Today marks the 99th anniversary of the Balfour declaration, when Alfred Balfour then British Foreign Secretary issued a letter committing the UK government to the establishment of a national Jewish home in Palestine. The event was once described as a process whereby one group of people pledged the land belonging to a second group of …
Once again our movement is under attack – the government has introduced legislation to prevent councils divesting from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation and human rights abuses. The aim is to stop councils from being able to make ethical decisions about investments linked to Israel’s illegal settlements and also to arms companies. At …
Issued: 24/10/2016 For immediate release Today, Monday 24th October, MPs will debate the new regulations being imposed on the Local Government Pensions Scheme (LGPS), due to come into force on 1st November 2016. This legislation, will prevent local councils from being able to make ethical decisions, in the interests of their members, not to invest in companies …
The Home Affairs Committee report: Opposition to antisemitism must not prevent scrutiny of Israeli human rights abuses The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has responded to the Home Affairs Select Committee report on antisemitism. Chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Hugh Lanning, criticises its recommendations: “It is muddled and fails to differentiate between the actions rightfully needed to …
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This week, PSC’s Acting Director Tricia Rich spoke at a side event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Tricia spoke about corporate complicity in and the international community’s inaction towards Israeli settlement building – as well as the consequences for Palestinians. This is a version of the speech delivered at an event organised …
PSC are working in collaboration with the New Statesman to produce a series of online articles on Israel’s illegal settlements and our campaign against them. This is the first article, first published on the New Statesman blog here. By Hugh Lanning. Israel is building Palestine out of existence, using settlements as a weapon to …
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign sends a warm message of solidarity to the demonstration taking place this afternoon in Nazareth. Those protesting today are standing up against the imprisonment of the members of the National Democratic Assembly. We are shocked and appalled to hear of the political detention of the 20 members of the National Democratic …
