UK Government Statement on the Demolition of Bedouin Village of Humsa Al-Baqai’a The Bedouin village of Humsa Al-Baqai’a housed 73 people, including 41 children, all of whom are now homeless. Published 6 November 2020 by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Following the demolition of Humsa Al- Baqai’a,… Read more »
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ICAHD UK Annual Appeal – A Call For Your Support
Dear friends, At a time when Covid-19 has been sweeping through Palestine, Israel’s response has been the outpouring of more brutality upon the Palestinian people. The highest number of demolitions were recorded since 2016 along with the single highest case of mass demolitions for the last ten years. ICAHD UK has worked hard to spread… Read more »
October 2020 Demolition and Displacement Report
1 October 18 October 19 October 20 October 21 October 22 October 24 October 26 October 27 October 28 October Overall Notes: There are four categories of demolitions: Punitive demolitions: Houses demolished as punishment for the actions of people associated with the houses. Administrative demolitions: Houses demolished for lack of a building permit. This happens… Read more »
Why Address the NSPCC?
We are asking the NPSCC to live up to its values by dropping JCB as a donor, taking a moral lead which can persuade JCB that servicing Israel’s home demolition policy is wrong. What are the NSPCC’s Values? All of the following are quotations, taken directly from the NSPCC website page “Living our Values” where… Read more »
The Effects of Home Demolitions
Video evidence: We can judge for ourselxes the human impact. In all of the following JCB equipment is used, profiting the Bamford family and, via JCB donations, supporting the NSPCC. This is the short B’tselem video which we have given to NSPCC ( B’tselem is an Israeli Human Rights rganisation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVEDJKdxkGg&feature=emb_logo
Now Available: Recording of ICAHD UK Webinar: Resisting Israel’s Demolitions from Outside Palestine – Part 2 – 11 November 2020
Hilary Smith – Sheffield PSC, Stop the Demolitions Tom Anderson – Shoal Collective/Corporate Watch, Stop the Demolitions Annie O’Gara – Sheffield PSC, Protecting Palestinian Families, Stop the JNF Sharen Green – Protecting Palestinian Families, ICAHD UK with Monica Wusteman – ICAHD UK This ICAHD UK webinar built on the previous one, a recording of… Read more »
ICAHD UK Interview with Sari Bashi, Co-Founder of Gisha, who calls for one democratic state
Many of our followers will have heard of Gisha – the Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement, an Israeli human rights organisation promoting the right to freedom of movement for Palestinians, especially those living in the Gaza Strip. However, the story behind its founding isn’t widely known. Can you tell us about your background? I… Read more »
What are the Implications of Trump’s Deals for the Palestinians?
Jeff Halper – 29 October 2020 As an Israeli, I should feel happy and more secure after Trump’s brokered “normalization” between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain and now Sudan. But his brand of transactional diplomacy leaves one feeling uncomfortable that such an achievement happened without resolving any of the underlying issues. Now all diplomacy is… Read more »
View Joint Meeting with UK Parliamentarians held on 27 October 2020
ICAHD UK is playing a prominent role in the campaign that calls on the Jewish National Fund not to evict the Sumarin family from their home in East Jerusalem. The next step is to provide a meeting with MPs and their researchers so that they can engage directly with some of the key players. We… Read more »
Major Charity Accepts Dirty Money
A MAJOR children’s charity has accepted millions of pounds from a company under the spotlight for the destruction of Palestinian homes. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has received £5 million from JCB which has been reported to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. It emerged yesterday that a UK… Read more »