This year, we mark the anniversary of the Balfour Agreement. It is not a happy anniversary, or one that we mark with ‘pride’ – as Theresa May has said. We mark it by acknowledging the continuum of injustice the agreement created, the historical role colonial Britain played and the responsibility the British state now has …
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In a hugely significant development for free speech on Palestine, eminent human rights lawyer Hugh Tomlinson QC has issued a legal opinion that finds major faults with the government’s new antisemitism definition’s guidance. The opinion criticises the guidance that accompanies the definition which conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism. The guidance cannot be used lawfully …
We have some big news – we are taking the government to court to protect our right to boycott. As you know, the campaign for justice for the Palestinians is under attack in the UK. Last year, the government brought in measures to stop local council pension schemes divesting from companies complicit in Israel’s human …
Last week, the Knesset passed a law to ban entry to foreigners who advocate the non-violent boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. On Sunday night, the first victim of this new law was PSC chair Hugh Lanning, who was detained overnight and deported from Israel on Monday morning. In the past Hugh has been able …
Hugh Lanning, chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, last night became the first victim of a law passed by the Knesset last week banning those advocating BDS from entering Israel. The law states that visas or residence permits will not be granted to anyone who individually calls for a boycott of the state of Israel, or …
Today, around the world, people are marking International Women’s Day. The history of women’s resistance in Palestine is a long one. In 1929 a Women’s Conference was held in Jerusalem in protest of the Zionist colonisation program, which was followed by a delegation of women who went to the British High Commissioner and called for the revocation of …
On Monday 6 February Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit London to meet with Theresa May. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has called for a demonstration to take place outside Downing St on Monday morning between 11:30-13:30 , under the banner ‘Justice Now: Stand up for Palestine’. Why are we protesting? Netanyahu’s visit comes at …
On Thursday 9th of February, MPs have a chance to take part in a parliamentary debate about Israel’s illegal and immoral settlements. We need to make sure as many MPs as possible speak out about the stark impact of settlement building on Palestinian lives and ask the government to take concrete steps to cease all …