It is not easy to obtain local media coverage for events focussed on Palestine/Israel. In an attempt to promote Jeff Halper’s visit last year, I decided on a personal fund-raising initiative to raise £5000 for ICAHD towards the cost of rehousing a dispossessed Palestinian family. The Sentinel did me proud

Returning from a visit to the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel with the UK Palestine Mental Health Network, I am trying to assemble my thoughts and it takes time. You might think that things can’t get any worse in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. They can and they

Jameela’s Kitchen: Recipes of Resistance which took place on 27 February, a little in advance of International Women’s Day, attracted about 6o people. Taking place in Equality Hall and fronted by Shaista Razaq and Sajida Ahmed it was rewarding to welcome Muslim sisters, Sumud veterans and some newcomers. Mixing film,

“Witnessing the Occupation” was the title of an invitation to a Medical Aid for Palestinians reception in the Palace of Westminster on 3 March to be hosted by Sarah Champion MP. In the event Sarah was unable to be present but another MP reflected on his recent experience of a

Sumud Palestine is sponsoring a consultant trainer for a three day course organised by the Palestinian Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies in collaboration with Al Quds University. The training course will take place in Abu Dis, a Palestinian town near Jerusalem, and more than 30 Palestinian mental health professionals

Held in London 23rd January 2016 The AGM was well attended by 350 members and other delegates, the largest gathering to date. As always the Chair, Hugh Lanning, started the meeting with a stirring overview of the current situation in Palestine and the problems faced by the Palestinian population. He

4 December 2015 Press release immediate Case against anti-drone protestors collapses All charges against 19 anti-drone protestors have been dropped, after the Crown Prosecution Service admitted there was no realistic prospect of conviction. The 19 were arrested for protesting at UAV Engines Ltd, in Shenstone, Staffordshire, on 6 July 2015,

David Raines offers this brief comment on the Kingston University conference on Rethinking Trauma and Resilience in the context of Political Violence. Over 200 people attended the conference “Rethinking trauma and resilience in the context of political violence: new directions in research and practice” at Kingston University over the week-end

Peter Kent-Baguley reports from Leek PSC on Pat Mood, a founder member of Sumud Palestine, excellent presentation on her first-hand experience of olive picking in Palestine at an event organized by the Leek branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, on the 9th November to mark the day in 1917 when

‘Israel needs cultural bridges not boycotts (Guardian Letters, 23 October) Cina Zacune has just returned from Gaza and takes issue with those who signed a letter in the Guardian arguing for cultural bridges, not boycotts. Having just returned from two weeks in Palestine it is hard to articulate a response