Today is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

As Palestinians continue to face down and resist Israel’s genocide, occupation and apartheid, we will act in solidarity until they achieve freedom, justice and return🧵(1/6) The international day of solidarity comes as Palestinians continue to face the darkest hour in their struggle for liberation.

Israel continues to inflict almost unimaginable horrors on Palestinians in its live-streamed genocide – armed and backed by Britain. (2/6)

TODAY we have delivered our complaint to @Ofcom signed by nearly 35,000 people - over 700 pages of names - demanding they investigate @SkyNews misleading coverage of Maccabi fans’ racist violence in Amsterdam. (1/4) @SkyNews coverage is indicative of, and contributes to, a prevalent anti-Palestinian bias in the British media that dehumanises Palestinians and obscures the truth of Israel’s genocidal violence, crucial to enabling it. (2/4)

Today, actions took place at dozens of Barclays branches across Britain demanding that the bank stop bankrolling companies arming Israel's genocide.

Here's just some of the 40+ protests, starting with Brighton, North Herts + Milton Keynes🧵(1/4)

#BoycottBarclays

#BoycottBarclays protest inside the bank in Kingston (@richkingpsc) 🇵🇸✊(2/4)

Earlier this month, it was reported that Barclays had sold its shares in Elbit Systems. 

We warned that @Barclays had given no assurance that it wouldn’t re-invest, and today, Barclays latest quarterly filing shows that the bank once again holds shares in Elbit Systems 🧵1/5

https://twitter.com/pscupdates/status/1851983694250099042

While this investment is substantially smaller than its previous level of investment in Elbit Systems, it indicates the bank has made no decision to divest.  2/5

You may have seen reports that @Barclays latest US SEC filing shows that it currently holds no shares in Elbit Systems.

This could indicate the start of a permanent divestment and that shows the power of our movement, but we can’t let Barclays off the hook. We must keep up the pressure and not allow our campaign to be derailed. Here’s why 🧵 PSC regularly monitor all Barclays filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and we saw in August that Barclays latest quarterly filing shows that the bank divested from Elbit Systems sometime between the end of March and the end of June 2024.

After passionate speeches in support of Palestinian rights, @The_TUC representing 5.5 million workers & 48 unions unanimously passed a hugely significant motion at its annual congress yesterday. It re-committed unions to ending Israel’s decades of illegal military occupation, ethnic cleansing & imposition of a system of apartheid 🧵1/6 The motion passed @The_TUC also called for a halt to ALL arms trading with Israel, heaping pressure on the Labour government which has only suspended some export licenses. It called on the government to uphold international law & recognise its obligations to prevent genocide and punish those responsible. 🧵2/6

Reports have emerged that, under pressure from civil servants and campaigners, the gov has frozen the processing of new arms export licenses to Israel.

If true, it shows the significant pressure the government is under to act on arms sales to Israel. However, talk of a “secret arms embargo” is premature 🧵(1/6)

middleeasteye.net/news/uk-govern… Freezing new licenses, while leaving extant licenses untouched would mean the majority of arms exports to Israel can continue.

For example, it wouldn’t affect Britain’s contribution to the F-16 and F-35 fighter jets – exported under an Open General Export License allowing for the export of an unlimited quantity of equipment. (2/6)

The @royalacademy disgracefully removed artworks challenging Israel’s genocidal violence against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, after pressure from pro-Israel groups. Take action today and use this link to email the RA to demand they stop censoring Palestine. (Thread) 1/5

palestinecampaign.eaction.online/royal-academy-… Over 700 artists and public figures have signed an open letter to condemn the RA, accusing them of silencing solidarity for Palestine, and outlining the duty British arts institutions have in upholding freedom of expression and anti-discrimination. 2/5

https://x.com/Art4PalestineUK/status/1817917502590001340

Nine months into its genocidal offensive, Israel continues its all-out assault on Palestinian life. We must not look away; we must keep up the pressure and keep building the solidarity movement. 🧵(1/10) Israel continues its bombing across the Gaza Strip, with 12 Palestinians, including nine members of the same family, killed in an Israeli attack on the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood. (2/10)

aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…

Today, protesters gathered outside Google’s London HQ in solidarity with Google workers demanding that Google ends Project Nimbus, which is enabling Israel’s apartheid and genocide against Palestinians. (1/8)

#DropNimbus #FreePalestine In 2021, Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services executives signed a £1bn agreement to provide cloud computing and artificial intelligence services for the Israeli government and military, known as Project Nimbus. (2/8)

Palestinians have called for a boycott of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, following the refusal of its organisers, the European Broadcasting Union, to expel genocidal and apartheid Israel from the competition🧵

#BoycottEurovision2024 Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision gives it a stage to present itself to the world as light and fun, covering up its
war crimes against Palestinians.

It allows Israel to art-wash its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

On #IWD24, we stand with Palestinian women continuing to lead the resistance to Israel’s colonisation, apartheid and genocide.

The fight for freedom from gendered oppression is incomplete without the liberation of all women and oppressed people across the world. (1/12) Palestinian women have faced down gendered violence from Israel’s colonial regime since its beginning.

Today, Palestinian women in Gaza are facing Israel's genocidal attacks. 70% of the those killed have been women and children. (2/12)

On Wednesday MPs will choose whether to vote for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Keir Starmer has recently called for a ‘sustainable ceasefire’ and ‘humanitarian pause’ to distract from the fact he and @UKLabour could refuse to vote for an immediate ceasefire on 21 Feb (thread) Only 56 Labour MPs voted for a ceasefire in November. The rest are hoping they can get away with refusing to vote for an immediate ceasefire again, by trying to confuse the public with ambiguous language.
theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

🚨Boycott Israeli dates - a 5 step guide

Palestinians call on us to boycott Israeli products to pressure Israel to end its apartheid and genocide against Palestinians.

As Ramadan approaches, make sure you stand with Palestinians by boycotting dates from Israel (thread) Step 1: When you’re buying dates, always check the label. Don't buy dates that are produced or packaged in Israel or its illegal settlements.

Israel is now carpet bombing 1.4million Palestinians crammed into Rafah. Dozens have been killed overnight. This is genocide. (1/6) Israel’s assault has pushed 1.4million Palestinians into Rafah. Many have been displaced multiple times, pushed further and further south. Conditions are already dire, with severe shortages of essential supplies including water and food, and diseases spreading. (2/6)

South Africa has filed an application with the International Court of Justice to take Israel to court over its genocidal violence against Palestinians in Gaza. It is a significant case, with scope to halt the #GazaGenocide.

🧵Here are some key points about #IsraelOnTrial: South Africa argues that "Israel has engaged in, is engaging in and risks further engaging in genocidal acts against the Palestinian people in Gaza" by killing, causing mental + bodily harm & deliberately inflicting conditions to bring about their physical destruction as a group.

🚨Israel is continuing its catastrophic onslaught on the Palestinian people. Here’s some updates from over the weekend 🧵(1/10) On Sunday, Israel’s bombing killed over 100 Palestinians in Jabalia refugee camp, which has been repeatedly attacked during Israel’s current assault. (2/10)

https://twitter.com/SaulStaniforth/status/1736662765756981623

Today marks the 75th anniversary of UN General Assembly Resolution 194, which outlines the inalienable right of Palestinian refugees, dispossessed by Israeli forces, to return to their homes and land

The right of return is a pillar of the Palestinian liberation struggle 🧵 (1/7) In 1948, during the Nakba (catastrophe in Arabic) over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes and land by Zionist forces. The newly founded state of Israel quickly put in place laws to bar them from returning. (2/7)

TODAY – 29 November – is the United Nations’ International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. It has seldom been more urgent to make a commitment to fight for the rights of Palestinians to live in freedom and equality.

un.org/en/observances… This year, Palestinians are living through one of the darkest moments in their history. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip face a struggle to survive while Israeli violence and apartheid continues to blight the lives of all Palestinian people. 

https://twitter.com/PSCupdates/status/1727696738834891082

🚨In the next few hours, the British parliament will vote on whether to join the growing calls around the world for #CeasefireNow. Those still refusing to call for the killing to stop are increasingly isolated on the global stage (Thread) From London to Cape Town to Cairo, in Mexico City, Jakarta and Istanbul, and in New York, Washington, Paris and Berlin, millions have taken part in massive demonstrations to demand that Israel’s assault on Palestinian civilians must stop now.

https://x.com/MKhalidSayed/status/1723470793051340823?s=20

Palestinian trade unions have called for people around the world to take action to end the supply of weapons to Israel, used to carry out its horrific attacks.

Here’s what you need to know about the UK-Israel arms trade #StopArmingIsrael🧵(1/9)

https://twitter.com/WorkersinPales1/status/1720244225000829401

The British government licenses the export of millions worth of weaponry produced in Britain to Israel.

From 2018-2022, the UK exported at least £146m in arms sales to Israel, although the true value is likely to be substantially higher. (2/9)