STOP THE JNF WEBINAR – Salman Abu Sitta
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Virtual Tour of Gaza – supported by the Amos trust
Why do Palestinians in the UK feel marginalised … watch this Channel 4 video (8 mins)
Stop the JNF: An Introduction to the Campaign.
From the Nakba to Al Araqib today, the JNF has been a pillar of Israeli apartheid. Find out more: an illustrated talk and discussion with Annie O’Gara and Paul Wimpeney of Stop the JNF and Sheffield PSC. Hosted by York PSC and Leeds PSC: Sunday, December 6th at 2.00pm Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_Q7qu67P_QFeKMPApKXt6cQ
For more on the Stop the JNF Campaign, see:https://www.palestinecampaign.org/…/stop-the-jewish…/
York National Day of Action Against Annexation
A demonstration will be taking place on the 4th July 2020, between 11.00am and 1pm on Parliament Street in York. MAKE A DIFFERENCE … Everyone welcome but strict Covid 19 guidelines will be followed.
#StopAnnexation #SanctionsNow #EndApartheid
The Israeli government has made its intentions clear. Starting in July they plan to unilaterally annex large swathes of the illegally occupied West Bank, declaring the territory an integral part of Israel proper. Annexation, illegal under international law, is the forcible and unilateral acquisition of territory over which it has no recognised sovereignty and to make it an integral part of the state – in this case, Israel.
This act would be the culmination of years of land theft, displacement of Palestinians, and illegal settlement of occupied Palestinian land.
While solidifying its grip on Palestinian land, Israel will continue to ramp up its system of institutionalised racist discrimination against the Palestinian people as a whole, whether under occupation, as second-class citizens in Israel, or in exile, treatment that amounts to the crime of apartheid under international law. In this vein, the Israeli government have already announced they will not grant Palestinians in annexed areas citizenship rights.
The international community has a duty to respond to such egregious violations of international law. Palestinian civil society has called for “effective action” by nation-states to stop annexation. This means applying international law on trade with illegal Israeli settlements, and enacting sanctions, including by placing a two-arms embargo on Israel.
Stand up on July 4th and call on the UK government to implement sanctions immediately to halt annexation.
This day of action is organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign; and supported by: Amos Trust; Artists for Palestine; Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND); Europal Forum; ICAHD UK; Jewish Voice for Labour; Labour and Palestine; Muslim Association of Britain; National Education Union (NEU); Palestinian Forum in Britain; Stop the War Coalition; UNISON; Unite the Union; War on Want.
Nakba Day Rally
Join the global online Nakba Day Rally on May 15th 2020. We’ll be hearing from Palestinian speakers, performers and artists, as well as key figures in the solidarity movement!
Help #SpreadSolidarity with our special guests, including:
DAM // MANDLA MANDELA // JANNA JIHAD // DIANA BUTTU // ROGER WATERS // KEN LOACH // TRIO JOUBRAN // GHADA KARMI // REMI KANAZI // YARA HAWARI
Simply enter your details below to register. You’ll then receive a confirmation email with a link to join the rally.
Starts at: 7pm BST (UK) / 2pm ET / 9pm Palestine
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudOGrpj4sHtLsr0NL6xWEmkOKdRiP99P-
A great opportunity to join a Zoom event hosted by FFIPP and York PSC (FFIPP is an educational network for Human Rights in Palestine/Israel) on 22nd May at 6 p.m. Speakers include Ilan Pappé and Rob Ferguson.
Ilan Pappé – Acclaimed Israeli historian and author of works including the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (2006), Ten Myths about Israel (2017), and On Palestine with Noam Chomsky (2015).
Rob Ferguson – Member of Free Speech on Israel and author of Antisemitism: The Far Right, Zionism and the Left.
President of the Palestinian Solidarity Society at the University of York.
Tickets are free and via Eventbrite:
Demolishing Peace in the South Hebron Hills
Palestinian home demolitions and water inequality in the South Hebron Hills continue after over 50 years of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. Come and hear Mike Grierson’s personal observations of these human rights abuses and their impact on Palestinian lives, at:
Friargate Meeting House
Lower Friargate, York, YO1 9RL
Tuesday 12th November, 7.30pm
Mike was an Ecumenical Accompanier working in Masafer Yatta Firing Zone 918 in the South Hebron Hills from January to April 2019.
St Crux fund-raising day Thursday April 25th
Support York PSC by visiting us at St Crux on Thursday April 25th – have coffee, lunch or a cake, buy a book or browse the bric-a-brac stall.
We’ll be there from 10am till 4pm
Where? St Crux, Stonebow, York YO1 8B
If you can help on the day or by donating books, jumble or cake, please contact info@yorkpsc.org.uk
York PSC meeting in December – change of date
In December 2018 we will be meeting on Dec 13th, as the 4th Thursday is in the Christmas holiday period.
York Palestine Solidarity Campaign 