Manchester Jewish group join protest at Birmingham Israeli weapons factory
A Manchester-based Jewish group has declared its support for ‘Block the Factory’ – a national demonstration taking place today at an Israeli weapons factory in Birmingham.
Oldham Council becomes first UK authority to sign European Peace declaration
Oldham Council has become the first local authority in the UK to sign a European Pledge to Peace declaration.
Palestine flag over town hall: Manchester ‘can’t be neutral over murdered children’
Mr Krantz, member of the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition, claims to have initiated the petition as an ‘expression of solidary’ for children killed in Gaza.
Banks who invest in weapons used by Israel are ‘morally bankrupt’, claim protesters
Pro-Palestine groups demonstrated in Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday to protest against Barclays bank and its investments in companies that supply weapons to Israel.
Have faith in faiths: Religion unites more than divides, says Mancunian Jewish writer
As religious extremism and conflicts continue to dominate headlines, a Manchester Jewish writer is claiming religion ‘far more unites us than divides us’.
Government ‘complicit in war crimes’ for selling Israel arms, say pro-Palestine group
The British Government is ‘complicit in war crimes’ for selling £7million-worth of military equipment to Israel just months before attacks on Gaza, claims a Manchester pro-Palestine group.
UK government MUST hold talks with Isis… or more will die, claims peace activist and father of IRA bomb victim
Peace activist Colin Parry insisted that the Government will open a dialogue with Isis at yesterday’s Oldham Peace Conference.
Oldham MP backs Palestinian independence motion to call for ‘real and lasting change’
Oldham MP backs Palestinian independence motion, calling for ‘real and lasting change’ for war-torn state
‘Palestinians are still dying’: Protesters stage Manchester demo to expose post-Gaza ceasefire crisis
Pro-Palestine protesters gathered in their masses at Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens with the hope of bringing attention back to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Gaza conflict.
Precarious existence of Palestinians symbolised by ‘floating village’ in Manchester art exhibition
A floating ‘village’ of boxes will be just one of two major art installations depicting those affected by the Gaza conflict in Manchester this weekend.
G4S protest: Caged ‘prisoner’ at Labour Party Conference highlights plight of Palestinians in Israeli prisons
A caged and cuffed ‘prisoner’ is part of an ongoing protest outside the Labour Party Conference in Manchester today – highlighting the treatment of Palestinians inside Israeli prisons.