At the 2017 Labour Party Conference an ethical foreign policy was launched by Shadow Foreign Secretary, Emily Thornberry. At a packed fringe meeting PSC Chair, Hugh Lanning, proposed five steps Labour could take towards an ethical foreign policy on Palestine. This blog is based on that speech. Five Steps for Labour “Our foreign policy must …
Gaza – one year on Gaza vigil – Friday 10th July, 2015, Time: 5.30pm to 7.30pm Richmond Terrace (opposite Downing Street), Whitehall, London In July 2014, Israeli land, sea and air forces began a sustained and devastating assault on Gaza, terrorising the Palestinian population of 1.8 million for 51 days until, eventually, more than 2,000 …
Thank you to all our members and supporters who supported our fantastic lobby day in Parliament for Palestine. Over two thousand of you asked your MP to support the Lobby. Many other MPs met with representatives from Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, Pax Christi, Palestinian Mission and other organisations. MPs we met …
The Lobby of Parliament for Palestine will take place on Tuesday 23 June from 2-6pm at the UK Parliament, London. Please support this important event. *Read the Lobby of Parliament briefing* Fill in the Feedback form if you’ve met with your MP. What is the national lobby for Palestine? The most powerful way to let your …
On Tuesday 9th September 2014, Dr Mustafa Barghouti shared with hundreds of Palestinian human rights supporters – gathered to lobby their MPs – his eye-witness account about the situation in Gaza. Please be aware the contents of his speech and presentation are extremely disturbing and upsetting. Thank you to @GillSwain1 for videoing this for PSC.
Hundreds of supporters for Palestine met with MPs from all political parties at the Emergency Mass Lobby for Gaza on Tuesday 9 September. MPs from all sides of the House supported the Lobby for Gaza. In total, well over 100 MPs came to support the Lobby and met with constituents. Over 350 constituents were addressed …
Dr Mustafa Barghouti, a member of the Palestinian Parliament, will be in London and Liverpool this week, addressing MPs, peers, trade unionists and Palestine Solidarity Campaign activists. Dr Barghouti’s visit has been arranged by PSC, to directly inform decision makers about the current situation in occupied Palestine and to press the case for sanctions on …