UK anti-boycott bill is a win for autocratic regimes everywhere - Article in Middle East Eye by Chris Doyle, 6 July 2023
Beyond further enabling Israel’s violence against Palestinians, the bill would stifle the ability of public officials to hold any state accountable for human rights violations
Over 100 UK Parliamentarians from all major political parties have written to the Foreign Secretary Rt.
Write to your MP and urge them to oppose the government's anti-boycott Bill
The Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group hosted an online briefing on Monday 26 June on the Consequences of Israeli Human Rights Violations on the Mental Health of Women in Gaza, with Dr. Yasser Abu-Jamei, Director General of Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, a leading mental health services provider in Palestine and Dana Moss, international advocacy coordinator at Physicians for Human Rights Israel.
Caabu, Amnesty UK and Medical Aid for Palestinians Parliamentary delegation to the West Bank, 28 May -1 June 2023
From 28 May to 1 June, Caabu, Amnesty UK and Medical Aid for Palestinians organised another powerful and telling delegation to the West Bank. The delegates were Flick Drummond MP, Seema Malhotra MP, Anum Qaisar MP and Lord Collins of Highbury. This was a crucial time to see the lived experience of Palestinians living under occupation and systemic discrimination, and how the regime of apartheid operates.
The plight of the Bedouins is another sign of apartheid in Israel - article by Chris Doyle in Arab News, 5 June 2023
A letter was sent for publication to the Guardian on 13 May 2023 from a cross-party group of UK Parliamentarians on Gaza. The letter was not published due to the announcement of a ceasefire, but the key messages, however, remain very valid, and the UK must redouble its efforts to resolve the root causes of the nightmare for people in Gaza, including ensuring that all actors are held accountable to international law, an end to Israel's blockade and collective punishment of two million people in Gaza and an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory.
75 years of Nakba: Time for the UK to stand up for Palestinian dignity, respect and justice
Today, as a group of UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith charities working for Palestinian human rights, wellbeing and dignity, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of what is known by Palestinians as the Nakba (the “catastrophe”) – and rededicate ourselves to bringing this relentless process to an end.
Israel-Palestine conflict: 75 years of failed negotiations - Article by Chris Doyle on Nakba Day in Arab News, 15 May 2023
Caabu hosted an online briefing: In Search of the River Jordan: A Story of Palestine, Israel and the Struggle for Water, with James Fergusson who discussed his new book on 25 April 2023. Please join Caabu as a member.
