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‘We Are The Accusers, Not The Accused’ : EDO Decomissioners victorious in court

Posted on: July 6, 2010

Chloe Marsh | Palestine Monitor

3 July 2010

On 16th January 2009 seven U.K. peace activists broke into the premises of EDO MBM, suppliers of weapons components and in the words of one of them, Elijah Smith ’set out to smash it up to the best of our abilities’.

It was an entirely accountable action which was always intended to end in a trial and each decommissioner had pre-recorded a video in which they stated the reasons for their participation –to help dismantle the war machine from the factory floor.

Once inside the building, they barricaded themselves in and set to work. Equipment … Continue reading


Updated on July 13, 2010
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Bradford Palestine Solidarity Group hosts Palestine Awareness Week

Posted on: January 21, 2010
Bradford Palestine Solidarity Group

Bradford Palestine Solidarity Group

21 January 2010

As Palestinians continue to suffer in occupied Palestine, actions and events are being held in the UK and Europe. The University of Bradford Union (UBU), Palestine Return Centre and Let Palestinians Study are organizing Palestine Awareness Week (PAW) and remembrance in Bradford city. The week of actions coincides with the 1st Anniversary of Gaza War which has been commemorated worldwide. Events will run from 1st February to 5th February.

Palestine Awareness Week starts Monday 1st February with a live graffiti about … Continue reading


Updated on January 21, 2010
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Palestine Memorial Week kicks off in London

Posted on: January 14, 2010

Palestinian Return Centre

For the first time, a week of wide ranging activities and events was launched yesterday, Wednesday 13th , to mark six decades of suffering and persecution experienced by the Palestinian people . The events are expected to spread all across Europe especially the UK. During the week, the biggest parliamentarian delegation (55 MPs & MEPs) are leaving for Gaza where an assessment of the disastrous humanitarian conditions will be made.

The memorial week was launched Wednesday afternoon during a press conference about the parliamentary delegation to the besieged people of Gaza.

Events continued in the evening where a key … Continue reading


Updated on January 18, 2010
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British court issued Gaza arrest warrant for former Israeli minister Tzipi Livni

Posted on: December 15, 2009

Ian Black & Ian Cobain | The Guardian

14 December 2009

A British court issued an arrest warrant for Israel’s former foreign minister over war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza this year – only to withdraw it when it was discovered that she was not in the UK, it emerged today.

Tzipi Livni, a member of the war cabinet during Operation Cast Lead, had been due to address a meeting in London on Sunday but cancelled her attendance in advance. The Guardian has established that Westminster magistrates’ court issued the warrant at the request of lawyers acting for some of the Palestinian … Continue reading


Updated on December 15, 2009
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UK issues new guidance on labelling of food from illegal West Bank settlements

Posted on: December 13, 2009

Ian Black and Rory McCarthy | guardian.co.uk

10 December 2009

Britain has acted to increase pressure on Israel over its West Bank settlements by advising UK supermarkets on how to distinguish between foods from the settlements and Palestinian-manufactured goods.

The government’s move falls short of a legal requirement but is bound to increase the prospects of a consumer boycott of products from those territories. Israeli officials and settler leaders were tonight highly critical of the decision.

Until now, food has been simply labelled “Produce of the West Bank”, but the new, voluntary guidance issued by the Department for the Environment, Food and … Continue reading


Updated on December 13, 2009
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U.K. hits Israel with partial arms embargo over Gaza war

Posted on: July 13, 2009

Barak Ravid | Ha’aretz

13 July 2009

Britain has slapped a partial arms embargo on Israel, refusing to supply replacement parts and other equipment for Sa’ar 4.5 gunships because they participated in Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip earlier this year.

Britain’s Foreign Office informed Israel’s embassy in London of the sanctions a few days ago. The embassy, in a classified telegram to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, said the decision stemmed from heavy pressure by both members of Parliament and human rights organizations.

The embargo followed a government review of all British defense exports to Israel, which was announced three … Continue reading


Updated on July 13, 2009
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Supermarkets may face action on Israeli labels, say lawyers

Posted on: June 9, 2009

Afua Hirsch | The Guardian

7 June 2009

Retailers including UK supermarkets may be at risk of prosecution for misleading consumers by selling goods from the Palestinian Territories under the label “West Bank”, lawyers have warned.

Fruit, wine and cosmetics originating from illegal Israeli settlements are among the goods that lawyers representing Palestinian interests argue are regularly being wrongly labelled, so that buyers might conclude they are actually produced by Palestinians. In a separate issue, they say illegal settlements are also wrongly benefiting from preferential trade agreements with Israel, which are meant only for goods from inside its pre-1967 borders.

“The use … Continue reading


Updated on June 9, 2009
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Who Killed Tom Hurndall? ISM London action in Camden

Posted on: June 28, 2005
Who Killed Tom Hurndall? ISM London action in Camden

On the day that the verdict was given in Israel on the killer of Camden resident Tom Hurndall, ISM London held a small action pointing out that systematic Israeli government/military policy is responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians – not just some “bad apples”.

On a busy intersection near Camden High street, we set up a large Palestinian flag-coloured banner with the words “Free Palestine” on it, (borrowed from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign). We had also created a placard for the occasion, questioning the climate in the Israeli military that allows this to happen. … Continue reading


Updated on January 13, 2009
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