Caabu is among over 160 international NGOs calling for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation), revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies.
Caabu Director, Chris Doyle condemns the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Al Jazeera interview (28 June 2025)
In an interview with Al Jazeera English, Chris Doyle slams the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as an abomination.
On 23 June 2025, Caabu hosted an online panel discussion on war in the Middle East, with an expert panel consisting of Jasmine El-Gamal, writer and analyst, and formerly Middle East policy advisor at the Pentagon under Obama, Azadeh Moaveni, journalist, writer and associate professor at New York University, Dr. H.A. Hellyer, senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and Daniel Levy, President of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP).
Caabu Director interviewed on Israeli strikes on Iran by Nick Ferrari on LBC - 13 June 2025
Shortly after the Israeli attacks on Iran, Chris Doyle gave his initial reaction to the strikes on Iran.
Caabu Press Release: 96 UK Parliamentarians demand sanctions on Israel for war crimes against Palestinians
9 June 2025
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, 96 UK parliamentarians have demanded sanctions on Israel for war crimes against Palestinians and systematic violations of international law, including imposing targeted sanctions, a ban on trade with illegal settlements, and a suspension of the existing UK-Israel trade agreement.
Responding to the letter, Caabu's Head of Parliamentary Affairs, Joseph Willits, said:
6 June 2025: Caabu Meeting with BBC Senior Management
As part of its continued engagement with the BBC, the Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu) had a meeting with senior BBC Management about its coverage of Palestine.
On Tuesday 3 June 2025, the Council for Arab-British Understanding (Caabu) and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) co-hosted our parliamentary reception to highlight the plight of Palestinians in Gaza, particularly following the most recent blockade and the horrifying scenes and rhetoric surrounding the US-Israel led “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation”, in which people were killed by IDF soldiers trying to collect lifesaving aid for themselves and their families.
Caabu has joined 20 other organisations in sending an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. We are gravely concerned for imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and prisoner of conscience Alaa Abd el-Fattah and his mother Laila Soueif following her hospitalisation here in London yesterday. We call on the Prime Minister to act immediately.
The Rt Hon Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer KC
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AB
30 May 2025
Dear Prime Minister,
20 May 2025
Caabu welcomes the statement from the Foreign Secretary David Lammy that the continued assault on Gaza by Israel is “unjustifiable, disproportionate, and counterproductive”. The announcement of additional sanctions on violent illegal settlers and entities is appreciated, as well as the suspension of trade talks with Israel.
