The BBC has upheld complaints that an interview with Israel’s ‘defence’ minister on Radio 4 was biased in favour of Israel. Moshe Ya’alon was allowed to tell lie after lie on the Today programme on 19th March by BBC presenter, Sarah Montague, who remained completely silent for minutes on end as he spoke. Among the …
MONDAY 1 JUNE 2015 Middle East Peace Process: Foreign Secretary attended the Foreign Affairs Council [date and location unspecified]: “Ministers exchanged views on the situation in the middle east and on prospects for the peace process, following the formation of a new Israeli Government and ahead of a visit of the High Representative of …
G4S, the global security company, will come under pressure at its annual general meeting on Thursday to disclose exactly when it will be withdrawing from its Israeli prison contracts. Chief executive, Ashley Almanza, indicated at last year’s AGM that the company was aiming to terminate its work with the Israel Prison Service but failed to …
THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 House of Lords Debate on the Queen’s Speech: – Lord Collins of Highbury: On Israel and Palestine we need to continue to press for a two-state solution. (extract) – Bishop of Southwark: Although media and political attention is understandably fixed on addressing the instability in Libya, Syria, Iraq and Yemen, it …
The Lobby of Parliament for Palestine will take place on Tuesday 23 June from 2-6pm at the UK Parliament, London. Please support this important event. *Read the Lobby of Parliament briefing* Fill in the Feedback form if you’ve met with your MP. What is the national lobby for Palestine? The most powerful way to let your …
Friday 15th May marks the 67th year since the Nakba. That’s 67 years since whole Palestinian villages were razed to the ground, their residents massacred and hundreds of thousands more Palestinians were forced to flee. The Nakba (catastrophe) created 750,000 Palestinian refugees in just a matter of weeks. Today that figure is over 7 million. …
Friday 15th May marks the 67th year since the Nakba. That’s 67 years since whole Palestinian villages were razed to the ground, their residents massacred and hundreds of thousands more Palestinians were forced to flee. The Nakba (catastrophe) created 750,000 Palestinian refugees in just a matter of weeks. Today that figure is over 5 million. …
In the face of severe Israeli pressure the Palestinian FA is holding firm on its proposal for the Israeli FA to be suspended from FIFA until guarantees are provided that: • the authority of the PFA as the sole body responsible for football in the Palestinian territories (including Jerusalem) will be respected • free movement of players, staff, …