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25 September 2016: Sign petition in support of Issa Amro

13 July 2016 Support Dareen Tatour, Palestinian poet and citizen of Israel who was arrested nine months ago in the middle of the night. Her crime? Writing a poem and posting it on Youtube.

23 June 2016: Support the “Not in My Fridge campaign” against Coca-Cola's activities in the settlements.

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BSST

BSST is the leading charity focusing on small-scale grass roots cross community, anti poverty and humanitarian projects in Israel/Palestine
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JfJfP comments


2016:

06 May: Tair Kaminer starts her fifth spell in gaol. Send messages of support via Reuven Kaminer

04 May: Against the resort to denigration of Israel’s critics

2015:

23 Dec: JfJfP policy statement on BDS

14 Nov: Letter to the Guardian about the Board of Deputies

11 Nov: UK ban on visiting Palestinian mental health workers

20 Oct: letter in the Guardian

13 Sep: Rosh Hashanah greetings

21 Aug: JfJfP on Jeremy Corbyn

29 July: Letter to Evening Standard about its shoddy reporting

24 April: Letter to FIFA about Israeli football

15 April: Letter re Ed Miliband and Israel

11 Jan: Letter to the Guardian in response to Jonathan Freedland on Charlie Hebdo

2014:

15 Dec: Chanukah: Celebrating the miracle of holy oil not military power

1 Dec: Executive statement on bill to make Israel the nation state of the Jewish people

25 Nov: Submission to All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism

7 Sept: JfJfP Executive statement on Antisemitism

3 Aug: Urgent disclaimer

19 June Statement on the three kidnapped teenagers

25 April: Exec statement on Yarmouk

28 Mar: EJJP letter in support of Dutch pension fund PGGM's decision to divest from Israeli banks

24 Jan: Support for Riba resolution

16 Jan: EJJP lobbies EU in support of the EU Commission Guidelines, Aug 2013–Jan 2014

2013:

29 November: JfJfP, with many others, signs a "UK must protest at Bedouin expulsion" letter

November: Press release, letter to the Times and advert in the Independent on the Prawer Plan

September: Briefing note and leaflet on the Prawer Plan

September: JfJfP/EJJP on the EU guidelines with regard to Israel

14th June: JfJfP joins other organisations in protest to BBC

2nd June: A light unto nations? - a leaflet for distribution at the "Closer to Israel" rally in London

24 Jan: Letter re the 1923 San Remo convention

18 Jan: In Support of Bab al-Shams

17 Jan: Letter to Camden New Journal about Veolia

11 Jan: JfJfP supports public letter to President Obama

Comments in 2012 and 2011

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Essential reading on Gaza


Israel mows the lawn

This pointless, unnecessary war

The West could have brought Hamas into the fold

Gaza myths and facts

What would you do? Start by treating Palestinians as humans

The Logic of Israeli Violence

Praying for both sides is a moral cop-out

Same right to self-defence? Bring on the Palestinian F16s

That ‘human shields’ propaganda

Nowhere is safe for civilians

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Lobby MPs/EDMs:


* A how-to-lobby guide

June2012 EDM:
G4S

May 2012 EDM:
Living in the Holy Land and the national curriculum

May 2012 EDM:
Administrative detention in Palestine

Jan 2012 EDM:
Proposed EU legislation on financing of illegal activity in the West Bank

Oct 2011 EDM:
Prisoner exchange and Palestinian child prisoners

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions:
* Tell BT to hang up on the Occupation
* Stop Veolia
* Boycott Ahava
* End the trade in settlement goods
* Stop Arming Israel

Misc:
Buy fairtrade Zaytoun Palestinian olive oil
Some previous Appeals

Contacts:
Israeli government officials
Israeli Press
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Posts

Newsletter 31 Aug 2008

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Summary Big news of the week was the arrival, the celebrations and the successful return to Cyprus of the two Gaza boats, SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty, this time with some Palestinians seeking medical treatment or to be united with their families. Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor couldn’t resist having a go in the Guardian […]

August 31st, 2008 | Category: News |

Newsletter 24 Aug 2008

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Summary Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s national poet, died on 9 August 2008 as a result of complications following open-heart surgery and thousands turned out for his funeral in Ramallah. The good news is that the two boats SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty have, to much surprise and acclaim, broken the blockade and reached Gaza The […]

August 24th, 2008 | Tags: , , , | Category: News |

Newsletter 10 Aug 2008

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Summary Not much good news really in recent weeks. Below we carry some reports of non-violent resistance in Israel and the generally violent response it is evoking. Also news of the Break the Siege boat trip from Gaza to Cyprus, due to sail about now. Meanwhile the occupation is extending its tentacles with the likely […]

August 10th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: News |