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Aug 2015: Call on Global leaders to lift the Gaza blockade

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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


2015:

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

News from Zaytoun, August 2009

zaytoun

This Zaytoun newsletter contains information updates about Zaytoun olive oil, Palestinian dates, product availability, calls for volunteers, forthcoming events and much else[…]

August 28th, 2009 | Category: Campaigns |

Interfaith group for Morally Responsible Investment with respect to Israel/Palestine

zaytoun

Call for support for Zaytoun oil:

We write as members of the Interfaith group for Morally Responsible Investment with respect to Israel/Palestine, to ask that you give special thought to justice and peace in Israel and Palestine when you consider your purchases both at Christmas and throughout the year. […]

July 27th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Campaigns |

Zaytoun – Palestinian fairtrade olive oil

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Zaytoun is a Community Interest Company founded in 2004 to create and develop a UK market for artisan Palestinian products. The company is a cooperative, and a member of the International Fair Trade Association. It sells Fairtrade Palestinian Olive Oil. […]

July 27th, 2009 | Category: News |