Palestine Solidarity Campaign sends its full and unwavering solidarity to the anti-racist uprisings sweeping the United States. We share their anger and frustration at the system of white supremacy, which means black people are murdered with impunity by institutionally racist police forces. We see that the system of racism that disenfranchises African-Americans, rooted in the …
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has released deeply shocking research, which has uncovered local government pension funds invest over £2bn in companies complicit in Israel’s war crimes. This research is just the tip of the iceberg, and is indicative of wider patterns of investment by all local government pension scheme fund. Find out more below. FOR …
This is a PSC statement in response to this week’s Israeli elections With the passing of Israel’s third round of elections in less than a year, nothing has meaningfully changed for the Palestinian people. The reality is that racism, discrimination and institutional oppression against Palestinians are embedded within Israel’s entire political system. Benjamin Netanyahu, who …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Palestine Solidarity Campaign responds to release of UN settlement database On Wednesday the UN published its long-awaited list of companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has called on the UK Government to take action against the 3 UK-based companies included on the list, as well as calling directly …
Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century, launched yesterday, represents not a deal for peace but a demand to the Palestinian people to surrender, sugar-coated with the illusion of economic prosperity. It reflects the vision that Israel has sought to map out on the ground for decades, accelerating since Trump’s election, and the steps he …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign, alongside a number of other peaceful campaigning organisations, has today expressed our deep concern at the inclusion of our organisation in a counter-terrorism police document distributed to NHS trusts, schools, and safeguarding boards. The suggestion that campaigning for peace, for environmental justice, against racism or for the human rights of oppressed peoples, …
Campaigners protest event featuring far-right pro-settler Israeli NGO Regavim A coalition of campaigners are protesting an event hosted by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) featuring a spokesperson from the far-right pro-settler Israeli NGO Regavim Regavim has been heavily criticised by human rights campaigners, Jewish groups and other Israeli NGOs for its role in advocating for …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign to take on Government in court over pensions divestment On Wednesday 20th November Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) will be in the Supreme Court to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision that a ban on ethical divestment by Local Government Pension Schemes is lawful. Campaigners are concerned about threats to freedom of expression, …
The announcement by Mike Pompeo that the US no longer considers Israeli settlements to be illegal under international law confirms that the US administration is a barrier to peace. But however much Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu would like to remake the world to fit with their reality, facts remain facts, and the law remains …