Posts Tagged ‘Israel’
‘Traumatic’: Muslim organisations condemn Hackney Council’s response to Middle East conflict
Several mosques sign letter criticising Town Hall’s failure to vote on Gaza ceasefire and calling for end to borough’s twinning with Haifa
Read More‘Twinning must end’: Campaigners call on Hackney to cut ties with Israeli city
Chair of the organisation that runs exchanges between Hackney and Haifa defends relationship
Read More‘Celebrate wisely’: Hackney rabbi issues reminder to local Jewish community ahead of Purim
Jewish Community Council co-founder Rabbi Schapiro asks people to be ‘vigilant and not too dramatic’
Read MoreJewish leader condemns ‘hateful’ anti-Palestinian graffiti found in Dalston
Rabbi Herschel Gluck said the message, which has since been removed, was ‘disgusting’
Read More‘It’s about humanity’: Pro-Palestinian campaigners defend graffiti on Hackney border following complaint
Chair of local organisation for Jewish ex-servicemen and women threatens direct action if messages are not removed
Read More‘We’ll keep coming back’: Hackney protesters vow to continue fight for Palestine
Demonstrators have again urged the council’s pension fund to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s ‘apartheid and occupation’ of Palestine
Read MoreGaza: Hackney Council calls for cessation of hostilities
Green party motion passes – with qualified Labour support
Read MoreHackney MP Meg Hillier faces calls to resign after abstaining on vote for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Protesters outside Hackney Town Hall urged the Labour MP to consider her position
Read MoreHackney man admits criminal damage of Israeli embassy
75 year-old John Harvey threw a tin of red paint
Read MoreHundreds gather for pro-Palestinian protests in Hackney
Demonstrators demanded a ceasefire in Gaza at rallies in Dalston and outside the Town Hall
Read More‘No place for hate’: Hackney’s deputy mayor sends out message of support to all residents affected by Middle East conflict
Anntoinette Bramble ‘proud’ to see locals of different faiths and views caring for one another
Read MoreHackney Council sparks backlash from pro-Palestinian campaigners after removing ‘antisemitic’ graffiti
Palestine Solidarity Campaign condemns Middle East violence as it questions Town Hall’s response to the words ‘Free Palestine’
Read MoreProtesters demand Hackney Council divest from companies that operate in the ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’
Around 60 people attended the protest organised by Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) with support from Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Read More2020: A brutal siege
Local doctor Patrick Bogue on the ‘striking parallels’ between his work in the Gaza strip and tackling coronavirus in the NHS
Read MoreHackney to vote on anti-semitism definition opposed by anti-Israel campaigners
IHRA definition adopted by 125 local authorities has seen protests in other boroughs
Read MoreElger Esser, Morgenland @ Parasol Unit: celebrating the ‘heavenly luminosity’ of Lebanon and beyond
The German artist uses his hazily romantic photography to add a fresh perspective to portrayals of Middle Eastern landscapes
Read MoreA Land Without People: founding of Israel is the focus of new play
Playwright Brian Rotman wrote play as an angry response to events in Gaza, basing it on historical archives
Read MoreOpen letter from Hebron
Human rights monitor Chris Venables shares experiences of the West Bank in letter home to Hackney
Read MoreHackney Mayor backs Conservative bid to block anti-Veolia deputation
Hackney Labour group splits over decision to prevent local resident from speaking to full council over controversial waste contract
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