Noam Chomsky, John Pilger and Ken Loach are among 45,000 signatories who have signed an open letter to the BBC calling on its journalists to reflect the reality of Gaza’s occupation while reporting on Israel’s current assault. MPs Andy Slaughter and Katy Clark have also signed the letter, along with musician Brian Eno and comedian …
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office have responded to PSC’s petition to the Prime Minister, handed in early this year. The letter details the Government’s shared concern about the situation, but gives no tangible suggestions as to what they will do to end the blockade on Gaza. The Government have called on Israel “to ease restrictions” …
Here is an extensive record of the debate on Gaza in Parliament on Wednesday 5 February 2014 Westminster Hall: Gaza (Humanitarian Situation): – Sir Tony Baldry: Says he was moved to initiate this debate in wake of latest DfID Questions where minister outlined precarious humanitarian situation and UN’s dire predictions; recalls his own visits in 2001 and 2005: “After my …
letter to the Guardian on Gaza On the 27th and 28th December the Guardian published a letter from leading MPs, Peers and the Chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, calling for the blockade on Gaza to be lifted. Today, five years on from when Israel’s War on Gaza began, and more than six years on from Israel’s …
Help PSC campaign for an end of the siege on Gaza Floods in Gaza – image from Globovision (cropped) – creative comms licence. Please help us get one of the longest blockade’s in human history lifted. Following floods and freezing temperatures, the situation in Gaza is now catastrophic. UNWRA have called for the immediate lifting …
On a cold London evening on 15 January, a packed meeting in Parliament, hosted by Jeremy Corbyn MP, commemorated four years since the ending of Operation Cast Lead. In a passionate speech, Andy Slaughter MP talked about his visit to Gaza 3 weeks after Operation Cast Lead, which he described as an atrocious act of …
Special event for Gaza on Tuesday 15th January – details below Commemoration event Tuesday 15th January at Parliament, London Gaza four years on from Cast Lead: Still under siege; still under attack Pre-booking is essential and places are limited. To book please email. Invited speakers include: The Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Prof Manuel Hassassian, …