Subject: Your Emails 14 November 2014 Dear Thank you for your email to MP, copied to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, about Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. I have been asked to reply. The Government has repeatedly expressed concerns about the appropriate use of force, including the use of live ammunition, by the Israel …
Palestinians facing upsurge in Israeli repression The Palestine Solidarity Campaign works for peace & justice for Palestinians, in support of human rights & against all racism Israel’s attacks on Palestinians are continuing, as tensions increase in Jerusalem and beyond. Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, has announced the reintroduction of punitive house demolitions, an inflammatory and …
FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2014 Frank Roy: When did the Foreign Secretary last discuss with his Israeli counterpart the planned building of 1,000 new houses in Jerusalem? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-11-03/213120 Commons Written Answers Frank Roy: How much money was pledged by the UK Government at the recent International Donor Conference for Gaza held in Egypt? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-11-03/213121 Commons Written Answers END …
ICC says Israel committed war crimes on Mavi Marmara – so why won’t it prosecute? The International Criminal Court has said it will not prosecute Israel for its lethal assault on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, despite concluding it believes that war crimes were committed. This decision has been called into question by …
Media release The International Criminal Court has said it will not prosecute Israel for its lethal assault on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, despite concluding that war crimes were committed. This decision has been called into question by the Counsel for the Government of the Comoros, which brought the case before the ICC, and …
Palestinians in East Jerusalem live their daily lives under the brutality of Israeli occupation. However, their suffering is ignored by most of the western media. Download our East Jerusalem factsheet Last week, western journalists turned their focus on Jerusalem only because an Israeli settler, Yehuda Glick, was shot and injured near the Old City on …
Palestinian politician and former Palestinian diplomat in the UK, Husam Zomlot, speaks about the UK Parliament’s vote to recognise Palestine. On Monday 13th October, the UK Parliament voted by a massive majority (274-12) to support the recognition of Palestine. Here, Husam Zomlot talks about that vote and what he believes should happen next. In fact, …
Alexei Sayle compered a fantastic night at the Red Gallery in the second of PSC’s Stand Up For Palestine fundraiser series. Jeremy Hardy headlined accompanied by award winning Tom Allen and newcomers Nish Kumar and Daphna Baram. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped us raise over £5000. It is through your support that …
On Thursday 30th October, there was a general debate in Westminster Hall, dealing with the Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014). This was the first Joint Report from the Committees on Arms Export Controls: – Sir John Stanley, chairman of the joint committee: [passage omitted] In turning to Israel, I want to make …
THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER 2014 Urgent Question to the Home Secretary, asked by Mark Lazarowicz: Will she make a statement on why the Government have decided not to support search and rescue operations for refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean? – Dianne Abbott: [extract] Some of us are reminded of nothing more than the Exodus, the boat that, …