THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER 2015 Business Questions: – John Howell: There has been a dramatic escalation in violence across Israel and the West Bank over recent weeks, so may we please have a debate on this serious issue? – Chris Grayling: I think we are all concerned about what is happening in Israel and the West …
The BBC’s head of news and current affairs, and some of the organisation’s most senior presenters, have received innovative reminders this week that the Palestinians are an occupied people whose land is still being stolen from them. Palestine Solidarity Campaign has sent its mugs, printed with maps showing just how much of their land Palestinians …
Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel. All journalists and news organisations should know this basic fact. The BBC, apparently, doesn’t. On 14th October, the BBC’s nightly current affairs programme ‘Newsnight’ wrongly referred to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Reporting from East Jerusalem, the BBC’s Diplomatic Editor, Mark Urban, said: “This evening, there were …
Despite more than 30 Palestinians, almost half of them children, being killed by Israel in the first two weeks of October, the BBC’s reporting has focused on the far fewer attacks which have been carried out against Israelis. The BBC has also refused to place October’s events in the context of the occupation. Many of …
Statement from Hugh Lanning, PSC Chair Over the last seven days, at least 900 Palestinians have been injured; attacks over the last week have left 11 Palestinians and Israelis dead. Protests are widespread, from occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank to Gaza – where at the time of writing a further six Palestinians have …
Dangerous Conservative plans put local democracy and political freedoms at risk Conservatives plan to ban local government from making independent, ethical decisions about procurement and investments For immediate release The UK Conservative Party has announced plans to ban local councils from using ethical procurement policies and divesting from companies complicit with Israel’s occupation and …
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER Steve Baker: What recent assessment has Foreign Secretary made of the political and security situation in Israel and Palestine? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-14/10179 Andrew Percy: What assessment has Foreign Secretary made of the treatment of gay, lesbian and transgender people by the Palestinian Police and Palestinian Authority? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-14/10146 Nos 1-2 Commons Written Answers …
Palestine was once again one of the key issues supported by the UK trade union movement at the TUC Congress in Brighton in September 2015. Hundreds of delegates have shown their support, by visiting the Palestine Solidarity Campaign stall in the exhibition area, by wearing a Palestine lanyard, signing the petition against the siege …
Between July 21st and 28th 2015, a trade union delegation with representatives from ASLEF, TSSA and RMT travelled to Palestine with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. The delegation included: Mick Whelan (ASLEF General Secretary), Manuel Cortes (TSSA General Secretary), Andi Fox (TSSA executive), Colin Smith (ASLEF), Marz Colombini (ASLEF executive), Mick Carney (TSSA President), Peter …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign is delighted at the election of Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the Labour Party. Jeremy is a long-time patron of PSC. His commitment to upholding human rights and international law – ending the Israeli occupation, ending the siege on Gaza, opposing settlements in the West Bank – has never …