Linda Ramsden, ICAHD UK Director, and Karen Chalk, our Administrator, are both appearing “on stage” this Bank Holiday weekend in Cheltenham at the annual Greenbelt Festival. Since 1974, Greenbelt has brought people together to explore faith, arts and justice issues. For some years the festival has occupied Cheltenham Racecourse for the weekend. Festival attendance has… Read more »
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The EUis Schizophrenic Attitude Towards Israel
Within a matter of weeks the EU has made statements that differ drastically concerning its relationship to Israel. On 14 May the EUis 27 foreign ministers unanimously condemned Israelis settlement expansion plans, its demolition of Palestinian homes and displacement policies as well as settler violence and provocations. It commented on the deteriorating living conditions for… Read more »
Methodists Endorse Christian Aid Call to MPs for Ban on Import of Settlement Produce
Delegates at the Methodist Conference voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion “welcoming the June 2012 Parliamentary Briefing of Christian Aid which calls on the Government to introduce legislation to end the trade in products from illegal Israeli settlements”. Stephen Leah, conference delegate and ICAHD UK supporter and activist, reported: “We had a good debate… Read more »
ICAHD CAMP MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Rebuilds Home Demolished Five Times
Beit Arabiya, home of Salim and Arabiya Shawamreh, has risen from the ruins of its demolition for the fifth time in thirteen years. More than two hundred people gathered in the West Bank town of Anata to celebrate the rebuilding of Beit Arabiya, home of Salim and Arabiya Shawamreh family. Since 1998, this home has… Read more »
A campaign by British Jews targets Anglican Synod motion on Israel – ICAHD responds……
……and the General Synod passes the motion with a large majority yesterday (10th July). Ed Thornton reported in the Church Times recently the attack by The Board of Deputies of British Jews on a private member’s motion, supporting group working for justice and peace in Israel and Palestine. The criticism was directed particularly at EAPPI… Read more »
ICAHD UK Members Participate in Palestine Lobby Day
Several members of ICAHD UK travelled to London to meet with their MP for Palestine Lobby Day on Wednesday, 23 November. More than 180 MPs were contacted for this annual event, compared to 112 last year. Many of these MPs were lobbied at meetings on the day, which was supported by over 150 people from… Read more »
ICAHD turns to UN to heed new report and investigate ethnic displacement in East Jerusalem
In conjunction with the launch of a new report today (Oct 31st), ICAHD submitted three complaints this morning to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights of IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons), the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, and the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories. ICAHD demanded to open an investigation into… Read more »
Eye-catching ad features Jeff Halper, Salim Shawamreh and their grandchildren
Commuters using the public transport system at California stations in Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco and also on a cable car, will see Israeli Jeff Halper and Palestinian Salim Shawamreh in adverts urging an end to United States military aid to Israel, to be cut off for the sake of peace and justice. Jeff is… Read more »
THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITYiS HISTORIC MISTAKE AND OPPORTUNITY
No one knows the precise plans of the Palestinian Authority vis-a-vis September: will Mahmoud Abbas declare a Palestinian state within recognized borders and ask that it be admitted as a full member of the UN n or not? Perhaps Abbas himself does not know. Now political leaders often make decisions alone or in consultation with… Read more »
Folk music legend Pete Seeger endorses boycott of Israel
February 28 – Folk music legend Pete Seeger has come out in support of the growing Palestinian movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel as a program for justice for Palestinians and a route to peace in the Middle East. Seeger, 92, participated in last Novemberis online virtual rally iWith Earth and Each… Read more »