Palestinian politician and former Palestinian diplomat in the UK, Husam Zomlot, speaks about the UK Parliament’s vote to recognise Palestine. On Monday 13th October, the UK Parliament voted by a massive majority (274-12) to support the recognition of Palestine. Here, Husam Zomlot talks about that vote and what he believes should happen next. In fact, …
THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER 2013 1. Caroline Lucas: Pursuant to the answer of 3 December, how many times have Foreign Secretary and his officials called on Israel to open up legal trade for Gaza in each of the last three years; will he make an assessment of whether the Israeli restrictions are compliant with the human rights conditions in Article 2 of …
“The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians. “ Nelson Mandela, photo credit South Africa – the Good News Nelson …
Complain to your local shop about Sodastream #BoycottSodaStream You may have heard about SodaStream recently, it is a company which produces devices for home carbonating your drink. You may or may not have heard that the company is based in an illegal settlement in violation of international law. As ‘Trading Away Peace’ – a report …
This sponsored walk was held on Sunday 15th September, to raise funds for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Thank you to all our members and supporters who took part or sponsored the walk – we rely on you for vital funding to carry out our campaigning work. Please help make a difference – help build solidarity …
Palestinians called on us to join them in a ‘day of rage’ on Thursday 1st August against the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the Naqab (also known as the Negev). The protest is to stop Israel from going ahead with their plan to ethnically cleanse 40,000 Palestinian Bedouin from their homes and land. If you haven’t already Send …