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| 1. Parliamentary debate about humanitarian aid in Gaza on Thu 8 Feb 2. UKPALMHN Action Half-Hour on Mon 12 Feb 3. UKPALMHN Cafe Palestine 38 on Sat 24 Feb 4. David Cameron has fallen for Israel’s dodgy dossier on UNRWA 5. Israel bombed Belgian aid office in Gaza after nation refused to halt UNRWA funding 6. In Gaza, there’s a war on women. Will the West ignore it because they’re “not like us”? 7. Children of Palestine: a lost generation 8. Israeli necro-politics and the pursuit of health justice in Palestine 9. Hundreds of US, EU, UK Civil Servants Issue Joint Statement on Gaza 10. UK professor suffered discrimination due to anti-Zionist beliefs, tribunal rules 11. Beyond bad apples. Reconsidering institutional racism Plus … Lament for Gaza on Irish Uileann pipes 1. Parliamentary debate about humanitarian aid in Gaza on Thursday 8 February Urge your MP to attend this crucial parliamentary debate taking place at Westminster Hall on Thursday 8 February at 1.30 pm. Full details of this action on the UKPALMHN website: https://ukpalmhn.com/gaza-crisis/ 2. UKPALMHN Action Half-Hour Monday 12 February at 13:00 These informal events provide an opportunity to talk, swap ideas and take actions together. Please write to ukpalmhn@gmail.com if you would like a link to the meeting All of the actions for this event and previous events can be found on: https://ukpalmhn.com/gaza-crisis/ 3. UKPALMHN Cafe Palestine 38 on mental health in Gaza Saturday 24 February from 16:00 – 18:00 Further details to follow The previous Cafe Palestine Zoom meeting was full with a maximum of 100 participants. In light of this, the Cafe Palestine on 24 February will be available both on Zoom and as a live stream on Facebook. 4. David Cameron has fallen for Israel’s dodgy dossier on UNRWA Opinion piece by Peter Oborne Israel’s long history of making false claims about events in Gaza should arouse scepticism about its report on Unrwa staff taking part in the 7 October attacks. Not, it seems, in the UK. https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/defunding-unrwa-britain-cameron-falls-israel-dodgy-dossier-again 5. Israel bombed Belgian aid office in Gaza after nation refused to halt UNRWA funding Belgian officials expressed outrage Thursday after Israeli forces reportedly bombed the office building of the Belgian Agency for Development Cooperation in the Gaza Strip, an attack that came after Belgium declined to join the U.S. and more than a dozen other countries in cutting off funding to the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency. https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-belgium-unrwa 6. In Gaza, there’s a war on women. Will the West really ignore it because they’re “not like us”? Mothers giving birth with no medical help, babies without milk, one toilet between 500 people – but none of it evokes empathy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/05/gaza-war-women-west-mothers-babies-medical 7. Children of Palestine: a lost generation These are real children, children who could be yours or mine, but for accident of birth. Children that we know from social media had hopes and dreams for their future — to be doctors, lawyers, teachers, poets and writers, actors, dancers, to excel in sports. All that talent is lost to their community and our world. It’s devastating. https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/children-palestine-lost-generation 8. Israeli necro-politics and the pursuit of health justice in Palestine A Commentary piece in BMJ Global Health Framing Palestinian violence on October 7 as provocation and Israeli violence as response is ahistoric and indicates indifference to the everyday violence experienced by Palestinians. The Israeli state practises both fast violence against Palestinians, while simultaneously creating the conditions for their ‘slow death’. https://gh.bmj.com/content/9/2/e014942 9. “Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide” – Hundreds of US, EU, UK Civil Servants Issue Joint Statement on Gaza More than 800 civil servants from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union have released a statement criticizing their governments’ support of Israel in its ongoing aggression on Gaza, warning that such policies could be contributing to war crimes and violations of international law. https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ethnic-cleansing-and-genocide-hundreds-of-us-eu-uk-civil-servants-issue-joint-statement-on-gaza/ 10. UK professor suffered discrimination due to anti-Zionist beliefs, tribunal rules University of Bristol academic who was sacked after being accused of antisemitic comments wins ‘landmark’ decision https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/feb/05/uk-professor-suffered-discrimination-due-to-anti-zionist-beliefs-tribunal-rules 11. Beyond bad apples. Reconsidering institutional racism Mon 12 Feb at 19:00 – 20:30 GMT The webinar is organised by Lets Face Change and the speaker is Dr Tarek Younis. This webinar will focus on unpacking where the politics of the psy-disciplines and the politics of Muslims overlap, demonstrating how psychological theories and practice serve state interests and perpetuate inequality – especially racism and Islamophobia. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-face-change-seminar-series-reconsidering-institutional-racism-tickets-809233157157 Plus … Lament for Gaza on Irish Uileann pipes Kinvara Palestine Solidarity Group post showing Eugene Lambe play a lament for Gaza on Brigid’s Day. Https://twitter.com/TadhgHickey/status/1753456868687593498?s=20 |
الشبكة البريطانية الفلسطينية للصحة النفسية 