Marking two years since the brutal Israeli assault that killed more than 2,200 Palestinians, #GazaLives tells the stories of Palestinians from Gaza, in their own words. On 20th July 2014, as many as 150 Palestinians were killed in Shuja’iyya after Israeli forces devastated the area. Photo: UN Photo/Shareef Sarhan – Scenes from Gaza After Israeli …
Dr Yasser Abu Jamei, Director of the Gaza Mental Health Programme was due to be speaking on our parliamentary cross party panel, but was unable to join us as he was not granted a travel permit by Jordan, and therefore not granted a permit to cross Erez checkpoint by Israel. Following the event, Yasser wrote a …
To mark the 2nd anniversary since the start of operation protective edge – the Israeli bombardment of Gaza during the 2014 summer, PSC with the support of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), organised a cross-party panel event in Parliament. The event, chaired by SNP’s Dr Philippa Whitford MP, was an inspiring morning, with moving talks …
On Friday 8th July 2016, two years after the start of Israel’s last major military assault on Gaza, hundreds of people gathered opposite Downing Street to demand an end to the ten-year siege; and an end to the two-way arms trade between the UK and Israel. Palestine Solidarity Campaign vice-chair Prof. Kamel Hawwash gave introductory remarks. More …
The findings of the The Shami Chakrabarti Inquiry have been welcomed by Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). Sara Apps, interim Director of PSC, said: “This is a sensible report, and we welcome its recommendations. We particularly welcome the fact that legitimate criticism of Israeli government policies with regard to the Palestinians and the occupation have not …
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign, PSC, is very pleased to announce that it has appointed Ben Jamal as its new permanent Director. Ben is currently CEO of the Domestic Violence Intervention Project (DVIP). He is a long-standing PSC member and activist, and currently a member of the PSC Executive Committee and Chair of the PSC Richmond …
End the Siege on Gaza Background For the last ten years, the densely populated occupied Gaza Strip has been besieged by Israel, by land, sea and air. 1.8 million Palestinians, the vast majority of whom are refugees, are effectively trapped. After three major military assaults by Israeli forces in the last eight years, resulting in …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has written to the UK Prime Minister to ask him to intervene against Israel’s collective punishment against Palestinians, in the wake of a violent attack in Tel Aviv. Hugh Lanning, chair of PSC, expressed sympathy for all the victims of violence, with at least 66 Palestinians and eight Israeli fatalities this year. “Every …