Demolitions of Palestinian homes and other structures in the West Bank

Caabu has been speaking to the media on Russia's proposed ceasefire in Aleppo and the arrival of food convoys. Caabu director Chris Doyle was interviewed by the BBC and Joseph Willits was quoted in The i Paper. 

11 August 2016

International law flouted further by Israel with yet more demolitions of Palestinian homes in the South Hebron Hills

Caabu is appalled to learn of yet more demolitions of Palestinian homes in the South Hebron Hills by Israel, a devastating increase in demolitions that has amounted to at least 684 Palestinian structures being demolished across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, displacing 990 people. Israel has demolished more Palestinian homes in the first half of 2016 than it did in the whole of 2015.

“Today an orchestra. Tomorrow a country.” These were the words of the youngest member of the Palestine Youth Orchestra (PYO), aged just 14, summing up the hopes and dreams of the 85 talented young musicians who have just finished a hugely successful UK tour, organised by Palmusic.

Caabu is one of over 30 Syrian, regional and international humanitarian and human rights organisations, including Crisis Action, the IRC and Christian Aid, who are signatories to a statement on the Russia-Syrian proposal to establish "humanitarian corridors" out of Aleppo. The statement follows below.

“HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR” PROPOSAL DEEPLY FLAWED

US, Europe have been pushed to the fringes in Syria - Caabu Director, Chris Doyle writes for CNN

8 September 2016

On 21 July, a two-and-a-half-hour long debate was held in the House of Lords on the situation of Palestinian children in the Occupied Territories and the impact of the occupation on their mental health. This was the second debate on the issue this year following a Commons debate on 6 January.

A. Reviakin is a current intern at Caabu. He is studying Arabic and International Relations at the University of Durham.

Caabu was appaled by Kelvin MacKenzie's column in today's (Monday 18th July) edition of The Sun, which legitimised xenephobia (pictured below).

In response, Caabu has lodged a complaint with the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO): 

"To whom It may concern:

In July 2016, Caabu Director, Chris Doyle attended a conference on refugees in Kos.  After the conference he visited a centre for refugees at risk and also the Muslim cemetery where 37 of those who drowned have been buried.

Here Chris explains the situation at the cemetery:

At the time, there were 677 refugees in Kos, of whom 155 are Syrian.   Last summer Kos had 15,000.