The debate on the second reading of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill or anti-boycott bill demonstrated the widespread opposition to this law. The Bill has been widely criticised by a coalition of nearly 70 civil society organisations united in their view that it will erode local democracy, restrict freedom of expression, …
On 24 June 2023, PSC branches across Britain joined groups around the world taking action at PUMA stores and stockists to demand the corporation finally ends its complicity in Israeli apartheid. PUMA is the main international sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes football clubs based in illegal Israeli settlements, on land stolen …
The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) bill, or anti-boycott bill, is a threat to basic democratic rights. It will be opposed by all committed to the upholding of international law and human rights, to freedom of expression, and to opposing investment in companies contributing to rights abuses and destruction of the planet. If …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) joined by nearly 70 civil society organisations in pledging to fight the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) bill, or anti-boycott bill, as a threat to basic democratic rights. The anti-boycott bill aims to prevent public bodies from deciding how to spend, invest and trade ethically, in line with international …
Campaigners protest at Barclays Annual General Meeting today to demand the bank ends its complicity in Israeli apartheid, as it was forced to do in relation to South African apartheid in the 1980s Barclays invests over £1 billion in, and provides £3 billion in loans to, companies supplying weapons to Israel – used to …
PLEASE TAKE 2 MINS TO CALL PUMA TODAY (17.05.2023) Join our phone jam to Puma customer services – we want to make sure that Puma gets the message that they need to drop their sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association, especially with their AGM coming up later this month. We need as many people calling …
The political prisoner Khader Adnan died today after 86 days on hunger strike. For many decades, Khader was routinely arrested by Israel, placed in administrative detention and held without charge before release. On 5 occasions in the past 20 years he had resisted this illegal and immoral treatment though hunger strike. Israel bears full responsibility …
On March 25 2023, we ramped up the pressure on Barclays bank to end its complicity in Israeli apartheid. See pictures from the day of action below. In over 35 towns and cities across Britain, campaigners protested at high street Barclays branches as part of the day of action called by PSC, Campaign Against Arms Trade …
The Policy paper signed by the Foreign Secretaries of the UK and Israel setting out a Roadmap for future relations between the two states marks a new low point in the failure of successive UK Governments to address Israel’s systematic violations of international law. Astonishingly not a single reference is made in the paper to …