Press release by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign 5/6/2014 The annual general meeting of global security company, G4S, was severely disrupted today by campaigners protesting about the company’s alleged complicity in human rights abuses and breaches of international law. Instead of discussing issues such as capital growth, the AGM was dominated by the subject of G4S’s …
Category: Israel
No more ‘we must avoid any act that will derail the peace process’ please
Image from the Guardian Western powers have been adamant over the years that they will not firmly criticise, let alone sanction Israel because any act could derail the peace process. Let us out to one side the fact that the process has become an illusion that has not led to peace. In fact it has …
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Is Israel’s reliance on unconditional backing coming to an end?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Image from the Telegraph I am not jumping to conclusions and assuming the US, or the EU for that matter, is making a radical change in policy towards Israel. Should a veto be required in the UN Security Council, the US Index finger will rise without hesitation. But for the …
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Palestine: a vital issue for Trade Unionists
Will be speaking at GMB Conference Fringe meeting in Nottingham
Abu Hayya, an example of the brutality of the IDF
Wattan News Agency today carried a story about how the IDF arrested and abused wounded prisoner Abu Hayye. Daoud Abu Hayye (27) from Nablus described how he was arrested by the Israeli army to the Prisoners' club lawyer who visited him in Alramle prison surgery. On the 11th of March an Israeli force raided his …
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Which Norman Finkelstein turned up to Aljazeera Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan?
I attended the recording of Aljazeera's Head to Head with Professor Norman Finkelstein at the Oxford Union on the 30th of May. Finkelstein is a well known supporter of an end to the occupation of Palestine. He has been writing and speaking about this iussue for 30 years and believes that his anti-occupation stance has damaged his …
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The anniversary of the attack on the Mavi Marmara, and the Gaza siege
I will always remember where I was when Israel attacked the peaceful Gaza siege breaking flotilla. I was watching live transmission of interviews with some of the passengers on the lead ship, the Mavi Marmara. I remember feeling excited but worried. Could the siege really be broken? Could this peaceful protest achieve what the Palestinians …
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Palestinian Unity Government, long overdue
Update: 2 June 2014 The Palestinian Unity Government was finally sworn in on 2 June. Ministers from Gaza were barred from travelling to the West Bank to swear the oath of office. Here is a link to my interview on Press TV about the Unity Government. Original blog Archive photo Thursday 29 May 2014 is …
TV Interview regarding hunger striking prisoners
Here is a link to my interview on Press TV regarding solidarity hunger strike with Palestinian Administrative Detainees on27/5/2014
Salt and water, the symbol of support for Palestinian hunger striking prisoners
Supporters of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike since 24 April to protest their Administrative Detention use the hashtag salt and water #مي_وملح. Hunger strikers drink water mixed with salt to help keep their bodies functioning. Palestinian singer Qasem Najjar has just released this video in solidarity with the prisoners.
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