Denying entry to British MPs shows how far Israel will go to cover up what is happening in the West Bank. See Caabu's press release on Israel's denial of entry to Dr Simon Opher MP @simonforstroud.bsky.social and Dr @peterprinsleymp.bsky.social on a Caabu delegation. caabu.org/news/news/pr...

🧵 3/3... in Jerusalem in addition to Palestinian human rights organisations.  It is very regrettable that Israeli authorities prevented them from seeing first-hand the challenges facing medical facilities in the region and hearing the British government’s assessment of the situation on the ground.

🧵 2/3... humanitarian work of a range of organisations including Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in the occupied West Bank. Dr Simon Opher and Dr Peter Prinsley, both respected medical professionals, were travelling as part of the delegation which was also due to meet British diplomats...

Two British MPs, members of a Parliamentary delegation to the occupied West Bank, have been denied entry into Israel. The purpose of this visit, organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU), was to enable Members of Parliament to witness the vital medical and 🧵 1/3

A joint statement from Dr Peter Prinsley MP and Dr Simon Opher MP:

By omitting Israel’s history of crimes and discrediting Palestinian voices, the BBC’s Gaza coverage has failed journalistic integrity, writes @caabu.bsky.social's Malaka El Gammal 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/bbcs...

BBC Coverage of Gaza: Does it meet its editorial policy on accuracy and impartiality? caabu.org/news/news/bb...

Our condolences to the family and loved ones of Awdah Hathaleen, brutally murdered by an Israeli settler in his village of Umm al Khair in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank. A powerful advocate for his community, who spoke to Parliamentarians on several occasions. He will be sorely missed.

Over 100 international NGOs including Caabu issued a statement urging governments to act to end Israel's mass starvation in Gaza: open all land crossings, restore the full flow of food and aid, end Israel's siege and agree to a ceasefire now. www.caabu.org/news/news/ov...

The UK Government's actions on Palestine are still at odds with public opinion and international law. When will it impose a total arms embargo on Israel, economic sanctions and a complete ban on trade with settlements? See our latest @yougov.co.uk poll here: www.caabu.org/news/news/ca...

16 NGOs including Caabu called on the UK government to end its complicity in violations of Palestinian rights and help bring the occupation to a rapid end, marking a year since the ICJ issued its Advisory Opinion that Israel’s entire presence in the OPT is unlawful. www.caabu.org/news/news/16...

Caabu's Malaka El-Gammal explains the background to the UK government's failure to publish its response to the ICJ opinion on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory, and why 112 politicians have demanded in a Caabu letter why this must happen. www.caabu.org/news/video/m...

Our latest YouGov poll on UK opinion on Palestine is out - Around half (48-57%) the British public back a range of sanctions on Israel in latest poll /1 www.caabu.org/news/news/ca...

112 Parliamentarians demand UK Government publish response to International Court of Justice www.caabu.org/news/press-r...

Support Caabu's vital Palestine advocacy. Help us to influence policy, promote public engagement and fight prejudice, ignorance and fear. In a time of such devastating political failure from the UK Government, your support has never been more needed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=py_O...

Support Caabu's vital advocacy work and join us as a member for just £50 a year. www.caabu.org/get-involved... We rely on your generous support to continue engaging with UK politicians, and also offer important events like our recent panel discussion on war in the Middle East:

Has the UK really learned the lessons of Iraq? Don't count on it Caabu's Head of Parliamentary Affairs @josephwillits.bsky.social writes for @thenewarab.bsky.social www.newarab.com/opinion/has-...

Watch Caabu's panel discussion with expert speakers Jasmine El-Gamal, Azadeh Moaveni, Dr H.A. Hellyer and Daniel Levy, examining the implications of Israel's war on Iran and the continuing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza: www.caabu.org/news/video/c...

An important online Caabu panel discussion on Monday 23 June at 6pm (UK time BST) on war in the Middle East with expert speakers Jasmine El-Gamal, Azadeh Moaveni, Dr H.A. Hellyer and Daniel Levy. More details and registration here: caabu.org/events/caabu...

Join us at Caabu on Monday 23 June at 6pm UK time (BST) for this online panel discussion on war in the Middle East with Jasmine El-Gamal, Dr. H.A. Hellyer and Daniel Levy. More details and registration here: www.caabu.org/events/caabu...

We at Caabu welcome the sanctions against two of Israel’s extremist ministers, which we and others have long called for. More actions are needed from the UK and other governments, to deter Israel from its ongoing genocide in Gaza and settlement frenzy in the West Bank. www.gov.uk/government/n...

96 UK Parliamentarians demand sanctions on Israel for war crimes against Palestinians www.caabu.org/news/news/96...

Urgent appeal for Alaa Abd el-Fattah and Laila Soueif to Prime Minister Keir Starmer to act immediately. We are gravely concerned for imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and prisoner of conscience Alaa Abd el-Fattah and his mother Laila Soueif www.caabu.org/news/news/ur...

We join 20 orgs in a letter to PM Keir Starmer to urgently raise concerns about the ongoing detention of British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah, as well as the rapidly deteriorating health of his mother, Laila Soueif. #FreeAlaa Read the letter ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...

11 NGOs including Caabu unequivocally reject the establishment of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a dangerous, politicised sham acting as a smokescreen to rebrand aid access while Israel pushes on with its blockade and genocidal bombing of civilians. www.caabu.org/news/news/le...

Caabu Director Chris Doyle was interviewed by LBC on Trump's Arab Gulf visit and Israel's expanded military aggression: www.caabu.org/news/video/c...

Join our friends at Shubbak from 23 May - 15 June across London and beyond for Shubbak Festival 2025, highlighting art as a site of connection and transformation, with an insistence of art in the face of crisis. Find out more and book tickets here: shubbak.co.uk

Our friends at @palartcol.bsky.social are delighted to bring one of the biggest gatherings of Palestinian artists in Europe this year, in partnership with Shubbak Festival, from 26 May – 1 June, supported by @amnestyuk.bsky.social. Book your ticket here: www.theatrotechnis.com/whatsonto

Caabu Chair the Rt Hon. Alistair Carmichael MP and Caabu Director Chris Doyle have both called on the UK to recognise the state of Palestine. www.caabu.org/news/video/c...

30 human rights organisations including Caabu call on world leaders to act to end Israel’s unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory. www.caabu.org/news/news/wo...

See our statement on a recent denial of entry to a UK Parliamentary delegation: www.caabu.org/news/news/de...

Please do consider donating to Caabu's Ramadan appeal to continue to support our crucial work on Palestine. Donate here: www.caabu.org/news/news/ra...

Join us at Caabu on Thursday 27 March at 1pm UK time (GMT) for this online discussion with journalist and writer @rachelshabi.bsky.social about her book, Off White: The Truth About Anti-Semitism, moderated by @emhilton.bsky.social. More details and registration here: caabu.org/events/caabu...

Please support Caabu this Ramadan. We urgently need your support to fight for Palestinian rights. particularly in the UK to end UK complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Support, like, share. Donate here: caabu.org/news/news/ra...

Please continue to support Caabu this Ramadan, so we can continue to fight for Palestinian rights, and fight to end UK complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Please share: www.caabu.org/news/news/ra...

No 10 Downing Street's disgraceful attempt to retract the clear statement of UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, accusing Israel of violating international law with its blockade of Gaza, undermines the government’s claims that it respects international law. www.caabu.org/news/press-r...

"By pulling Gaza film, BBC shows it cannot stand up to Israel" Caabu Director Chris Doyle writes for Middle East Eye on how "the BBC has lost any semblance of a spine on Israel" following its removal of a documentary narrated by children in Gaza. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/pull...

73% of British public oppose Donald Trump’s plans for Gaza and want Britain to publicly oppose them - see Caabu-MAP opinion poll. In this YouGov poll only 9% think the UK government should back the US President over his plans for Gaza. www.caabu.org/news/press-r...

25 Egyptian and international organisations including Caabu sent a letter to British Foreign Secretary David Lammy calling on the British government to raise the pronounced human rights crisis in Egypt with the UN Human Rights Council. www.caabu.org/news/news/25...

Caabu submitted written evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee inquiry on Palestine, highlighting key issues like Israeli settlements, apartheid and genocide, the humanitarian situation, ICC, ICJ and recognition of the State of Palestine. www.caabu.org/news/news/ca...

Over 230 global civil society organisations including @caabu.bsky.social wrote to governments producing F-35 jets like the UK demanding them to stop arming Israel. Governments must be held accountable for the F-35 programme and complicity in Israel’s crimes in Gaza. www.caabu.org/news/news/ov...

Over 60 MPs & peers wrote to the Secretary of State for Business & Trade Rt. Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP calling for a ban on Israeli settlement goods, as the UK already recognises that settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory are illegal under international law. www.caabu.org/news/news/60...

Over 440 people inc Caabu's Director Chris Doyle & Head of Parliamentary Affairs Joseph Willits have signed a letter demanding UK & int pressure on Israel following an Israeli police raid on the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem See the full list of signatories here: www.caabu.org/news/news/ov...

On day 137 of her hunger strike, Caabu met with Laila Soueif, as her son British-Egyptian writer, Alaa Abd el Fattah is still unjustly imprisoned in Egypt. We reiterate Laila's call to #FreeAlaa, and urge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy to secure his release.

14 NGOs including Caabu are demanding UK action to stop escalating violence in the West Bank. www.caabu.org/news/news/14...

Caabu, War on Want, @icjpalestine.bsky.social, Global Legal Action Network, Campaign Against Arms Trade, and Action for Humanity wrote a joint letter to the UK Foreign Secretary, disappointed with the consistent failure to engage with serious concerns on arms transfers www.caabu.org/news/news/jo...

A group of UK Parliamentarians have written a joint letter to British Prime Minister, asking for increased pressure to be put on the Egyptian government to release British-Egyptian Alaa Abd El-Fattah. www.caabu.org/news/news/48... #FreeAlaa

As Israel legislated a ban on all UNRWA operations in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, Caabu Director @chris-doyle.bsky.social wrote to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, calling for the UK to take action if Israel proceeds with this disastrous step. www.caabu.org/news/news/ca...

Caabu Director @chris-doyle.bsky.social has written to British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, calling for the lifting of UK sanctions on Syria. www.caabu.org/news/news/ca...

18 NGOs including Caabu demand the UK Government ensure that the cessation of hostilities in Gaza leads to justice and accountability. www.caabu.org/news/news/18...