It is now three months since the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on 7 October. Please use this link now to send this new campaign email to your MP to remind them of the plight of remaining Israeli hostages, the horror of what happened in the largest loss of Jewish
Good afternoon from the Strand! We here with CAA. Amazing to see thousands of people come out standing shoulder to shoulder with British Jews and march against antisemitism.
Singing for peace at CAA's March Against Antisemitism. Incredible solidarity with the Jewish community from so many including
@TomTugendhat
and
@halfon4harlowMP
. 👏👏
The Economist's World Democracy Index 2021 came out today. They seem to have come to rather different conclusions about Israel than Amnesty did with its "apartheid" smear last week.
Horrified to see the callous brutality of
#Hamas
towards the Gazan people. We send our best wishes to the people of
#Gaza
, who for years have been mercilessly oppressed by an evil tyrannical regime. One day Hamas will fall, and a better future may emerge.
We condemn Iran's attack on Israel and stand in solidarity with the people of Israel. We call on the UK to provide whatever support it can to help protect Israel and call for the UK to take the long-delayed move of proscribing IRGC, responsible for these attacks, as a terror
Nothing illustrates the absurdity of the apartheid allegation vs Israel so much as putting it outside an Embassy where an Arab Israeli has been a senior diplomat.(1)
@amnesty
Using the language of apartheid to describe is Israel is nonsensical and distorts the truth
For more information on the 'Apartheid Smear' check out this work by our friends over at BICOM
Bahrain FM to Times of Israel: Israel is here to stay, and we want peace with it
Slowly but surely the
#Arab
world is accepting
#Israel
. There is a long way to go but it will ultimately just be a matter of time.
🇧🇭🇮🇱
100 days ago, Hamas invaded southern Israel killing 1200 and taking hundreds hostage in the greatest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust. Today, we stand in Trafalgar Square in solidarity with Israel and those still held in Gaza
#bringthemhome
.
Since yesterday afternoon, over 1,100 people have signed our petition to protest against Malaysia's decision to deny visas to Israeli athletes.
No one should be denied the right to compete based on nationality.
Share this tweet and sign here:
#GazaUnderAttack
There's a really easy way to end this. Absurdly easy. Crazy easy. Any guesses? Come on just think - it's not hard!
Stop. Bombing. Israel.
Just like that!
Oh the irony.
An Arab member of the Israeli parliament is to discuss how the Israeli system is an apartheid system.
One would assume that at a minimum an apartheid system would mean no Arab members of parliament
Bizarre
Idan Raichel is founder of the Idan Raichel project which seeks to unite cultures and break down barriers between people of different backgrounds and beliefs. Presented the ‘Unsung Hero Award’ by Martin Luther King III, 1st non-US citizen to win.
#Eurovision
#DareToDream
This isn't true. All the proposed bill will do is stop public bodies such as local councils from engaging in boycotts that contradict UK national foreign policy.
BREAKING: Na’amod went to Westminster this AM to protest the Govt’s draconian Boycott Bill. The bill will ban non-violent protest for Palestinian human rights & is being justified as a way to ‘protect’ Jewish people. This bad for Jews, bad for Palestinians & bad for democracy! 📣
We do not understand how the UK Government can pledge itself to support Israel’s right to defend itself and then moot denying Israel the equipment it needs to do so.
Tell your MP and the Foreign Secretary how nonsensical this idea is here:
UK exposed Hezbollah explosives in London in 2015, with Mossad intel
Thank you Israel for all your efforts to help keep Britain safe from terrorism!
We hope that the UK government will remain as committed to Israel's security as Israel is to ours
It's crucial for UK politicians to hear that their constituents support Israel. Ask your MP to stand with Israel and promote peace in the region. Together, we can make a difference!
#StandWithIsrael
How do
@HackneyAbbott
and
@lisanandy
morally justify speaking at a fringe meeting with a video link from Omar Barghouti, an extremist who wants Israel to cease to exist and was barred from having a visa to enter the UK?
These pledges from the PSC - an organisation that has never committed to a two state solution, never accepted Israel's right to exist, and fails to police antisemitic anti-Zionism in its own ranks, are hugely problematic
We've written to all Labour leadership candidates, calling on them to commit to a Palestine policy based on international law & human rights.
Here's what we've asked them to commit to. ⬇️
Our full letter, and any responses we get, can be found here:
We are kicking off our countdown to Israel's 75th by exploring Israeli independence!
On the 14th of May 1948, the Israeli declaration of Independence was signed and came into effect as the British mandate expired.
"In a “stunning rebuttal” to
#Amnesty
’s claim that
#Israel
is an
#apartheid
state, the country has been ranked above Italy, Spain and the United States in a respected global index of
#democratic
values."
Announced today: Israel will be setting up a field hospital in the West of Ukraine intending to treat the many refugees travelling there. The humanitarian mission will be named 'shining star' after former Prime Minister Golda Meir (Kochav (star) Meir) (1)
Luke Akehurst, Director of We Believe in Israel, said: "We are horrified by this morning's news of terrorists entering Israel en-masse to murder civilians in cold blood as they went to celebrate the day's festival, take soldiers hostage, ...
We've launched a new campaign! Please email your local MP asking them to bring the use of sexual violence by Hamas to global attention
Hamas has repeatedly used rape and sexual violence as a weapon in terror attacks, specifically targeting women and girls.
The World needs
We have just launched a new campaign with
@IsraelBritain
against the BBC’s anti-Israel bias.
We need as many people as possible to use the IBA website to email the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport here:
With a score of 7.97 in the index, Israel is just below France and above Spain, USA, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Belgium and all the Eastern European EU member states. Israel's score is its highest since the series started in 2006.
The Economist notes "the picture is not uniformly negative across the region, owing to positive trends in Israel, where an Arab party is in government for the first time as a minor player in a wide-ranging coalition"
El Al launches Tel-Aviv-Manchester flight - a gateway to northern England
We love the increasingly connected nature of the UK and Israel 🇬🇧❤🇮🇱
RT if you agree!
Last year, 2,675,000 foreign tourists visited 🇮🇱 Israel ✈️, compared to 397,000 in 2021 and 831,000 in 2020, when international travel 🌴 was curbed due to the coronavirus 🦠pandemic.
Over the last month, Hamas has raped, tortured, and murdered hundreds of Israelis and taken 240 hostage.
We are asking you and your MP to stand with Israel against this violent terrorist threat.
Have your voice heard here:
Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS movement, has been denied a visa to speak at Labour Party Conference fringe events, the
@PSCupdates
announced today. He was due to speak at an event alongside
@HackneyAbbot
,
@LisaNandy
and
@LenMcCluskey
Here is our Director's statement 👇
“We are a community grieving today following the news of the murder of Rebbentzin Lucy Dee and her two daughters.
There can be no justification for these senseless attacks and we hope the perpetrators are brought to justice swiftly.
PM Rishi Sunak said the attacks by Hamas had “shocked the world”, adding: “We should call it by its name – it was a pogrom … We stand with Israel”
We need more MPs in the UK to hear that their constituents are standing in solidarity with Israel - sign:
Pro-Palestinian marches in London have been littered with violent and antisemitic chants, signs and slogans.
We are calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Kahn, and the Met Police to do more to stamp out this disgusting rhetoric.
Now its your turn:
Amos Oz, one of the greats of Israeli literature, has passed away at the age of 79. A proud Zionist, but a prominent campaigner for a two-state solution, he will be missed.
"850,000 Jews were forced out of the Middle East and North Africa. When we talk about ethnic cleansing... there was one group that was ethnically cleansed, the Jewish communities of the Middle East and North Africa"
Hen Mazzig at the Activate for Israel conference
#ZFWBISR18
As part of our count down to Israel's 75th independence day we remember when Anwar Saddat, became the first Arab leader to visit Israel.
This meeting was a stepping stone to the peace treaties to come.
Here he is pictured alongside Jimmy Carter and Prime Minister Begi
We've launched a new campaign!
Please email your local MP asking them to bring the use of sexual violence by Hamas to global attention
Hamas has repeatedly used rape and sexual violence as a weapon in terror attacks, specifically targeting Israeli women and girls. The World
THREAD 74 Achievements in 74 Years: Happy birthday Israel! 74 years young but oh so many achievements! Here's some of Israel's achievements:
#Israel74
#YomHaatzmaut
(1)
Using the language of
#apartheid
to describe
#Israel
is nonsensical and does not reflect reality of life in the region
It only serves to push a peaceful two state solution further out of reach.
"Is it not time to step up diplomatic pressure on Israel."
British politician Tommy Sheppard calls on the UK government to end the apartheid regime in occupied Palestine.
Brilliant news that divestment proposal backed by BDS supporters was defeated tonight at Wirral Council's Pensions Committee thanks not least to hundreds of Merseyside residents emailing to express their concern.
We are in Israel, and we are amazed by how calm Israelis are in the midst of blaring alarms in Tel Aviv indicating rocket attacks - the threat to Israel's security is constant
Amnesty is stamping out an "apartheid" that doesn’t exist. The Israeli Embassy they protest against had an Arab Israeli as a senior diplomat. They ignore the human rights abuses of the Russian embassy a few metres away, but it’s ok they can dance…
Racist systems like apartheid aren’t relics of the past but the reality for millions of Palestinians.
For International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we joined Palestinian activists defiantly dancing outside the Israeli embassy ✊🏽
#EndIsraeliApartheid
The Yom Kippur War saw Israel initially taken by surprise by an attack by Egypt and Syria aimed at reversing the 1967 territorial gains in the Sinai and Golan, but eventually prevailing
This post is part of our series counting down to Israel's 75th independence day