28/6/2016 Anti #BDS cases against Leicester,Swansea & Geynedd Councils brought by Jewish Human Rights Watch dismissed.Right to boycott upheld. Full text of judgement below: Neutral Citation Number: [2016] EWHC 1512 (Admin) Case Nos: CO/4008/2015, CO/5026/2015 and CO/5027/2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVE COURT Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A …
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UK chief rabbi owes us Palestinians an apology
UK chief rabbi owes us Palestinians an apology First appeared in the Electronic Intifada on 5/5/2016 For Palestinians, Zionism has meant war, forced displacement and diaspora. Abed Rahim KhatibAPA images The chief rabbi of the United Kingdom has weighed in on the row over alleged anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. Writing in The Telegraph this …
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A Palestinian view on the antisemitism row
The Guardian published my letter below online on 2 May 2016 and on print on 3 May 2016. The Guardian 3/5/2016 A Palestinian view on the antisemitism row Jonathan Freedland (My plea to the left, 30 April) asks us to imagine if a country far away was created for black people and asks if the …
Q&A on antisemitism, anti-Zionism, and BDS
Q&A on antisemitism, anti-Zionism, and BDS Produced by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) 29, April 2016 We are being contacted by members and supporters concerned with the misrepresentation of the campaign for Palestinian human rights by media and public figures. In the past few weeks and months there has been increasing discussion of antisemitism. It …
Regeni murder: If only Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall had been Italian
Regeni murder: If only Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall had been Italian First published by the Middle East Eye on 20/4/2016 Why did the UK and US not react firmly against Israel for the killing of Hurndall and Corrie the way Italy did with Egypt for the death of Regeni? -------------------------------------- The world was shocked …
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Palestine’s Arab Idol Mohammed Assaf rocks London
I reviewed Mohammad Assaf's concert at the London Barbican theater for Middle East Eye Palestine's Arab Idol Mohammed Assaf rocks London #Reviews From a Gaza refugee camp to the London Barbican, Mohammed Assaf caused a sensation, with his mixed audience dancing in the isles Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf, Gazan winner of the Arab Idol …
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نقاش على الجزيرة مباشر عن حملة مقاطعة إسرائيل BDS
لمشاهدةالنقاش الذي بثته قناة الجزيرة مباشر بتاريخ ٩/٤/٢٠١٦ عن حملة مقاطعة إسرائيل أرجوا الضغط هنا
انتقادات لبريطانيا لموقفها من المستوطنات
انتقادات لبريطانيا لموقفها من المستوطنات محمد أمين-لندن غضب عارم في الأوساط الحقوقية والعربية أثارته معارضة بريطانيا تبني مجلس حقوق الإنسان بالأمم المتحدة قائمة سوداء للشركات العاملة أو المتعاملة مع المستوطنات، في صفعة قاسية لإسرائيل وللوبي المناصر لها بأوروبا. فقد أخفق ذلك اللوبي وحلفاؤه في عرقلة القرار، ورغم الضغط الأميركي والانتقاد البريطاني فإن الدولتين فشلتا في عرقلة …
إعلانات مقاطعة إسرائيل في “الميترو” ببريطانيا تثير غضب الإحتلال
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Press release from Britain-Palestine APPG
This press release follows the UK Government's announcement that it would ban local authorities and other publicly financed bodies from boycotts, including those of illegal Israeli settlement goods. 22/2/2016 Richard Burden MP blasts Ministers for ducking Parliamentary Scrutiny of “Anti –Boycott rules” Richard Burden MP, Chair of Britain-Palestine All-Party Group has today accused Cabinet Office …
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