On Tuesday 24 November 2015, PSC organised a packed meeting in Parliament, hosted by Grahame Morris MP, focusing on the need for international law and justice to be central to finding a way to end the Israeli occupation.
Here is a twitter report from the night:
Excellent scene setting by @kamelhawwash talking about Palestinian Jerusalem being wiped out at @PSCupdates meeting
— Sara Apps (@SaraLBA) November 24, 2015
Pleased to support @PSCupdates meeting tonight in HoC. An EU initiative to support Palestine would undermine Daesh https://t.co/it9eMIPoFw
— Tommy Sheppard MP (@TommySheppard) November 25, 2015
Labour’s @paulasherriff condemns abuse of Palestinian child prisoners in Israeli custody after recent Hebron visit pic.twitter.com/sibso6HNkx — Ben Soffa (@BenSoffa) November 24, 2015
Just spoke at #Palestine meeting in UK Parliament about the situation in #Palestine &impact of Israeli violence #BDS pic.twitter.com/QLS0tUuOTL
— Kamel Hawwash (@kamelhawwash) November 24, 2015
Thanks to @PSCupdates for #Palestine Parliament event this evening – was honoured to speak (will post remarks later) pic.twitter.com/B3sw5pTD9B — Ben White (@benabyad) November 24, 2015
Ben White said “Israel’s violations of international law are not aberrations – they are systematic.” To read more>
PSC would like to thank the following speakers for coming to the event:
Kamel Hawwash – Vice Chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Tommy Sheppard – MP for Edinburgh East and SNP Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office
Paula Sherriff – MP for Dewsbury
Ben White – journalist
Sarah Colborne – Director of Palestine Solidarity Campaign
The event was chaired by Hugh Lanning
We’d also like to offer our heartfelt thanks to Grahame Morris MP, chair of Labour Friends of Palestine & the Middle East, for hosting the event.