Defend our Juries have sent the following press release. Protesters from Sheffield and the surrounding area will be joining a UK-wide wave of actions around the Judicial Review of the government’s proscription of Palestine Action as “a terrorist organisation”. Protests are planned in 18 towns and cities across every nation in the UK from 18–29ContinueContinue reading “Sheffield joins nationwide “Lift the Ban” actions as part of most widespread civil disobedience campaign in modern UK history”
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West Bank Youth to Visit Sheffield
by Julie Pearn, Sheffield Nablus Twinning Association ● Eight Palestinian Teenagers experience brief respite from terror of Israeli occupation and share their experiences in the North of England.● Nablus citizens face choice between guarding their homes from settler attack or fleeing towards arrest and live fire by occupation soldiers “The incursions have become part ofContinueContinue reading “West Bank Youth to Visit Sheffield”
Palestinian boy killed by Israeli Soldiers in Sheffield’s twin town, Nablus
(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”
Make Them Pay and Palestine protests at the weekend.
In a busy weekend for protests the Make Them Pay demo in London saw thousands take to the streets to demand the Government Tax the super-rich Protect workers, not billionaires Make polluters pay Make Them Pay is supported by more than 50 organisations and groups fighting for social justice in the UK including Extinction Rebellion,ContinueContinue reading “Make Them Pay and Palestine protests at the weekend.”
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.”
March for the Children of Palestine this Saturday
The latest news from Gaza is horrific. Israel’s troops are moving in to “capture extensive territory”. All bakeries in Gaza – including 25 run by the World Food Programme – have shut down as Israel’s blockade on the Strip continues for a 31st day, the longest siege since the war began. The death toll continues to rise.ContinueContinue reading “March for the Children of Palestine this Saturday”
Israel is not a democratic country
A letter to the Sheffield Star and Telegraph Dear Editor Politicians and journalists who refer to Israel as a democracy are wrong. Actually, Israel is one of the most undemocratic countries in the world and uses a system of Apartheid. Jason Hickel explained this and I have summarised his argument. In South African apartheid, AfricansContinueContinue reading “Israel is not a democratic country”
Sheffield protests as Israel rejects ceasefire and bombs fall on Rafah.
Nakba “The Catastrophe”: the roots of the current genocide in Gaza.
Sheffield Palestine Coalition against Israeli Apartheid have sent me the following. Wednesday 15th May is AL-NAKBA DAY. This day marks the time in 1948 when 750,000 Palestinians were driven out of their homes and villages by the Haganah [armed Zionist groups], and into tents in refugee camps in Gaza, in the West Bank and in nearbyContinueContinue reading “Nakba “The Catastrophe”: the roots of the current genocide in Gaza.”
Sheffield University and Britain are complicit in genocide by developing and selling arms to Israel
March and Rally this Saturday, April 20th, at 11.00am from Mount Pleasant Park Press Release from the Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid The Israeli government’s recent attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria, and Iran’s retaliation, have pushed the Middle East to the brink of regional conflict. But the origin of this conflict lies inContinueContinue reading “Sheffield University and Britain are complicit in genocide by developing and selling arms to Israel”
