Our battle against the UK government continues. Last year, we won a key victory for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement at the High Court, which threw out regulations designed to stop Local councils from divesting their pension funds from companies supporting Israel’s illegal occupation. Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal overturned the…
Guardian letter about the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement Nathan Thrall’s article is a welcome in-depth, and accurate account of an unjustly slandered campaign. He gets to the crux of the issues BDS activists highlight: that Israel has established a one-state reality that privileges the rights of Jews while denying rights to Palestinians and…
We are calling on the Government to ban trade with Israel’s illegal settlements. Words of condemnation are not sufficient to prevent the colonisation of Palestine. Now is the time for action! For the last 50 years Israel has been expanding settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, displacing entire Palestinian communities in the process.…
London council to debate banning those calling for Israel boycott on grounds of ‘antisemitism’ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31 July 2018 Contact: Hilary Aked, Media and Communications Officer, Palestine Solidarity Campaign hilary.aked [at] palestinecampaign.org / 07590862268 London council to debate banning those calling for Israel boycott on grounds of ‘antisemitism’ Council to debate banning organisations boycotting…
Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls on Foreign Secretary to demand Israel immediately release all flotilla participants and end the illegal siege of Gaza The Palestine Solidarity Campaign today sent the following urgent letter to UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Dear Foreign Secretary, Open letter re: ensuring safe passage of the 2018 International Freedom Flotilla and…
Urgent action: Please take a minute to contact the Foreign Secretary about Kahn al-Ahmar https://palestinecampaign.iparlsetup.com/lobby/KhanAl-Ahmar-Action On Wednesday 4 July, an Israeli bulldozer began the demolition of the village of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank. This latest act of destruction laid bare Israel’s determination to sweep aside Palestinian families and livelihoods in order to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 22nd June, 2018 A statement from PSC on Prince William’s visit to the oPt and Israel • Today, Prince William will arrive in Israel and the occupied West Bank as part of a regional trip • This visit is the first since the creation of the State of Israel 70 years…
On May 20th, PSC marked 70 years of Nakba with a conference in London about the right of return. Below are videos of each of the four fascinating sessions, with a short summary of each session beneath. Session 1: The Nakba, Refugees and International Law Salma Karmi–Ayyoub – Lawyer and external consultant for the Palestinian human rights…
PSC is disappointed by the Court of Appeal’s decision, which fails to protect the right of pension holders to make ethical decisions regarding the investment of their funds. On May 17th, 2018, the Court of Appeal heard the Government’s appeal of a High Court ruling that determined they had acted for an improper purpose by…
