PSC has become aware of an email and Facebook message that has been circulating among PSC supporters, which makes serious allegations about our new Interim Director, Sara Apps. The allegations made are both false and defamatory of Ms Apps. PSC will not tolerate the abuse of our staff and are taking steps in relation to …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s strength comes from our members. Last Saturday at our AGM hundreds of PSC members gathered to debate, discuss, vote and agree on our priorities for the coming year. Thank you to everyone who joined us. Together we recommitted to building our movement for Palestine and decided the key campaigns for 2016. See more …
The BBC has admitted it was “inadvisable” for its serving Director of Television Danny Cohen to add his name to a letter opposing a cultural boycott of Israel. Cohen signed the letter in the Guardian in October, along with novelist J.K Rowling and several MPs who are members of the Conservative Friends of Israel. The …
Monday’s EU resolution which calls again on Israel to end settlement activity in the West Bank must be followed with action to ensure this happens, Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s interim director, Sara Apps, says today. Ms Apps said: “PSC welcomes the EU’s reiteration of the illegality of the settlements under international law, and its emphasis that …
FRIDAY 22 JANUARY 2016 David Jones: What representations has Foreign Secretary made to his Israeli counterpart on the transfer of protected persons from the West Bank to prisons inside Israel? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-01-19/23077 Commons Written Answers THURSDAY 21 JANUARY 2016 John Howell: What reports has Foreign Secretary received of the glorification by the Fatah movement of terrorists …
Nakba Week of Action – Saturday 7 to Sunday 15 May 2016 We will not forget – End the Nakba now – Free Palestine! The Nakba (which means “catastrophe” in Arabic) – in 1948 saw Israel forcibly expel around 750.000 Palestinians from their land and destroy hundreds of villages. They have never been allowed to …
Take action now to protect local democracy for Palestine! The UK Government is trying to prevent local authorities from divesting from companies linked to Israel’s illegal occupation and settlements on Palestinian land. Authorities which refuse to contract with such companies are also being targeted. Please take action and make your voice heard: send a message …
In the first 12 days of 2016, at least eight Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli Forces in the West Bank. They include three young cousins – Ahmad Kawazba, 21, Alaa Kawazba, 17, and Muhannad Kawazba, 20 – who were fatally shot near the Gush Etzion bloc of illegal Israeli settlements north of Hebron. …