The Council for Arab British Understanding works to advance Arab-British relations through its support for international law, human rights and democracy.
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The Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al Ahmar is under threat of forced displacement and demolition by Israel, like many other communities across the West Bank.
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Almost 100 MPs and Peers are urging Ministers to prevent the 'Great Israeli Real Estate Event' taking place in London this weekend.
The govt has an opportunity to uphold obligations under international law and take action against Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine.
ALT Screengrab 1 of letter by MPs and Peers to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper regarding Great Israeli Real Estate Event in London.
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This Sunday, the Great Israel Real Estate event is due to take place in London. Similar events globally have facilitated sale of land in illegally occupied territories while violence against Palestinians escalates.
#London must not be a marketplace for illegally occupied land.
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Join us for this online Caabu briefing, Yemen- in the shadow of the regional conflicts, Monday 22 June at 18:00 (BST UK time), with Baraa Shiban @BShtwtr, a @RUSI_org Fellow in International Security, & researcher & political analyst on Yemen & the Gulf. caabu.org/events/caabu/yemen…
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Caabu Press Release: 238 MPs now support a UK ban on trade and financial dealings with illegal Israeli settlements
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RT @melanie_ward: Funding illegal Israeli settlements is not charitable activity. It is extremist activity.
Working with Israeli human res…
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Today is the anniversary of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon (as opposed to the 1978, 1993, 1996, &2006 invasions), and Israel is invading, bombing and terrorising Lebanese people once again. Hizbollah came into existence as a result of 1982 - this Israel-Hizbollah war continues..1/
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with Lebanese civilians victims of both. The likelihood is that this war will end up like the previous wars with Lebanon in ruins, and the underlying issues not addressed, and nobody held to account for the war crimes committed. Hizbollah will almost certainly not be disarmed 2/
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Caabu statement on Superdrug stopping its sales of Ahava cosmetics from illegal settlements
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