Kushner's vision: Neither peace nor prosperity
by Chris Doyle
This article first appeared in 7D News, 24 June 2019
The moment has arrived. Far away from the reality on the ground, physically and philosophically, Jared Kushner has revealed his long-awaited so-called plan, entitled “Peace to Prosperity.”
Dr Saeb Erakat, the PLO Secretary-General and Chief Negotiator addressed a major Caabu Parliamentary reception in Westminster on 19 June with senior MPs in attendance.
The veteran negotiator was highly critical of the approach of the Trump administration and its lack of a support for a two-state solution. He argued that focussing solely on Palestinian needs not focussing Palestinian rights would fail. “Palestinians as far as this administration is concerned are not people.” He said that he would not sit with this US administration.
On 20 June, Caabu held a meeting in Parliament held jointly with LSE's Conflict Research Programme Former UN envoy to Syria Staffan De Mistura;
Letter published in the Times, 20 June 2019
Conservative party leadership candidates must honour pledge to hold external Islamophobia inquiry
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On 20 May 2019, Michael Willis spoke at a Caabu event on Algeria: Algeria's Mass Protest Movement: A Peaceful Revolution for a Second Republic?
You can listen to the talk in full here:
Caabu has joined together with 43 other Syrian & international organisations to call for immediate end to attacks on civilians and hospitals in Idlib, Syria.
44 Syrian and international NGOs call for immediate end to attacks on civilians and hospitals in Idlib, Syria
Charities urge UK government to uphold principles of international law and justice in face of US so-called ‘Deal of the Century’
20 May 2019
MPs Holly Lynch, Lilian Greenwood, Graham Jones, Chris Elmore and Julie Elliott have written to Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt urging him to intervene on the decision by Airbnb and other such sites to continue listing in illegal Israeli settlements. They visited Palestine on a delegation with Caabu and Medical Aid for Palestinians in September 2017.
An Early Day Motion (EDM) has been tabled on 30 April 2019 on the illegal annexation of Occupied Palestinian and Syrian territories by Israel. The EDM's primary sponsor was Andy Slaughter MP (Labour) and co-sponsored by Sir Nicholas Soames MP (Conservative), Lisa Nandy MP (Labour), Alistair Carmichael MP (Liberal Democrat), Richard Burden MP (Labour) and Tommy Sheppard MP (SNP). The EDM states:
