Last week, the Knesset passed a law to ban entry to foreigners who advocate the non-violent boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. On Sunday night, the first victim of this new law was PSC chair Hugh Lanning, who was detained overnight and deported from Israel on Monday morning. In the past Hugh has been able…
Many of you have heard of Haneen Zoabi MK- the first female Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset on an Arab List and member of the Balad party. Most of you will have heard her bravely advocating for equal citizenship rights for the Palestinian citizens of Israel, as well as of her presence on board…
Two days ago, on Wednesday 18 January, Israeli forces conducted a dawn raid to demolish the village of Umm al-Hiran in Israel. This resulted in several al houses demolished and two deaths. In view of this escalation of the situation, we need you to take action and write to your MP asking them to bring this…
Please sign our petition calling upon Theresa May to launch an immediate public inquiry to determine the extent of improper interference in UK democratic politics by the Israeli Embassy and to demand from the Israeli government that it is brought to an end. Read the original Al Jazeera story here:
Take action: Ask your MP to sign this EDM on Israeli settlement football teams Please contact your MP now and ask them to sign Early Day Motion 811 and raise the issue of FIFA recognising football teams from illegal Israeli settlements. The link to the EDM and the signatories so far: https://www.parliament.uk/edm/2016-17/811 Find your MP https://www.theyworkforyou.com/…
PSC is pleased to have received an explanation from the New Statesman regarding the removal of a piece by Salah Ajarma from its website in November. PSC commissioned an article from Salah Ajarma, the co-founder and Director of the Lajee Cultural Centre in Aida Refugee camp to be hosted on the New Statesman website. The New…
The International Week of Action on HP was the broadest-ever coordinated Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) action. It took place from Friday 25th November to Saturday 3rd December 2016. More than 150 actions were held, in 101 towns and cities in 30 countries, across 6 continents. 40 UK towns and cities saw actions across the…
#StopHP Campaign: Attendees Get the Message at Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s International Trade Fair
London Stop HP Campaigners took the message about Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s [HPE] complicity in Israel’s human rights abuses to the thousands of HPE executives, employees, customers and suppliers who attended the company’s showcase international trade fair held in London on 29 November. More than 30 campaigners used the large space outside the conference hall to…
Palestinian voices are being censored and silenced. We cannot let this happen. Earlier this month PSC commissioned an article from Salah Ajarma, the co-founder and Director of the Lajee Cultural Centre in Aida Refugee camp. The New Statesman published the piece as part of a two year partnership between the PSC and the New Statesman.…
This is an urgent appeal to help save the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the northern Negev. The Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to be sending his army’s bulldozers in at dawn on Tuesday 22nd November to demolish this peaceful Bedouin village in Israel. This has now been delayed, reportedly due to strong…