Friends of Palestine Societies roll out the red carpet for Aja Monet and Farid Esack
Friends of Palestine societies from Kings College London, the University of Manchester and the University of Sussex are rolling out the red carpet to for a roadshow event organised as part of ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’. The lectures, billed as “Palestine: 100 Years of Settler-Colonialism. 100 Years of Popular Struggle for Justice”, will be held in London on 28th […]
Man who stuck antisemitic stickers to Cambridge synagogue sentenced to two weeks of community work and two weeks of rehabilitation
Kristian Omilian, 30, has been sentenced to a 12-month community order for sticking antisemitic stickers on a synagogue in Auckland Road, Cambridge. He was caught on CCTV in November 2016. On 9th February, he pleaded guilty to a racially and religiously aggravated public order offence. He was handed a restraining order at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court which […]
Precedent set as University of Central Lancashire cancels Israel Apartheid Week event over antisemitism fears
A precedent has been set. The University of Central Lancashire has cancelled an event which was scheduled for the nationwide “Israel Apartheid Week”. The cancelled session titled “Debunking Misconceptions on Palestine” was organised by the university’s Friends of Palestine Society and was promoted as a panel discussion promoting a boycott of Israel. In the past, “Israel Apartheid […]