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2 Sep, 6 tweets, 2 min read
PSC’s full statement on the Labour Party conference is here.

PSC was never banned - we had a stall and a fringe in place as in previous years.

palestinecampaign.org/psc-statement-…
But Young Labour were definitively told not to have PSC speak at a meeting because a senior figure feared support for BDS might fall foul of the IHRA definition. Yesterday after interventions by Young Labour and PSC, Young Labour were given a full apology...
And confirmation that of course PSC could be invited to speak at their meeting.

So the issue is resolved… But as our statement makes clear, this is yet further evidence of how the IHRA is being used to create a cloud of suspicion around legitimate activism for Palestine.
PSC has been lobbying Labour alongside other public bodies to address this for many years. In light of this most recent evidence that a senior official in Party was of the view that the IHRA might proscribe BDS, PSC is pressing for action from Keir Starmer and David Evans...
To protect the right to campaign within the party for justice for the Palestinian people.

Whist we act to defend the space we also act to enlarge it - so we are urging all CLPs to pass this model motion so that this can be heard at Conference.

palestinecampaign.org/labour-party-c…
We will not allow the voices of the Palestinian people to be silenced. We look forward to meeting party members at our stall and seeing them at our fringe, and to many thousands of them wearing the PSC lanyard with pride. Free free Palestine!

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1 Sep
Just to confirm, PSC will have its usual stall at the Labour Party conference and a meeting at the Fringe. We will also be taking part in the Youth Rising for Palestine @TWT_NOW event on September 28th with @YoungLabourUK.
PSC speakers will also be speaking at other events on Palestine at the conference.

However, it is also correct that an official within the Party has told Young Labour not to have a PSC speaker at a proposed event.
Meetings are taking place today to address this and we will make a fuller statement once the issue is resolved.

In the meantime, if you are attending the conference make sure to attend our fringe event “Justice for Palestine”➡️bit.ly/PSCLabourFringe
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6 Apr
In an article in @JewishChron last Thursday, Dave Rich deliberately misconstrued PSC’s position on the IHRA in order to reinforce his false assertion that the IHRA definition isn’t being used to suppress campaigning for Palestinian rights. (1/12)
PSC wrote to @JewishChron requesting a right of reply and a correction. This has been refused. We will be pursuing this and in the meantime, let’s deal with the facts. (2/12)
There are many examples of the IHRA acting to suppress activism for Palestinian rights.

Here's just one notorious one: (3/12)

theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/a…
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23 Jan
In a House of Lords debate this week on antisemitism in universities, John Mann, government advisor on antisemitism, made the spurious claim that there are no examples of the IHRA definition being used to suppress free speech. (1/14)
Even more outlandishly, he sought to cite PSC as a source for this assertion. He further framed the myriad of eminent bodies and individuals who have raised serious concerns about the IHRA’s threat to free speech and to legitimate critique... (2/14)
...of Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people as “some maverick academics.”

Facts are not a currency in which John Mann deals, but here are some helpful ones. (3/14)
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