We wish everyone a very happy holiday. To stay up-to-date with developments in Palestine please visit our facebook and twitter pages (which you can also see on our website palestinecampaign.org). Update With each passing month the situation for the Palestinians gets worse. More homes are demolished. More settlements are built. Yet our government does next to nothing to …
Take action now to protect local democracy for Palestine! The UK Government is trying to prevent local authorities from divesting from companies linked to Israel’s illegal occupation and settlements on Palestinian land. Authorities which refuse to contract with such companies are also being targeted. Please take action and make your voice heard: send a message …
Dangerous Conservative plans put local democracy and political freedoms at risk Conservatives plan to ban local government from making independent, ethical decisions about procurement and investments For immediate release The UK Conservative Party has announced plans to ban local councils from using ethical procurement policies and divesting from companies complicit with Israel’s occupation and …
Palestine was once again one of the key issues supported by the UK trade union movement at the TUC Congress in Brighton in September 2015. Hundreds of delegates have shown their support, by visiting the Palestine Solidarity Campaign stall in the exhibition area, by wearing a Palestine lanyard, signing the petition against the siege …
Between July 21st and 28th 2015, a trade union delegation with representatives from ASLEF, TSSA and RMT travelled to Palestine with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. The delegation included: Mick Whelan (ASLEF General Secretary), Manuel Cortes (TSSA General Secretary), Andi Fox (TSSA executive), Colin Smith (ASLEF), Marz Colombini (ASLEF executive), Mick Carney (TSSA President), Peter …
This year’s UNISON National Delegates Conference, which took place in Glasgow, has again seen a great number of Palestine related activities. Earlier in the week Ala Khatib, Director of Kav LaOved (Workers Hotline) and official guest of UNISON, addressed the official UNISON International rally and explained how Palestinian workers …
Click here to view this email in your browser Forward this email to a friend The Palestine Solidarity Campaign works for peace & justice for Palestinians, in support of human rights & against all racism Gaza Winter Crisis Please take urgent action for Gaza – we need to increase political pressure In Gaza, 1.8 …
PSC applauds BBC decision to award security contract to G4S rival Palestine Solidarity Campaign has welcomed the BBC’s decision not to award its security contract, worth £80 million, to G4S. PSC has campaigned since July 2013, urging the BBC to reject any bid by G4S, the firm which provides security services to Israeli prisons. PSC’s …
Israeli settlements are built on stolen Palestinian land and are illegal under international law. Sainsbury’s uses suppliers that trade in products from illegal Israeli settlements. In April 2013, The Co-operative stated that in line with its ethical policy it would ‘no longer engage with any supplier of produce known to be sourcing from the Israeli settlements’. Please take action to pressure Sainsbury’s to …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign welcomes the joint statement from the Embassy of the state of Palestine to the Republic of South Africa and BDS South Africa. The statement is published in full below: Clarification regarding comments made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas whilst in South Africa on boycott of Israeli settlements and products Recent comments made …