A Caabu and Human Appeal Parliamentary delegation has recently returned from the West Bank. The delegation from 6-10 October included Conservative MP Flick Drummond, Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams and Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Joanna Cherry QC. The delegation met with the Palestinian PM, Dr Rami Hamdallah and Israeli Member of the Knesset, Yossi Yona MK. They also were briefed by the British Consul General in Jerusalem Dr Alastair McPhail, and on the current situation in the West Bank and Gaza by the UN.

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‘Elimination of HCV - is it feasible?’

Friday 7 October 2016

3pm

Location: Al Gazalah medical centre

Cairo

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On the 22 September, Syrian journalist and critic of the Syrian regime, Zaina Erhaim had her passport taken from her at Heathrow airport.  She was told that this was because the Syrian government said that it was stolen.  

Chris Doyle, Caabu Director, has blogged about it here for the Huffington Post. 

Press release from Caabu, Index on Censorship, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Reporters without Borders, the Frontline Club

A Caabu and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) Parliamentary delegation have just returned from the West Bank. The delegation from 19-23 September included Conservative MP Kit Malthouse, Labour MP Matthew Pennycook and Scottish National Party (SNP) MP, Alan Brown. The delegation had meetings with both Palestinian and Israeli officials, the British Consulate in Jerusalem, and were briefed on the current situation in the West Bank and Gaza by the UN.

Is there any hope left for Syria? - Chris Doyle writes for CNN on end of the ceasefire

20 September 2016

The blame game started even before the guns fell silent.

The Regional War in Syria: Caabu event with Christopher Phillips 

Demolitions of Palestinian homes and other structures in the West Bank

Caabu has been speaking to the media on Russia's proposed ceasefire in Aleppo and the arrival of food convoys. Caabu director Chris Doyle was interviewed by the BBC and Joseph Willits was quoted in The i Paper. 

11 August 2016

International law flouted further by Israel with yet more demolitions of Palestinian homes in the South Hebron Hills

Caabu is appalled to learn of yet more demolitions of Palestinian homes in the South Hebron Hills by Israel, a devastating increase in demolitions that has amounted to at least 684 Palestinian structures being demolished across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, displacing 990 people. Israel has demolished more Palestinian homes in the first half of 2016 than it did in the whole of 2015.

“Today an orchestra. Tomorrow a country.” These were the words of the youngest member of the Palestine Youth Orchestra (PYO), aged just 14, summing up the hopes and dreams of the 85 talented young musicians who have just finished a hugely successful UK tour, organised by Palmusic.