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  • 29 Jun 2011
    Palestine hit song targets Westminster

    Campaigners today called for British politicians to support a new Gaza aid flotilla amid growing pressure for Israel to end its illegal occupation of Palestine.

  • 12 Jun 2011
    Palestinian and Israeli leaders condemn mosque attack

    Israeli and Palestinian politicians have condemned an arson attack on a West Bank mosque, but Palestinians accused Israel of "turning a blind eye" to such attacks.

  • 25 May 2011
    Kirk boycott resolution scuppered by Israeli legal 'intimidation'

    A Church of Scotland call for a UK ban of goods from unlawful Israeli settlements has had to be withdrawn because of a legal threat in Israel.

  • 10 May 2011
    Palestinian agreement a sign of hope, says churches' chief

    The WCC general secretary hopes that an inter-Palestinian agreement will strengthen the search for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Israel/Palestine.

  • 25 Mar 2011
    From Gaza to Jerusalem: Jewish Voice for Peace

    "In mourning the nine lives lost in Gaza and the one life lost in Jerusalem this week," says Jewish Voice for Peace, "we reject the pattern of condemning the deaths of Israelis while ignoring the deaths of Palestinians. We do not discriminate. One life lost is one life too many - whether Palestinian or Israeli." JVP also situate the events within the context of 44 years of the Israeli occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.

  • 18 Mar 2011
    Anglican bishop fights Israel’s denial of visa

    The Anglican bishop in Jerusalem has gone to court to seek a renewal of the Israeli residency permit that allows him to live and work in the ancient city.

  • 21 Nov 2010
    Palestinians face olive harvest threat and blockage again

    In the northern West Bank Palestinian farmers face the threat of attacks and damage to their trees from Israeli settlers, in the Bethlehem they are denied access to their land.