PSC analyses BBC Radio 4 ‘Live from Gaza: Business behind the blockade’ BBC News reaches 81% of the UK every week via tv, radio and online articles. That is a huge number of people to be misinforming about the nature of Israel’s occupation. PSC’s ‘Deconstructing the BBC’ series analyses BBC online articles and broadcasts to …
Actors, authors, academics and architects have today called on the government to push for immediate sanctions on Israel until it abides by international law and ends its occupation of Palestinian land. They join other big names from the world of film and rock music, as well as 20,000 members of the public, who have signed …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign has called for urgent action to ensure that alleged Israeli war criminal, Shaul Mofaz, who is in London today, does not leave the country without facing the charges laid against him. Mofaz, who was Israel’s military chief of staff during the Second Intifada, is in London on a private visit. He stands …
The global security firm, G4S, has been found to be in violation of its human rights obligations under guidelines issued by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).The finding comes less than a week after a chaotic G4S annual general meeting was taken over by campaigners for Palestinian human rights demanding an end to …
The BBC has upheld complaints that an interview with Israel’s ‘defence’ minister on Radio 4 was biased in favour of Israel. Moshe Ya’alon was allowed to tell lie after lie on the Today programme on 19th March by BBC presenter, Sarah Montague, who remained completely silent for minutes on end as he spoke. Among the …
G4S, the global security company, will come under pressure at its annual general meeting on Thursday to disclose exactly when it will be withdrawing from its Israeli prison contracts. Chief executive, Ashley Almanza, indicated at last year’s AGM that the company was aiming to terminate its work with the Israel Prison Service but failed to …
The issue of justice for Palestine will not be far from the minds of many voters going to the polls today. Before they head to the ballot box, they will have been able to check their candidates’ views on Palestine thanks to an extensive survey carried out over the last three months by Palestine Solidarity …
With just a week to go before the UK General Election, voters have shown that the issue of justice in Palestine is high on their list of concerns and they’ve been making sure that Parliamentary candidates are aware of this. More than 900 Parliamentary candidates have responded to emails from constituents in an email poll …
Palestine could be a key issue in deciding battleground seats in next month’s General Election. And many candidates in those seats have been quick to respond to voters’ concerns on the issue. In an email poll co-ordinated by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, in which constituents asked their candidates for their views on justice for Palestinians, the …