61 British parliamentarians have written to joint Foreign Office and Department for International Development Minister responsible for the Middle East, Alistair Burt MP, urging the UK Government to take action over Gaza's worsening humanitarian emergency.
More information on Gaza's humanitarian emergency from Medical Aid for Palestinians and ways to take action can be found here.
Labour MP Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central), who recently returned from a Caabu/Medical Aid for Palestinians delegation to the West Bank asked a question in Foreign Affairs Questions in Parliament on 17 October 2017 about demolitions. settlement expansion and land appropriation in the West Bank:
A Caabu-Medical Aid for PalestinianParliamentary delegation recently returned from the West Bank. The delegation from 28 September – 2 October 2017 included five Labour MPs; Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central), Chris Elmore (Ogmore), Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South), Graham Jones (Hyndburn), and Holly Lynch (Halifax).More on the delegation can be found in the Medical Aid for Palestinians report.
On 25 September Caabu hosted a press launch to mark the findings of the new YouGov poll on UK attitudes to the Arab World, conducted in conjunction with Caabu and Arab News.
The event featured a panel discussion with Caabu Director, Chris Doyle, Arab News Editor-in-Chief, Faisal Abbas and Director of YouGov's political and social opinion, Anthony Wells. The discussion was moderated by Arab News London Bureau Chief, Ben Flanagan.
Press Release: 55% of Brits support racial profiling against Arabs and Muslims: Arab News / Caabu / YouGov poll
Public thinks UK foreign policy is failing in Middle East, according to survey of 2,000+ Brits conducted in conjunction with Caabu
70% believe anti-refugee statements by politicians and others risk sparking hate crimes
Seven in 10 think Britain should take fewer refugees from Syria and Iraq
Full results of survey unveiled at media event in London
26 British parliamentarians have written to joint Foreign Office and Department for International Development Minister responsible for the Middle East, Alistair Burt MP on the demolition of the Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al Ahmar in Area C of the West Bank. The planned demolition of the community would also include Khan al Ahmar's school, made of tyres and mud, which educates 170 children aged between 6 and 14. More information about Khan al Ahmar can be found on the website of Jahalin Solidarity.
Caabu director Chris Doyle was interviewed about the fighting around Deir Ezzor in eastern Syrian on Al Jazeera English, 18 September 2017
A Caabu-Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) Parliamentary delegation recently returned from the West Bank. The delegation from 28 August – 1 September 2017 included former Labour Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts, Baroness Tessa Blackstone, Labour MP for Batley and Spen and Shadow Minister to Early Years, Tracy Brabin, and former Secretary of State for Scotland, former Government Deputy Chief Whip and Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael.
UK Parliamentarians demand release of Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro, arrested by the Palestinian Authority
9 September 2017
Caabu is alarmed and appalled by the arrest of human rights defender lssa Amro by the Palestinian Authority for a Facebook post criticising the arrest of a radio journalist on 4 September 2017. Caabu has written to UK ministers about Issa Amro's arrest and has written to the Palestinian Authority demanding his immediate release.
A cross-party group of British politicians wrote to the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on occupied East Jerusalem on 1 August 2017 following on from increased tensions and clashes there.
