(and then they stopped the ambulance taking him to hospital) A press release from Sheffield Nablus Twinning Association. “The IDF soldiers were firing indiscriminately when they raided New Askar refugee camp in Nablus” says resident” Sheffield Nablus Twinning Association is deeply saddened to learn of yet another tragic death of a Palestinian boy, 18 yearContinueContinue reading “Palestinian boy killed by Israeli Soldiers in Sheffield’s twin town, Nablus”
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Hunger Strike and Actions in Sheffield and 17 other cities across the UK in “most widespread mass civil disobedience in modern UK history”
Protesters silently holding placards and awaiting arrest in Parliament Square Defend Our Juries has announced the details of its “significant escalation”, with actions in 18 towns and cities across every nation in the UK, in “most widespread mass civil disobedience across the UK in modern British history” Prisoners for Palestine has also announced a rollingContinueContinue reading “Hunger Strike and Actions in Sheffield and 17 other cities across the UK in “most widespread mass civil disobedience in modern UK history””
Sheffield March for Palestine calls for Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions.
A vote for Labour is a vote for Genocide. Yesterday’s Sheffield March for Palestine passed two shops in particular that protesters say are complicit in Genocide. Lidl on High Street and Marks and Spencer on Fargate. The owner of Lidl is a Zionist and a huge investor in Israeli tech companies. Marks and Spencer stockContinueContinue reading “Sheffield March for Palestine calls for Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions.”
Forged Solutions, complicit in Genocide
Today campaigners from around the country blockaded the Forged Solutions Factory in Meadowhall, Sheffield. Here is what happened. https://youtu.be/jKUBgGK0M_Y Hilary explained why Forged Solutions are complicit with Genocide, by manufacturing parts for F-35 fighter jets that are exported to Israel. She asked Forged Solutions “Why do you still have two licenses to produce components forContinueContinue reading “Forged Solutions, complicit in Genocide”
As we mourn the victims of the Manchester terror attack, we must also ramp up the pressure on the Government to support the kidnapped members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
As the terrible news of the kidnapping of all the international particants of the Global Sumud Flotilla by the Israeli authorities and the terror attack on the Manchester Synagogue hit us, Sheffield Palestine campaigners went to protest outside the station. https://youtu.be/RCpMEIVM2T4 Sheree began by saying “There was horrific violence this morning on a Manchester synagogue,ContinueContinue reading “As we mourn the victims of the Manchester terror attack, we must also ramp up the pressure on the Government to support the kidnapped members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.”
Sheffield Activists help blockade AXA and AIG in Manchester as part of global Insure Our Survival protests.
by Graham Wroe Changing your insurance company could help in the battle to stop the climate catastrophe and end the genocide in Gaza. Want to know how? Then read on! https://youtu.be/qNJ646BqVng Damage caused by flooding and storms has seen the biggest rise in insurance claims in the past 10 years. Global insured losses from naturalContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Activists help blockade AXA and AIG in Manchester as part of global Insure Our Survival protests.”
Palestine motion passed by Sheffield City Council, but it fails to include any action points.
Last week at the Sheffield City Council meeting Councillors debated the awful situation in Gaza. During the Public Questions section at the beginning campaigners made it very clear they wanted the Council to act. https://youtu.be/PS211hLSNnY Complicity with War Crimes Annie O’Gara said “In the last council meeting, a Green Counsellor listed UK support for Israel’sContinueContinue reading “Palestine motion passed by Sheffield City Council, but it fails to include any action points.”
Mourning the dead children of Gaza
https://youtu.be/9YczwoclnhI THE names of around 18,500 children who have all been killed in Gaza by Israel’s onslaught are being be read out loud at Sheffield Train Station today, Friday, September 5, 2025, in an event predicted to take at least 18 hours. Gaza-born Sheffield resident Musheir El Farra will be among those reading the namesContinueContinue reading “Mourning the dead children of Gaza”
Who do you believe?
Cyril Olsen asks a good question (Star 29th August): who should we believe? Should we believe Cyril and the propaganda fed to him by the Israeli Government? Or should we believe the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, the United Nations, Oxfam, UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, UNRWA, Al Jazeera, the Red Cross,ContinueContinue reading “Who do you believe?”
Holocaust denial and Genocide denial should both be treated with contempt.
A letter to the Sheffield Star responding to a writer who claimed starvation isn’t happening in Gaza. Dear Editor Those who claim the holocaust against the Jews never happened or was exaggerated are now rightly treated with contempt by the press and the public alike. Those who claim that starvation isn’t happening in Gaza, thatContinueContinue reading “Holocaust denial and Genocide denial should both be treated with contempt.”
