Hundreds of PSC members came together for the campaign’s 2024 Annual General Meeting on Saturday 24th February. Individual members and those representing their branches and affiliated organisations heard from a broad array of speakers, received reports on PSC’s activities and debated and voted on our plans for the coming year. Kamel Hawwash, on his final …
As the coalition of groups who have been organising the national marches calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, we condemn Michael Gove’s statement today. His redefinition of extremism, framed as a defence of democracy, is in reality an assault on core democratic freedoms, seeking to silence dissenting voices. His statement should cause alarm to everyone …
Three of Britain’s leading civil society organisations have rejected Lord Walney’s call for the government and other political parties to ban MPs from meeting with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and other groups. The statement – issued by Liberty, Friends of the Earth, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and Amnesty International UK – comes …
PSC has repeatedly stated our firm belief that international law is the framework within which we must judge any use of force. International law makes clear that an occupied people have the right to resist, including through the use of armed resistance. It also makes clear the illegality of the use of force against non …
Tens of thousands of people expected to join national Day of Action for Palestine with call for UK government to stop arming Israel Around 100 actions are taking place in towns and cities across the UK Many of the actions are directed against Barclays Bank which holds substantial financial ties to arms companies supplying Israel …
Dear Friend Sign up below to be a steward on Wednesday 4th June, starting at 10am approximately (details to follow) for the Red Line for Palestine event around Parliament. We will be holding a mass campaign event called ‘Red line for Palestine’. We are mobilising as many people as possible to surround parliament. We are asking …
The coalition organising the Palestine protests condemns the irresponsible comments of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seeking to demonise those calling for a ceasefire. The long tradition of freedom of protest and expression in this country is being threatened. People have been protesting in unprecedented numbers because of their horror at the slaughter of thousands of …
Palestine march organisers call press conference in Parliament to respond to attacks on the right to protest Representatives of the coalition organising the national Palestine marches, along with MPs and civil liberties organisations, will hold a press conference tomorrow morning (Wednesday 28 February 2024) in Parliament to address the growing attacks on the right to …
Yesterday Israel killed at least 118 Palestinians in Gaza bringing the number of those killed since Israel launched its assault to over 29,000. 1.7 million Palestinians are displaced, sheltering where they can in the cold and the rain. The UN has warned that hundreds of thousands in Gaza are on the brink of starvation. In …
Ninth National March for Palestine is part of Global Day of Action to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza Hundreds of thousands expected to protest in London march to Israeli embassy Protests in 100 cities, in at least 45 countries across 6 continents Israel continues to defy International Court of Justice orders that it take steps …