25 British Parliamentarians are signatories to an open letter published in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, calling forcible transfer a war crime, and condemning Israel's plans to demolish and forcibly transfer the Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al Ahmar.
On 7 June 2018, Caabu Patrons Lord Steel of Aikwood and Lord Peter Hain spoke at House of Lords debate on the situation in the Palestinian Territories. The debate which comes in the aftermath of the worst violence against Palestinians since the
Caabu and other leading agencies call on UK government to reverse its decision not to support the UN Gaza inquiry
"As a group of UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith organisations working to support the rights of the Palestinian people, we are deeply concerned by the UK Government's decision not to support the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry to assess violations of international law in the context of large-scale civilian protests in Gaza.
Since Monday 14 May when over 60 protesters were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, and over 2,700 injured, there have been two Urgent Questions in Parliament and a Westminster Hall debate on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. On 15 May, the Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry tabled an Urgent Question on the issue of violence against protesters. 21 MPs who have been on delegations to Palestine with Caabu spoke in this debate.
21 MPs who have been on Caabu delegations to Palestine spoke in a parliamentary debate following an Urgent Question tabled by Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry on 15 May 2018 on the issue of violence against protesters in Gaza. It can be watched from 12:43 here.
Caabu would like to invite you to a book launch on Palestine with award winning author, Marcello Di Cintio.
Trump's missiles will not fix Syria -
Article for CNN by Caabu Director, Chris Doyle
12 April 2018
This article argues that the absence of any sign of a political strategy seriously undermines the chances of success for any US strikes on Syria.
On 10 April 2018, Caabu's director Chris Doyle had a letter published in the Guardian on Syria, in response to an article by Simon Jenkins.
UK failure to hold Israel to account over unlawful killings risks more deaths in Gaza
5 April 2018
On 6 March 2018, Caabu hosted a briefing titled ‘100 years and counting: the contested past and uncertain future of the Palestine-Israel conflict’with Ian Black, an award-winning journalist and author of ‘
