Chris Doyle interviewed on Al Jazeera English about the UK government plan to proscribe Hamas, 19 November 2021
In an interview with Al Jazeera English, Caabu Director Chris Doyle argues that the move will have little impact given that the government had already a no-contact policy with Hamas and its military wing had been proscribed since 2001.
Numerous European parliamentarians (including in the UK) who form part of the European Parliamentarians for Israeli-Palestinian Equality, a network of those from various European parliaments of 17 countries and the European Parliament which meets regularly and cares passionately about advancing equality, justice and rights for Israelis and Palestinians, have written to their respective Foreign Ministers (including to UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss) and the European Union's High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell.
Caabu invites you to an online book launch with multi-award winning journalist and author Janine di Giovanni, who will be discussing her new book, The Vanishing: The Twilight of Christianity in the Middle East on the plight of Christians a
UNRWA needs proper funding so it can focus on its work - Article by Chris Doyle in Arab News, 8 November 2021
The Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group hosted an online briefing on Monday 8 November which discussed the attacks on Palestinian civil society - hearing from three of the six Palestinian civil society organisations designated by Israel on 22 October. Also on the call were representatives from other international and UK human rights organisations who have worked with the organisations concerned.
Forcing Syrian refugees to return home is no solution - Article by Chris Doyle in Arab News, 25 October 2021
16 UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith organisations working to support the rights and welfare of the Palestinian people condemn the Israeli Government’s shocking decision to declare six Palestinian civil society groups as ‘terrorist organisations’. We call on the International Community to publicly reject this move to obstruct the essential work of these organisations, and to continue supporting them.
25 October 2021
UK Government must give concrete support for Palestinian civil society - Time for the UK government to defend Palestinian human rights
Caabu condemns the ongoing Israeli government attacks on Palestinian civil society. This culminated in the listing and banning of six leading Palestinian NGOs on 22 October 2021, including human rights groups, as ‘terrorist organisations’.
Caabu hosted an online panel discussion on the future for Libya's political roadmap on Thursday 14 October 2021. We were joined by Libyan activist and author, Asma Khalifa, senior research fellow with the MENA programme at Chatham House, Tim Eaton and Tarek Megerisi a policy fellow with the North Africa and Middle East programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
How European firms invest in settlements in the West Bank - article by Chris Doyle in Arab News, 4 October 2021
It is increasingly the wild, wild West Bank, as lawless armed Israeli settler groups seize land while attacking Palestinian civilians, smashing property, ravaging crops and assaulting those they wish to push out of their homes.
