made heart shapes with their hands as each woman was taken away by deputies. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella originally charged the four with a series of felonies, but under a plea deal, the women will each serve just 60 days, along with community service and a pledge to not be charged with any new crimes. The women, all connected to Palestinian Action U.S., are also under orders to pay Elbit $95,000 to cover the damage they caused. "I think they got off too easy," said state Rep. Jeanine Notter (R-Merrimack). "They terrorized the employees of Elbit." Walsh mourned the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who orchestrated the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack, and posted an image of her presidential ballot with Sinwar's name written in.