Hi John,
We've had a great response to our webinar next week making the case for economic and trade sanctions on Israel, but there is plenty of space, so I wanted to make sure you'd seen it. We're particularly pleased to have Omar Barghouti joining us, the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Details in Tim's original email below.
James O'Nions
Head of movement building at Global Justice Now
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Hi John,
As Israel escalates its attacks on Gaza and deepens its violent occupation of the West Bank, and Donald Trump makes plans for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, the rest of the world must do more to stand with Palestinians.
Join us for a webinar on 13 May, for a discussion on why sanctions and economic pressure on Israel are a necessary response to Israel's genocidal attacks on Gaza and its long-standing illegal occupation of Palestine.
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Sanctions on Israel: Why the UK must act now
📅 When: 13 May 2025, 7pm
📍Where: online on Zoom
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Speakers:
- Omar Barghouti, co-founder Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement
- Ines Abdel Razek, Global Energy Embargo for Palestine
- Ghassan Ghaben, Gaza Families Reunited
- Shaista Aziz, Stop Trump Coalition
- Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now
We hope you can join us – book your place today.
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In this webinar, we’ll hear from Palestinian campaigners who have long been at the forefront of demands for economic sanctions to end international complicity in Israel’s violations of international law.
And as more MPs speak out in favour of sanctions to end UK complicity and hold Israel accountable for its war crimes, we’ll discuss how to put pressure on the government to achieve this.
We’ll also hear from the campaign calling on the UK government to urgently create a Gaza Family Scheme, for Palestinians from Gaza to reunite with loved ones in the UK.
Last year the International Court of Justice in the Hague made clear that all countries must act to deter genocide, and ensure that their trade relations don’t support Israel’s illegal occupation. The UK's obligation to act is clear.
Please join us online on Tuesday 13 May at 7pm where we’ll discuss how we continue building the campaign for sanctions on Israel’s war economy.
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Thank you,
Tim Bierley
Palestine campaigner, Global Justice Now
P.S. The Stop Trump Coalition has launched a tool to lobby your MP to demand the government places sanctions on Israel. Click here and write to your MP now – it's essential we keep the pressure up on our governments.
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