Have you made an appointment to lobby your MP on Palestine? Israel has announced another round of settlement building, while ordering house demolitions in East Jerusalem and the Hebron area. These actions coincide with the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ‘peace negotiations’. In the same week dozens of settler attacks have taken place against Palestinians and …
press release Unison tells G4S – stop doing business with Israel Unison, one of the largest trade unions in the UK, representing 1.3 million public sector workers, has publicly called on G4S to withdraw from its security contracts with Israel. Unison General Secretary Dave Prentis has written to the chief executive of G4S, Ashley Almanza, …
BBC: ‘We were wrong to hide commentator’s pro-Israeli credentials during Gaza assault’ The BBC has admitted it breached its own guidelines on accuracy in presenting a pro-Israeli commentator as an independent analyst during Israel’s assault on Gaza in November 2012.Jonathan Sacerdoti appeared on BBC News 24 four times over two days at the beginning of …
1.7 million Palestinians in Gaza are suffering intense hardship. And without urgent action the situation will get even worse. Following the coup in Egypt, the Rafah crossing is mostly closed and tunnels have been blocked, tightening Israel’s siege. Students are so frustrated at being prevented from leaving to study abroad they stormed the crossing to …
The Israeli Forces spent a day on twitter answering your ‘burning questions’. (Wednesday 2nd October). People tweeted them including the hashtag, #AskIDF Got a question about the #IDF? We’ll be answering your questions all day tomorrow. Simply tweet to #askIDF and we’ll take care of the rest — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) October 2, 2013 Many twitter …
BDS victory: Veolia sells off settlement bus lines Veolia have finally sold off their remaining bus lines that run through Israel’s illegal settlements on Palestinian land. Congratulations to all the BDS campaigners who have campaigned for divestment from Veolia – they are responding to your pressure. As Who Profits reminds us ‘It is important to …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign is supporting the call by Action for Palestinian Children for Israel to implement, in full, the 40 recommendations made in the UK FCO-funded independent legal report, Children in Military Custody, which was published by a delegation of UK lawyers in June 2012. Over a year after the report was published, very little …
Human rights activists will be protesting across the country this Saturday against the carbonated drinks-machine manufacturer, SodaStream.SodaStream operates from an illegal Israeli settlement built on stolen Palestinian land. The company has been targeted by campaigners responding to the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on companies which profit from Israel’s occupation. In Brighton, …
Press release For immediate release SodaStream faces national day of protest this Saturday Human rights activists will be protesting across the country this Saturday against the carbonated drinks-machine manufacturer, SodaStream. SodaStream operates from an illegal Israeli settlement built on stolen Palestinian land. The company has been targeted by campaigners responding to the Palestinian call for …