| National Demonstration for Palestine Source: Palestine Solidarity Campaign Date: Saturday 29 November from 12:00 noon to 4:30pm Location: From Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall End the Occupation – Stop Arming Israel – End Apartheid On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we will be marching again in London to demand an end to Israel’s genocide, military occupation and apartheid against Palestinians. https://palestinecampaign.org/events/national-demonstration-for-palestine-29-november/ UKPALMHN Solidarity Space Monday 1 December and Monday 8 December at 1pm (UK time) This is an open space where people exchange their emotional responses with a view to remaining resilient amidst a constant stream of distressing news. Please contact ukpalmhn@gmail.com if you would like a link to these meetings Resolution 2803: How the UN Security Council legitimised Palestinian children’s death-worlds Source: Lama Khouri writing in CounterPunch Date: 24 November 2025 Lama Khouri is a member of the Palestine-Global Mental Health Network. This article contends that United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 did not merely fail to protect Palestinian children — it officially sanctioned their systematic destruction by endorsing a plan that entrusts Donald Trump and allied states with control over Gaza’s governance and reconstruction. It argues that through colonial, racialised frameworks the international system continues to produce a hierarchy of children’s lives, whereby Palestinian children are rendered killable while others are protected. Drawing on theorists such as Achille Mbembe and Frantz Fanon, the piece describes how the resolution transforms genocide into governance and normalises the elimination of a population. https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/24/resolution-2803-how-the-un-security-council-legitimized-palestinian-childrens-death-worlds/ Palestinian civil society condemns UNSC Resolution 2803 establishing joint US–Israel illegal occupation of Gaza (Position paper) Source: Al-Haq Date: 20 November 2025 This position paper, authored by a coalition of Palestinian civil society organisations, presents a collective voice rejecting UNSC Resolution 2803, which they argue institutionalises foreign military and administrative control over Gaza without Palestinian consent. It contends the resolution serves as a de facto form of occupation, sidelining Palestinian self-determination and incorporating aid and reconstruction into frameworks of coercion and dispossession. The paper emphasises that Palestinian perspectives and agency are essential to any meaningful resolution, and calls on states to reject the resolution, uphold rights of return, and pursue accountability for settler-colonial violence. https://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/26842.html All my dreams have been erased: Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank Source: Human Rights Watch Date: 20 November 2025 This 105-page Human Rights Watch report analyses “Operation Iron Wall”, during which Israeli forces forcibly displaced around 32,000 Palestinians from the Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, demolished hundreds of structures and have since barred residents from returning. It concludes that these actions constitute the war crime of forcible transfer and form part of crimes against humanity, calling on states to impose targeted sanctions, suspend arms sales and take measures to ensure accountability. https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/11/20/all-my-dreams-have-been-erased/israels-forced-displacement-of-palestinians-in-the Killing fields at the food line: Israel’s siege on Gaza’s supply chainSource: Good Shepherd CollectiveDate: 20 NovemberPrices of goods in Gaza remain astronomically high, despite the illusion of a ceasefire.[…]What emerges is a precision-engineered famine. Israel controls every calorie that enters Gaza, restricts the fishing zones that might provide protein, bombs the agricultural lands that could grow vegetables, and destroys the water infrastructure necessary for food production and preparation. The result is predictable: a captive population forced to pay prices that would be considered extortionate in the world’s wealthiest nations, while living in rubble with no income, no infrastructure, and no escape .https://thecall.ps/p/killing-fields-at-the-food-line-israels Dr. Samah Jabr discussing Israel’s impunity when it comes to torturing and raping Palestinians Source: Dr Samah Jabr on LinkedIn Date: 21 November[You may need to close a pop-up window in order to see this item] This is a short clip with Dr Jabr but the post also includes a link to the full interview (requires sign-up). https://www.linkedin.com/posts/samah-jabr-25509883_torture-rape-activity-7397603402307768320-UYIP/ Germany is offering asylum to donkeys from Gaza. Gaza’s children? Not allowed. Source: Opinion piece in Mondoweiss Date: 23 November A text book example of de-humanisation. Germany is now taking in animals from Gaza while refusing entry to injured and sick Palestinians. The message is clear: in Germany’s hierarchy of “valuable” life, Palestinians are valued less than animals. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/11/germany-is-offering-asylum-to-donkeys-from-gaza-gazas-children-not-allowed It is reasonable to ask Israeli academics to condemn genocide? Source: Circulated by theSouth Africa-Palestine Mental Health Network Date: 11 November This document argues that Israeli academics have an ethical responsibility to publicly oppose the genocide in Gaza, noting that academic institutions often legitimise or obscure state violence through silence and selective scholarship. It challenges the idea of academic neutrality and urges scholars to adopt positions rooted in accountability, solidarity and opposition to structural harm. It highlights the limits of liberal academic discourse and calls for more direct forms of engagement aligned with justice for Palestinians. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcyEN4CmOyyFt042ibH9epU1DZA5ewpB/view Diary of a Young Doctor: Notes from the genocide in Gaza Source: Goodreads Date: 8 November 2025 We included a moving and insightful piece by Dr Ezzideen in our 29 October mailing. Five days before 7 October 2023 a young Palestinian doctor returns to Gaza, having completed his medical studies abroad. His family gathers to celebrate his achievements and welcome him home. On 11 October seventy-five members of his extended family are killed in an airstrike, and thus begins his incredible story of survival and service to his people. […] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242996578-diary-of-a-young-doctor FEATURED EVENTSThere are 15 informative and inspring events listed in the run up to Christmas: https://ukpalmhn.com/events/ War trauma in children: Voices from Gaza and global perspectives (webinar) Date: Friday28 November at 12:30 (UK time) Source: Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Islam Indonesia and Palestine-Global Mental Health Network IndonesiaThis webinar examines the psychological impact of ongoing conflict on children, featuring contributions from mental health professionals working in Gaza and international experts in trauma and childhood studies. It focuses on the current mental-health crisis, evidence-based interventions in conflict zones and the role of global solidarity in supporting affected children. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdy4yIH2YLcGlot_KMxjbhy7CDOp67AqayDDZoOAsZMP5gYvA/viewform Break the Silence: Trauma therapists talk about Gaza Date: Saturday 29 November at 8pm Source: EMDR Therapists for Palestine This is an online event and it will be recorded. Have you felt powerless, frustrated, gaslit and shut down when trying to talk about the Palestinian genocide in therapeutic spaces? Confused as to why trauma therapists want to talk about healing trauma, both collectively and intergenerationally, yet avoid mentioning Gaza? Join Gabor Maté and Palestinian friends including experienced therapists Nada Khader and Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi to explore the implications of what Maté calls “the unspeakable collective trauma that has been for decades inflicted on the people of Palestine,.. A trauma witnessed and grieved by millions around the world”. Please buy a ticket, your donations will support the recovery of children from Gaza. https://events.humanitix.com/breaking-the-silence-trauma-therapists-talk-about-gaza The Logic of Extermination/The Logic of Denial: An Online Symposium Date: Sunday14 December at 6pm (UK time) Source: The Psychosocial Foundation × Parapraxis This full-day online symposium explores how the “logic of extermination” and the “logic of denial” operate in the context of the genocide in Gaza and other long-standing racialised violences, bringing together international scholars across three panels. It serves as a fundraiser for the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, emphasising how psychological, political and historical frameworks are interwoven in mass violence. https://www.thepsychosocialfoundation.org/store/p/logics-of-extermination-and-denial FEATURED ACTION For all actions see: https://ukpalmhn.com/gaza-crisis/ A call to action: Please sign the Open Letter to Thomas Hübl and The Collective Trauma Summit calling on the wellness world to end the silence on genocide in Palestine This call to action urges people to sign an Open Letter addressed to Thomas Hübl and the organisers of the Collective Trauma Summit, challenging the wellness and therapeutic sectors to end their ongoing silence on the genocide in Palestine. Although the Summit ended in October 2025 and the original submission window has formally closed, signatures are still being collected, including from contributors and others within wellness institutions, to maintain public pressure and accountability. The letter has already been signed by more than 500 individuals, including prominent figures such as Dr Gabor Maté, and is continuing to circulate widely (it has been viewed over 16,500 times), generating behind-the-scenes conversations within wellness networks. Organisers emphasise that all are welcome to sign and share the letter, particularly those in mental health and wellness professions, to amplify its impact and keep the issue visible.Full details about this action can be found here: https://ukpalmhn.com/resources/open-letter-to-thomas-hubl-and-the-collective-trauma-summit-november-2025/ The Open Letter can be found here: https://www.change.org/p/open-letter-to-thomas-h%C3%BCbl-and-the-collective-trauma-summit-2025-03441627-5434-449a-9f6d-36c08dcd40fb |
الشبكة البريطانية الفلسطينية للصحة النفسية 