For the past year, Israel has unleashed a genocidal assault on Palestinians in Gaza, which has killed at least 41,000 Palestinians, displaced 90% of Gaza’s population, many time and time again, and caused mass devastation, with two-thirds of buildings in Gaza being damaged or destroyed. Emboldened by the impunity afforded to it by Western governments, …
In October, we will mark a year since the start of Israel’s genocidal assault on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. We need the largest possible mobilisation to demonstrate our solidarity, demand an end to the genocide, and to call on the British government to stop arming Israel. To enable this, we previously announced …
Suspension of arms export licenses to Israel is welcome but inadequate and shows that pressure must be maintained. Yesterday’s announcement by Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, that 30 arms export licenses to Israel will be suspended, does not go far enough. The Foreign Secretary has finally accepted that there is a clear risk that UK arms …
We are concerned that the Metropolitan Police are threatening to place restriction orders on next Saturday’s Palestine protest, delaying the start time by one hour and 45 minutes to 2:30PM and refusing us Pall Mall as an assembly point. No explanation has been given for these moves, made at 4pm on Friday after the police …
On Saturday 10 August, 400 people gathered at Central Hall Westminster for PSC’s ‘Divest for Palestine’ conference to discuss how we escalate our campaigning demanding that local councils, universities, cultural institutions, and financial institutions like Barclays, cut their ties to apartheid and divest their funds from companies that are arming and enabling Israel’s genocide. You …
Recent days have witnessed a shocking wave of racist and Islamophobic violence across Britain – mosques, homes, and businesses have been attacked, graves desecrated, individuals threatened and assaulted in the streets, and hotels believed to be accommodating refugees have been set on fire in a deliberate attempt to endanger life. It is merciful that nobody …
The UK government’s delay in making a decision on whether to stop arms exports to Israel is unconscionable. It is at total odds with Britain’s clear moral and legal responsibility not to render aid and assistance to Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip, its unlawful military occupation of the West Bank including East Jerusalem, and …
PSC needs volunteer stewards for the London emergency rally for Palestine on Saturday 22 March Sign up using the form below to be a steward this Saturday in Kensington, London. Event details are HERE You will be required to meet for a stewards’ briefing before the event start time on the day, and your roles …
The last months have seen incredible mobilisations in universities across the country in solidarity with the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom, justice and equality. Kick off the new academic year with a Freshers’ Pack from PSC – whether it’s for your stall at Freshers’ Fair, your first open meeting or stall, or to make sure …
Today the ICJ has issued a seismic judgement declaring Israel to be exercising an unlawful occupation of Palestinian land in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. It demands Israel withdraw immediately, dismantle settlements and pay reparations to the Palestinian people. This ruling confirms what Palestinians, the international solidarity movement, and human rights experts …