Banksy’s Bethlehem ‘Walled Off’ hotel boosts Palestine tourism

by Caabu board member, Vyvyan Kinross

8 November

The enigmatic British artist Banksy’s ‘The Walled Off’ Hotel in Bethlehem has generated 50,000 visits from tourists wanting to stay in its nine rooms and in the process created strong interest in Palestine as a tourist destination, according to Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Rula Ma’ayah. 

Caabu Board member Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP raises Khan Al Ahmar with Prime Minister

17 October 2018

Caabu remains deeply concerned that the Israeli government will go ahead with the destruction Khan Al-Ahmar villages and forcible transfer of Palestinian Bedouin communities.  It would constitute a grave breach of international humanitarian law and according to the UN, be a war crime.

Caabu would like to invite you to a talk with leading author James Barr, as he speaks about the history of Anglo-American rivalry in the Middle East during the period of transition from British Empire to American dominance. 

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

When: Monday 19 November 2018, 18:30

Caabu would like to invite you to a book launch with Jordanian author and journalist, Rana Sweis, who will be speaking about her book, Voices of Jordan.

Caabu is one of fifteen organisations to sign a joint statement, urging the UK Government to take leadership on Palestinian refugees' rights and UNRWA funding.

The UK must show leadership on UNRWA and the rights of Palestinian refugees

7 September 2018

Caabu has recieved a response to an email sent on 11 July on Southern Syria from Foreign Office and Department for International Development (DFID) minister Alistair Burt.

UK Parliamentarians who have been on delegations with Caabu, including to Palestinian medical facilities, have written to the Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt about the plight of women with cancer in Gaza being refused permits by Israel to leave tor receive life saving treatment. 

Dear Foreign Secretary,

Caabu's parliamentary Chair Rt Hon David Jones MP (Conservative) and board members Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (Liberal Democrat) and Paula Sherriff MP (Labour) have written to the Home Secretary Sajid Javid about Yemeni journalist Ahmed Baider being denied a visa to the UK to receive vital hostile environment training through the support of the Rory Peck Trust. They call on the Home Secretary to reconsider Ahmed Baider's case and grant him a visa.

In both an Urgent Question on the Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al Ahmar and in International Development Questions, British MPs called for urgent action not words to stop its impending demolition and forcible transfer, and other such communities in Area C of the West Bank.