Campaigners protest event featuring far-right pro-settler Israeli NGO Regavim A coalition of campaigners are protesting an event hosted by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) featuring a spokesperson from the far-right pro-settler Israeli NGO Regavim Regavim has been heavily criticised by human rights campaigners, Jewish groups and other Israeli NGOs for its role in advocating for …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign to take on Government in court over pensions divestment On Wednesday 20th November Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) will be in the Supreme Court to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision that a ban on ethical divestment by Local Government Pension Schemes is lawful. Campaigners are concerned about threats to freedom of expression, …
The announcement by Mike Pompeo that the US no longer considers Israeli settlements to be illegal under international law confirms that the US administration is a barrier to peace. But however much Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu would like to remake the world to fit with their reality, facts remain facts, and the law remains …
Hear PSC director Ben Jamal speak at the ‘Standing with Palestine’ public meeting in Tower Hamlets on November 5th, on the council’s decision to disallow the Big Ride finishing in Altab Ali park, and the use of the IHRA definition to conflate legitimate criticism of Israel with antisemitism.Â
On 5th and 6th OCtober, students from from around 20 UK universities came together in Manchester for the national student BDS conference, organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign. The event was an opportunity got student activists from across the country to hear from experienced campaigners, and gain key tools and techniques to end their university’s links …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti granted visa after unexplained delay Omar Barghouti, Palestinian co-founder of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, has been granted a visa to travel to the UK only after the end of the Labour Party conference and its fringe meetings. By granting the visa, the UK Government recognised …
Charity Commission Ask PSC to Submit Evidence on Issues Relating to JNF UK Over 4000 of you wrote to the Charity Commission and Attorney General, asking them to investigate the charitable status of JNF UK, due to their support for the Israeli military and complicity in the ongoing dispossession of the Palestinian people. While the …
BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti not granted visa to speak at Labour Conference fringe events Palestinian voices, including Mr. Barghouti, will still be heard at Conference Omar Barghouti is unable to travel to the UK because his visa was abnormally delayed by the British Government without explanation. He was due to speak at a Labour Party …
On Saturday 14th September, hundreds of PSC activists took action to call on banking giant HSBC to end its complicity with Israeli apartheid. Actions took place outside HSBC branches at over 30 locations across the UK. The day saw a wide range of creative protests – from banner displays and die-ins to pickets and street …
Palestine Solidarity Report from TUC Congress 2019 This year Palestine took centre stage amid the international discussions at TUC Congress in Brighton. This came at a crucial time with Israel’s Prime Minister announcing – during TUC Congress – that if elected he will annex huge swathes of the Occupied Palestinian West Bank. This announcement came …