UK Friends of Standing Together responds to renewed calls from some in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement to boycott and no-platform Standing Together The Palestinian Academic Committee for the Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a leading body within the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in the UK,… Continue reading Solidarity with Standing Together: A Response to Calls for a Boycott, by UK FoST
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“We are writing to ask you to take concrete action today”
Canada Friends of Standing Together has issued a call to the Canadian government for concrete measures that Canada can take to promote peace and justice in the region and to show that Canadian Palestinians, Israelis, Arabs, Jews, Muslims, Christians and allies can stand together on the basis of shared values. The government is urged to… Continue reading “We are writing to ask you to take concrete action today”
No to regional war! Yes to peace and equality!
As the civilian death toll from war between Israel and Iran mounts, Standing Together is speaking out against war. Many of the deaths in Israel highlight the deep structural inequalities in the country. There are far fewer, sometimes no, public bomb shelters in Arab-Palestinian and Bedouin areas, and Israel’s missile defence systems often leave “unrecognised”… Continue reading No to regional war! Yes to peace and equality!