Recent years have seen a spate of talent shows on ArabTV, especially on the Saudi channel MBC. The shows gave effectively been franchises of well know western ones such as the Voice and .... Got talent. One of the most memorable moments was when Palestinian singer, Mohammed Assaf won Arab Idol in 2014. He managed …
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Video of Israeli forces arresting Palestinian children
This video has been shared extensively on social media. This is not an isolated incident but rather a daily occurance. The IDF arrests children from areas it should not be in. It is therefore abreach of International Law to even be there but also of the rights of these children. Remember that most Palestinain children …
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How the Conservative party conference slogan could apply to Palestine injustice
I spoke to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and New Statesman Conservative Party Fringe meeting in Manchester on the 6th of October 2015. The title was 'A just policy for Palestine?'. This was the first PSC fringe meeting at a Conservative Party Conference, proof that solidarity with Palestinians is transcending party boundaries. In fact Palestine …
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Watch how Israeli police drag a 13 year old Palestinian child to military trial
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
Remembering the children of Gaza, in London
10 July 2015 Image from Cris @santippe1 The Palestine Solidarity Campaign together with other supporting organisations held a vigil to remember Israel's terrorist attack on Gaza last summer (so called 'operation protective edge'h which lasted for 52 days. Hugh Lanning, Chair of PSC opens the vigil Rather than speeches, we read …
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Palestinians ‘got talent’
This is the story of the path to an appearance on the popular Arab show 'Arabs Got Talent' of a five member group of Muslim, Christian, boy girl child musicians. They ignited Arabs Got Talent and I have not heard from anyone who watched that was not in tears. Each judge can award a direct …
More mistreatment of Palestinian children by the IDF in Hebron
Thanks to @palestinecideo and the ISM for two further videos of IDF intimidation and attempted arrest of Palestinian children in Alkhalil, Hebron. Far from the 'most moral army in the World' Israeli Hasbara tries to portray, it is a murderous, cowardly instrument of intimidation by an Apartheid state. "#Palestine #Video 15-year-old #Palestinian boy assaulted and …
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