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(From left to right) Chris from Amos Trust, Charlotte and Shamiul from FOA, Lindsey from Stop the War and Adnan from Palestinian Forum in Britain
CAMPAIGNERS handed a petition to Downing Street today urging the Prime Minister to scrap a “worrying” new law that would restrict the right of public bodies to launch boycott campaigns.
The measure, contained in the Public Service Pensions Bill, seeks to prohibit local pension funds from making decisions that could conflict with the “Britain’s foreign and defence policy.”
Campaigners say that the proposed legislation is targeted at the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, and would prevent public bodies from making ethical decisions to boycott and divest from firms complicit in Israeli apartheid.
Admission shows that councils can divest from Israel, campaigners say
On International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, HUGH LANNING warns that the US-led “Comprehensive Plan” entrenches decades of Western complicity in Israel’s domination and denial of Palestinian land and rights
MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS explains how Britain’s largest union is putting pressure on the British government to recognise the Palestinian state and end its complicity with Israel’s murderous actions