200,000 people gathered in central London to march for Palestinian rights on May 22nd 2021. It was described as one of the largest ever pro-Palestine gatherings in Britain. But now that the bombs have stopped falling on Gaza, it is not the time to stop. It is the time to ramp up our campaigning, and …
TEXT VERSION PSC welcomes the ceasefire called last night after 11 days of airstrikes on Gaza that have left at least 232 dead, including 65 children, entire families wiped out and over 1000 wounded. Many have lost limbs, homes, businesses, and schools. Today, the people of Gaza wake up resilient but still facing life under …
LONDON: NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION FOR PALESTINE – ASSEMBLE VICTORIA EMBANKMENT (EMBANKMENT TUBE) AT 1PM. If you are unable to get to London for the National Demonstration on Saturday, there is a range of other demonstrations taking place. Friday 21st May 2021 Halifax, Bull Green Roundabout, 5pm-6pm Portsmouth, 5pm Guildhall Square Sheffield, Train Station, 5pm Saturday 22nd …
As Israel doubles down on its regime of violence, oppression and ethnic cleansing, it is more important than ever that we stand together in solidarity with Palestine. Join one of the demos below to demand that the UK government take immediate action and stop allowing Israel to act with impunity. It must demand an end …
FOR JUSTICE AND RETURN! STOP ISRAEL’S ONGOING NAKBA #Nakba73 #SaveSheikhJarrah #FreePalestine On Saturday 15th May 2021, take action in your local community. Stand together for an end to Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, and for the right of return for all exiled Palestinians. Protests are being organised around the country by Palestine …
73 years ago, Zionist forces ethnically cleansed and eradicated over 500 villages and cities in Palestine, displacing over 750,000 Palestinians, and taking over 78% of the land of historic Palestine. Known as the Nakba, or catastrophe in Arabic, this forced displacement was the basis for the foundation of the Israeli state. The Nakba continues today. …
Human Rights Watch, one of the most important human rights monitoring bodies, has released a landmark report exposing Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights. Marking a truly seismic moment, the 213-page report found an “overarching Israeli government policy to maintain the domination by Jewish Israelis over Palestinians” which amounts to the crimes against humanity of …
In September 2021, Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), the world’s largest arms fair, is scheduled to return to London. At DSEI, weapons and military technology will be marketed to representatives of repressive states fueling racism and injustice. Using an action set up by PSC and CAAT, thousands of you wrote to the Labour, Conservative, …
As PSC gathers for its annual general meeting today, it condemns the hundreds of right wing Israelis who have been rampaging through the streets of Jerusalem chanting racist slogans such as “ Death to Arabs” whilst looking for Palestinians to attack, wounding many. Settler violence has long since become part of daily life for Palestinians …
Updated research released by PSC has identified that Local Government Pension Scheme funds continue to hold at least £4.4bn in companies complicit in Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people. This includes companies supplying the Israeli military with weapons and military technology used against the civilian Palestinian population, and companies active in Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise. The research, an update of …