by Fiona Bowden, PSC Executive During the last few weeks PSC have regularly taken part in the twitter campaign for Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi via our @PSCupdates account. The main focus of the campaign was to get the notice of mainstream media, who had ignored the issue completely, despite the fact that Samer has …
Complain to your local shop about Sodastream #BoycottSodaStream You may have heard about SodaStream recently, it is a company which produces devices for home carbonating your drink. You may or may not have heard that the company is based in an illegal settlement in violation of international law. As ‘Trading Away Peace’ – a report …
You may have heard about SodaStream recently, it is a company which produces devices for home carbonating your drink. As ‘Trading Away Peace’ – a report by 22 NGOs – states: “The main factory is in the Mishor Adummim industrial zone in the West Bank. Mishor Adummim is part of Ma’ale Adummim, one of the …
Boycott, Disinvestment & Sanctions PSC is aware that the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions issue is currently being debated through the media, and that many misunderstandings have arisen as part of that discussion. Boycott National Committee – the major civil society organisation leading the BDS movement in Palestine – have sent out a statement to clarify …
Alistair Burt, Minister covering Israel and Palestine in the Foreign Office, has responded to Mark Williams MP about the injustice faced by Samer Issawi, who is on hunger strike in protest at being held without charge or trial. Alistair Burt says “We have lobbied the Israeli authorities that those on hunger strike receive appropriate medical …
Facing death: Palestinian prisoners Become part of the global campaign against Israel’s illegal detention of Palestinian prisoners – join PSC today. Samer Al Issawi continues to risk his life for justice. He is at risk of death following his hunger strike against his dentention without charge or trial. Please contact the Foreign Office and ask …
This week there have been a number of questions relating to funding of Palestinian projects plus concern over Israel’s strike on Syria. Mike Hancock MP has asked about the Government’s discussions with Israel over the recording of interviews with children. Audio-visual recording of Israeli police interviews is a key demand of our campaign for child …
On Saturday 9 February, PSC branches and other groups took action outside branches of Sainsburys and other supermarkets around the UK, as part of an international day of action, marked in Palestine by protests in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestinian agricultural organisations and the Palestinian BDS National Committee have called for the launching of …
THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2013 1. Foreign Secretary attended FAC on 31 January where Ministers considered Middle East Peace Process. Commons Written Statements 2. Jim Cunningham: Will HMG consider banning export of weapons and components to Israel? 3. Jim Cunningham: What consideration has HMG given to banning UK companies from manufacturing components sold to Israel to make …
Members of Hackney PSC felt that they had really learned something useful when they attended a training in using computer Social Networking for the purposes of campaigning. Our trainers were Natasha Lewis, from London BDS group, and John Snowdon, of Newcastle PSC. John had travelled all the way from Newcastle, though he had been busy …