Who’s in charge?
The decline of Hamas may result in a new wave of chaos ARE the tables turning in Gaza? Whenever Egypt wanted to stop Israel and the Palestinian enclave fighting in the past, they would call…
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Campaigning for Palestine – 5th April 2014
Member of a trade union? You may be interested in this! The Palestine Solidarity Campaign is organising a conference for delegates from trade unions, sponsored by the TUC, on Saturday 5 April. It will hear…
Statement by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on US Efforts to Curb Freedom of Speech
I am writing today to express grave concern about a wave of legislative measures in the United States aimed at punishing and intimidating those who speak their conscience and challenge…
The Israeli government needs understand that negotiations are a non-violent tool to achieve peace rather than a smoke screen behind which it can continue its violations of human rights, further its settlement enterprise, and make the two-state solution increasingly impossible.
Q&A: Palestine’s Accession to International Treaties On Tuesday 1st April, following a unanimous decision by the Palestinian leadership, including the PLO Executive Committee President Mahmoud Abbas signed letters of accession to 15 multilateral treaties and…
As Hamas declines and Islamic Jihad strengthens, chaos could ensue in Gaza
By squeezing Hamas, Israel may be handing the strip over to Iran’s proxies or, worse still, it may have to confront a territory with no government at all. The decline of Hamas and increasing strength…
The real story of the UN Human Rights Council: Europe slams Israeli crimes
Last week, Israel found itself isolated and condemned in Geneva, as the United Nations Human Rights Council passed four damning resolutions, each by 46-1. The resolutions testify to grave violations of international law, including the…
‘US denying visas for Israeli security personnel in West Bank’
Amid tensions over entry permits, Congressional sources say State Dept. rejecting those it believes violate Palestinian rights, TV report claims. The US State Department is denying visas to senior members of Israeli security forces whose…
The three truths the U.S. needs to accept about Gaza
Israel and its U.S. allies perpetuate a number of mistruths about Gaza, its role in the conflict and its centrality moving forward. If they are not challenged, violence will continue and the U.S. risks losing…
Don’t Forget Gaza
It is impossible not to be touched by the apocalyptic scenes emerging from the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus, besieged and cut off for months. The images are at once epic and personal.…
Human rights groups agree: Israel is shooting Palestinian civilians
Israel famously prides itself on having, in the words of Ehud Barak, “the most moral army in the world“. Some of Israel’s apologists even claim that accusations the country’s soldiers fire on civilians, including children,…
AIPAC might be down, but they’re a long way from out.
Next week is the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. And if history is any indicator, that means thousands of right-wing activists pushing war with Iran, increased military aid to Israel, and a green…
Israel’s divide-and-conquer tactic: Palestinian Christians as ‘non-Arabs
Israel’s Knesset is set to vote on a bill which would identify Palestinian Christians with Israeli citizenship as non-Arabs, sparking outcry both within and outside of 1948 Palestine. The bill was proposed by Yariv Levin,…
London Events – March 2014
Thursday March 6th SOAS Centre for Palestine Studies, First Annual Lecture – 100 Years Since WW1 and Balfour, Walid Khalidi of the Centre for Palestine Studies, Beirut – Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Thornhaugh St.,…
Tear gas and rubber bullets
Dear friends, The situation is totally unjust — Hebron is a city with nearly 200,000 Palestinian residents, who are banned from their main street, while 800 Israeli settlers, protected by Israeli soldiers, are allowed full…
Int. Conference Europe and Palestine: Past Disappointments & Future Hopes
Register for the Int. Conference Europe and Palestine: Past Disappointments & Future Hopes The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC), in partnership with the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster, is hosting…