This page will keep you updated on any comments made about the Middle East during the televised election debates.

An Early Day Motion (EDM) put down in Parliament on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, calling for UK politicians to be granted access, has reached 100 signatures.

The EDM has been signed by 101 MPs making it one of the most supported international motions this session.

This page will summarise the views of the main political parties towards certain Middle Eastern issues, and offer a selection of key quotes. 

We ask all Caabu supporters to write to their election candidates and seek their views on important Middle Eastern issues.

You can see who is standing in your constituency here, and find contact details for each candidate. Through the Palestine Solidarity Campaign's website you are also able to email and see candidate views on Palestine.

Chris Doyle, Director of the Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu), has won the prestigious Annemarie Schimmel Award for Excellence in championing a Muslim cause.  He was presented with the award at the Muslim News Awards for Excellence ceremony in London Wednesday 25 March in the presence of the leader of the UK opposition, the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP and the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP.

On Thursday 26 March 2015, Caabu had a letter published in the Independent about the White House's comments on Israel's occupation of Palestine.

Israel’s never-ending occupation

26 March 2015

In November/December 2014, former Secretary of State for Wales, Rt. Hon. David Jones MP visited Jordan with Caabu and the All Party Parliamentary Jordan Group, together with Crispin Blunt MP and Andy Love MP.

Caabu supports calls for more Arabic learning in the UK. It follows an article written by the British Council's Director for  Bahrain, Tony Calderbank, who enphasised both the need and importance of more Arabic learning.

As a UN language, spoken by over 400 million people across the world, it is vital for British national interests that there is a greater push to encourage the study of Arabic. 

UK politicians need to access Gaza, please lobby your Member of Parliament.

An important Early Day Motion (EDM) has been put down in Parliament on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and calls for UK politicians to be granted access. Caabu is encouraging its members, supporters and friends to contact their MPs, urging them to sign the EDM. 

On 17 March 2015 Gerard Horton, a lawyer and co-founder of Military Court Watch, spoke to Caabu on the issue of child detainees in Israeli military detention. Gerard gave an overview of the current situation on the ground, placing the military courts in the wider context of the occupation of the West Bank.