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 wavered. The …
THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 Implications for human rights of promoting arms sales – debate tabled by Ann Clwyd: – Ann Clwyd: Today, the biennial Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition, one of the world’s largest arms fairs, which generates millions in arms deals, is taking place at the ExCeL centre in London’s docklands. It is …
Netanyahu: not welcome here More than 2,000 people massed outside the gates of Downing Street yesterday in protest at David Cameron’s welcome for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu flew into London for a two day visit, which will include a meeting with Cameron. He is also scheduled to meet with other MPs. Protesters …
Statement from Hugh Lanning, PSC Chair: The Palestine Solidarity Campaign is an anti-racist organisation campaigning for Palestinian rights. We are appalled at the acts of racism and antisemitism we witnessed at the protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the UK to meet David Cameron. There is no place for racism in the …
FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2015 1. Alex Cunningham: What reports has Foreign Secretary received on the likely timetable for lifting the blockade of Gaza, and what steps is he taking with his counterparts in the EU and elsewhere to bring this about? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-04/8529 Alex Cunningham: What discussions has Foreign Secretary had with counterparts in the EU and …
Protesters will gather outside Downing Street on Wednesday to oppose the British government’s welcome of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is due to meet with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, in London that day. Hugh Lanning, Chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said: “We want to know why David Cameron is welcoming a man …
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will be in London to meet David Cameron on Wednesday 9 September, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Palestine Solidarity Campaign is organising a protest outside Downing Street on that day to oppose the visit. GATHER FROM 11am TO 1pm OPPOSITE DOWNING STREET ON WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER, 2015 We …
Netanyahu not welcome in Britain Netanyahu has been invited to London in September by David Cameron on a diplomatic visit. The exact date of his arrival is not yet known, but keep checking our website and updates to stay informed. It is shameful that our government should welcome a man who was responsible for the …