This is a most appalling example of the oppression Palestinian children are subjected to by the illegal Israeli occupation. Jewish children are treated differently to Palestinian children. Different Laws apply to Palestinians and Jews who live in the same area. This is shear racism and Apartheid. There is no excuse for this. From April 2015
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TV Interview on the Palestinian bid to the ICC
I was interviewed by Press TV about Palestinians supplying evidence to the International Criminal Court at the Hague on Gaza, settlements and prisoners. Watch here
Blair resignation eclipsed by FIFA crisis
The Middle East envoy Tony Blair finally let go of his role on the day the FIFA crisis blew, the 27th of May. Normally PR experts look to sue bad news on a day when it can be buried under other more prominent news. But his resignation was such good news for Palestinains it …
From Berlin, on the Palestinians in Europe Conference
I spent the day (25 April, 2015) at the 13th Palestinians in Europe Conference in Berlin, Germany. This was my first experience of this major event. The organisers informed us that over 10,000, mostly Palestinians, had attended the day long event. The conference was jointly organised by the Palestinian Community of Germany and …
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2014, a year of Israeli thuggery and Palestinian diplomacy
As 2014 draws to an end, it will be remembered as the year when Palestinians regained the initiative in the Palestine / Israel injustice, through a wave of Parliamentary recognitions and a change in strategy at the UN. Israel's year will be remembered as one in which its extremist settler Government, led by the arrogant …
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Palestine Solidarity Meetings in Birmingham and Wolverhampton
26/6/2014 Birmingham 7:30-9:00 Public meeting: Solidarity with Palestine </a The Vice President of the NUT, Philipa Harvey visited Palestine as part of the NUT delegation last year. She will be reporting on her visit to a meeting organised by the West Midlands Palestine Solidarity Campaign and sponsored by the Birmingham Trades Council. It will be …
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TV Interview on Palestinian Administrative Detainees
Here are links to my appearance on the 'Debate' programme on Press TV on 8/6/2014. This covered Administrative detainees as well as the peace talks. The other guest just could not see that the Pope's gesture in bringing Abbas and Peres to pray at the Vatican had limited value as I argued here. Part 1 …
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Stories from an occupation: the Israelis who broke silence
The Observer 8/6/2014 Link A group called Breaking the Silence has spent 10 years collecting accounts from Israeli soldiers who served in the Palestinian territories. To mark the milestone, 10 hours' worth of testimony was read to an audience in Tel Aviv. Here we print some extracts Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian after clashes at …
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EDM 49: Treatment of Palestinian Children
Image from http://www.imemc.org The following Early Day Motion was submitted on 5/6/2014 in the UK Parliament. Please ask your MP to sign it. Early Day Motions (EDMs) are formal motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons. However, very few are actually debated. EDMs allow MPs to draw attention to an event or cause. …
G4S, a prisoner of its own acts. AGM dominated by questions on Israeli prison contracts
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 …
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