It’s clear that despite the official ceasefire, Israel continues to kill and injure Palestinians on a mass scale. CND, as part of the Palestine coalition, will continue to make the case to end Israel’s genocide.
The UK government’s announcement of a ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements, the suspension of additional sems export licenses to Israel and the other measures outline are a positive step toward ending Britain’s decades-long complicity in Israel’s violations of international law. These have been core demands of the movement in Britain for Palestinian rights, and their adoption shows that the mass movement for Palestine is making a difference.
Protest
Nearly three years of marches, boycotts and relentless grassroots organising by the movement for Palestine made the government’s announcement happen. This must be a floor, not a ceiling. So join us for the following protests:
- 26th September – march to Labour party conference to tell new PM Andy Burnham to stop arming Israel
- 10th October – national demonstration calling for an end to the genocide three years on
A nuclear weapons-free Middle East
A nuclear weapons-free Middle East is central to peace in the region. Click here to support CND’s call for the UK government to work towards this!
Israel refuses to acknowledge that it has nuclear weapons – estimated to be approximately 90 warheads – and also refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). It uses the threat of its nuclear arsenal to act with impunity across the region. International pressure needs to build on Israel to join the NPT and take steps to disarm its nuclear weapons.
The British government should be working within the UN to secure a nuclear weapons-free Middle East treaty.
‘A nuclear-free Middle East: how do we get there?’ – watch back CND webinar
