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 …
Vote Palestine: support Gaza Candidates standing for election to Parliament in May who have responded to our survey have shown their support for an immediate lifting of Israel’s blockade of Gaza. More than 700 candidates from all major parties in England, Scotland and Wales responded to emails sent to them by constituents, asking for their …
Filmmaker, Ken Loach, has urged everyone to back the campaign for sanctions on Israel. Sign the petition to push the government to impose immediate sanctions on Israel: Sign now!
Candidates standing for election to Parliament in May have shown their support for an immediate lifting of Israel’s blockade of Gaza in an email survey co-ordinated by Palestine Solidarity Campaign. More than 670 declared candidates from all major parties in England, Scotland and Wales responded to emails sent to them by constituents, asking for …
PSC calls for action on Yarmouk The assault on Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria continues amidst outcry from activists and aid agencies around the world. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has been unable to deliver aid, leaving the camp with no food, no water and little medicine. Chris Gunness …
This year again Palestine was centre stage at the National Union of Teacher’s annual delegates conference in Harrogate during the Easter weekend. Dozens of NUT delegates flocked to the PSC stall to sign the petition asking for sanctions on Israel, as well as finding out about our current campaigns and to purchase some essential …
General Election candidates who responded to an email survey co-ordinated by Palestine Solidarity Campaign have overwhelmingly condemned Israeli settlements as illegal under international law. The vast majority also said they agreed that the next UK government should uphold the principles of equality, human rights and international law in all its relations and dealings with Israel. …
Today we learned that the University of Southampton is considering cancelling a three-day conference which is due to take place in April to debate international law and Israel. Since the conference was announced, the university has come under intense pressure from the Zionist Federation UK, MPs and even a government minister – Eric Pickles – …
Just one day before the Israeli General Election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in an East Jerusalem settlement and pledged in a televised interview that he would never agree to a Palestinian state. He also made an election commitment not to halt settlement construction. The next day, he and his Likud party were re-elected to …
The actors Maxine Peake and Miriam Margolyes, rock musician Brian Eno, and film director Ken Loach, are among those who have joined Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s call for immediate sanctions to be imposed on Israel. The call follows Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments, made one day before Israel’s elections, that there would be no Palestinian state on his …