To Birmingham Pride, As LGBTQIA+ groups in the UK, we welcome your commitment to ensuring events for our communities continue during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the announcement of a ‘virtual pride’ on May 24th. An online pride event has the potential to bring people together across borders and time zones, in a celebration of LGBTQIA+ …
Key Updates 172 confirmed cases in East Jerusalem 355 confirmed cases in the remainder of the West Bank 20 confirmed cases in the Gaza Strip 14,875 Palestinians are in quarantine State of Emergency including school closures and travel restrictions in the West Bank extended until 5 June Further Info OCHA weekly update UNRWA weekly update …
A number of organisations have contacted PSC regarding a new campaign which has been launched today under the banner “Apartheid Off Campus”. The campaign launched today is not endorsed by PSC, nor connected to PSC, although it is using PSC’s “apartheid off campus” slogan, PSCs images, and PSCs database, without permission. PSC has been supporting …
Following our victory in the Supreme Court, upholding the right of Local Government Pension Funds to take ethical investment decisions, we have written to the chair of every local government pension fund committee, calling on them to live up to their ethical responsibilities, and ensure their funds are not invested in companies complicit in Israel’s …
Source: Ammar Awad Key Updates 325 confirmed cases in the West Bank with 4 fatalities 17 confirmed cases in the Gaza Strip ‘State of Emergency’ including school closures and travel restrictions in effect in the West Bank A rise in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in East Jerusalem is creating health access problems for …
HSBC must end its complicity in Israel’s gross violations of international law and Palestinian human rights by severing its relationship with companies that supply Israel with weapons and technology, like Caterpillar. Successful campaigning has forced HSBC to divest from Israeli arms company Elbit Systems in December 2018. But HSBC continues to hold financial relationships, through …
2 years on from the start of the Great Return March, join us in taking action online against Israel’s violations of international law and in support of the rights of the Palestinian people! #ExistResistReturn #EndtheSiege Two years ago, Palestinians in Gaza began marching against the inhumane living conditions created by Israel’s illegal 12 year …
This is a PSC statement in response to this week’s Israeli elections With the passing of Israel’s third round of elections in less than a year, nothing has meaningfully changed for the Palestinian people. The reality is that racism, discrimination and institutional oppression against Palestinians are embedded within Israel’s entire political system. Benjamin Netanyahu, who …