Campaigners are taking the BBC to a tribunal in a bid to find out why the corporation insists on promoting Jerusalem as an ‘Israeli city’. An appeal was lodged in the UK last week with the First-Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) by Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and Friends of Al Aqsa (FOA). The two organisations are …
Palestinians under siege Following the disappearance of three Israeli teenagers at the end of last week, Israeli soldiers have rounded up and arrested hundreds of Palestinians in the West Bank, shot dead a 20-year-old man, and injured bystanders, including children, and protesters. 300,000 Palestinians are being held under siege or closure. Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, …
On the evening of Tuesday 24 June Arab Organisation for Human Rights (UK) and Palestine Solidarity Campaign are holding a joint meeting in central London: Israel’s “administrative detention” policy and the Plight of Palestinians on Hunger Strike Addressing the dire plight of nearly 200 Palestinians in Israeli jails on hunger strike (for over 50 days), protesting …
Today, Director of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Sarah Colborne, called on the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, to make urgent representations to the Israeli Government to ‘end their collective punishment against Palestinians.’ Read the text of the letter below: “I am writing to ask you to make urgent representations to the Israeli Government to end their collective …
The issue of Israeli disruption of Palestinian football was once again discussed by FIFA at its 11th June Congress in Sao Paolo. Prior to the Congress FIFA President Sepp Blatter had indicated that he would not support sanctions against the Israel Football Association, despite severe ongoing Israeli violations. In his report to Congress, however, Blatter …
Date of issue: 12 June 2014 For immediate release PSC calls for UK intervention against Israel’s destruction of Al Arakib village Today, Thursday 12 June 2014, Palestine Solidarity Campaign called for the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, to intervene to stop Israel’s demolition of Al Arakib village. PSC called for the Foreign Secretary “to urgently …
URGENT ACTION: Help save Al Arakib from destruction and forced eviction! This morning, according to reports from the Negev Forum for Coexistence, Israeli Forces have started destroying Al Araqib again – the demolitions included water tanks, structures around the cemetery and upheaval all around. The situation is urgent! The village of Al Arakib has already …
LATEST NEWS: on Thursday 12 June 2014 Israeli Forces destroyed the cemetery compound in Al Arakib. Tractors and bulldozers demolished the houses of the residents in the cemetery compound. With the exception of the graves and the mosque, the whole compound was demolished. A caravan used as a learning center and containers were taken away. The …
Thank you for your support! G4S was left reeling yesterday, with its AGM dominated by protesters inside and outside, echoing the call from Desmond Tutu, MPs, and many others for G4S to end its contracts with Israeli prisons. At the AGM, G4S announced its intention not to renew its framework contract with the Israeli Prison …
