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Protests continue to demand Barclays end its complicity in Israeli apartheid

  On 26 November 2022 Barclays faced yet more protests at its local branches across Britain. From Edinburgh to Brighton campaigners demanded that the bank end its investments and provision of financial services to companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel, used in armed attacks on Palestinians. Research by PSC, War on Want, and Campaign …

Israeli Election Results & Palestinian Resistance

PSC Statement on the Israeli election results and Palestinian resistance to Israel’s continuing oppression   The Israeli election has brought into government a far-right racist and homophobic bloc. Many media reports in Britain and some pro-Israel groups have presented this outcome as a wholesale departure from the norm of a functioning liberal democracy. The reality is that …

PSC response to dismissal of NUS president Shaima Dallali

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has issued the following statement alongside British Palestinian Committee, Diaspora Alliance, European Legal Support Centre, Muslim Association of Britain, Palestinian Forum in Britain We are dismayed to see that the NUS’ investigation into their elected president, Shaima Dallali, has been allowed to reach this conclusion. The disciplinary investigation into Ms. Dallali …

TUC Congress 2022 Palestine Motion

The Trade Union Congress 2022 is the latest body to oppose Liz Truss’ plans to relocate the UK Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It has passed a motion in “full opposition” to the proposal, adding that such a move would “have disastrous implications for the rights of Palestinians.” This follows on from widespread condemnation …

Statement on the Trial of the Elbit Eight

On 10th October 2022, 8 people will go on trial for actions they have taken as part of a campaign by Palestine Action targeting Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems is an abhorrent company responsible for the production and sale of deadly weapons that have been used by the Israeli army to repress the Palestinian people, deny …

25+ actions outside Barclays branches demand it #StopBankingOnApartheid

On Saturday 1 October, actions took place outside dozens of Barclays branches across Britain, calling on the bank to divest from, and end all financial relationships with, companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel, used in militarised violence against Palestinians. Scroll below to see just some of the actions: Campaigners picketed Barclays branches from …

Statement on Liz Truss Embassy Move

PSC condemns Liz Truss’s confirmation that she is formally considering moving the UK Embassy to Jerusalem. Such a move shows contempt for the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people and a flagrant disregard for international law. Moving the embassy would contravene UN Resolution 478, which calls upon all nations not to establish diplomatic missions and …

Statement on Puma’s Greenwashing Conference

Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), urge all speakers to withdraw from PUMA’s “Conference of the People” in London on 6 September. While we welcome corporations taking meaningful steps to reduce their impact on the planet, this must be consistent with respect for human rights. …

PSC Statement on Facebook Post

A post made on the Facebook page of a local PSC branch on July 22nd has been brought to our attention. The post comments on a debate in parliament regarding the location of the planned UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. This post does not reflect the position of PSC, nor of the local branch …

Statement on negotiations for new UK trade deal with Israel

The UK government announcement that it is beginning formal negotiations on a new trade deal with Israel is not surprising news, but it is nevertheless of deep concern. This deal reinforces the Government’s longstanding failure to place respect for international law and human rights at the forefront of international relations, including those conducted through trade. …