The UK government announcement that it is beginning formal negotiations on a new trade deal with Israel is not surprising news, but it is nevertheless of deep concern. This deal reinforces the Government’s longstanding failure to place respect for international law and human rights at the forefront of international relations, including those conducted through trade. …
Militarised violence against the Palestinian people is a central feature of Israel’s occupation and apartheid regime – including the illegal Apartheid Wall, demolitions of Palestinian homes, brutal armed crackdowns on Palestinians protestors, and indiscriminate bombing campaigns of the Gaza Strip. Financial institutions in the UK provide investment, loans, and other financial services to companies supplying …
Yesterday’s Flag March was not, as some would wish us to believe, a one-off display of racism by an extremist fringe, unrepresentative of the Israeli mainstream. Rather, it’s an annual state-endorsed manifestation of the principles of racial supremacy that underpin Israel’s settler colonialism and system of apartheid . As in previous years, thousands of violent …
This morning, the second Friday of Ramadan, Israeli forces attacked unarmed worshipers at Al Aqsa Mosque, injuring dozens. In the 24 hours preceding this Israeli forces killed 5 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank. This took the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2022 to more than 40. Israel has also been conducting …
February 1 2022 PSC welcomes Amnesty International’s landmark report asserting Israeli apartheid is a “system of domination and a crime against humanity” practiced in the OPT, Israel and against Palestinian refugees. Report calls for arms embargo, targeted sanctions, ICC investigation among a series of concrete recommendations for the international community. Provides specific recommendations for how …
Last year saw an unprecedented eruption of solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice, and equality – as apartheid Israel escalated its violence against Palestinians. As part of this solidarity, tens of thousands in the UK have joined 200+ Palestinian sports teams in demanding PUMA end its sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association. …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign welcome the sale of Elbit Ferranti, and the subsequent closure of Elbit’s factory in Oldham. Elbit Systems is one of Israel’s largest military companies supplying the Israeli government with killer drones, munitions, and components integral to Israel’s deadly attacks against Palestinians. Elbit is also a supplier of harmful and deadly equipment to …
All of those committed to the struggle for justice and peace in the world are mourning the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He was a giant in the struggle against South African apartheid and against all forms of racial injustice. For Palestinians, his support for their struggle for justice rendered him an iconic figure. The …
This is the PSC briefing on Israel’s attack on the six Palestinian human rights NGOs. On 19 October 2021, the Israeli government proscribed six Palestinian human rights and civil society NGOs, effectively criminalising them. This part of a longer pattern of Israel targeting Palestinian humanitarian groups, human rights defenders, as well as international organisations providing …