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Parliament update 8-11 February 2016

THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2016 1. Dan Jarvis: Do HMG have a policy on resettling refugees from Syria who have previously been living in Syria as Palestinian refugees? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-02-08/26303 Commons Written Answers END WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2016 1. Richard Burden: What assessment has Foreign Secretary made of the effects of the demolition of structures in the …

BBC bias: you’ve won significant victories

Palestinians have been living under brutal occupation for decades. But the BBC’s reporting continues to present Palestinians as the aggressors. With your help we’ve been challenging that reporting. These are your most recent successes: In December you forced the BBC to admit that it broadcast misleading information about recent fatalities in the West Bank In January your …

PSC statement on World-Check allegations

Vice News published an exposé on 4 February 2016 of World Check, about its labelling respected individuals and organisations as ‘terrorist’: Read Vice News’ article> Palestine Solidarity Campaign is taking legal advice following a decision by the World-Check commercial database to label it as a terrorist organisation. Statement from PSC’s interim Director: Sara Apps, interim Director …

It’s time, again.. to take action!

  It’s time, again… Whenever we’ve needed your solidarity in the past, you, PSC members and supporters have always stood up for Palestine! For example, during the massive campaign to get Veolia to stop its involvement with the illegal Israeli settlements on stolen Palestinian land, you took on and won a great BDS success with Veolia …

PSC statement on abuse of staff

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 …

Our members decide

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 …

PSC AGM 2016 – thank you

Thank you to the hundreds of members who joined us for the PSC AGM 2016. Here we debated and decided policies, priorities and strategy for the year ahead. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Anyone who shares our aims and objectives can join. If you aren’t already a member join us!     …

BBC admits its top executive shouldn’t have signed pro-Israel letter

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 …