The people of Palestine need your help! Support the Palme Center‘s fundraising to help the civilian population of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank through our local partner organizations in Palestine. The collection also aims to support peace movements in Palestine and Israel The situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic . Over 35,000 people…
A landmark step toward peace: Ireland, Spain and Norway recognise the State of Palestine This May 28th, SOLIDAR welcomes the historical decision of two European Union’s (EU) Member States – Ireland and Spain – and Norway to recognise the State of Palestine. Since 2021, SOLIDAR has been campaigning for this recognition as a necessary step…
Protests banned on grounds of protecting ‘public order’ and ‘security’ The European Civic Forum, Civil Liberties Union for Europe, CIVICUS, European Network Against Racism and Solidar are calling on the European Commission to address at the highest political level the unlawful restrictions on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression imposed by member states since the dramatic escalation of violence…
THE DIRE SITUATION IN WAR-TORN PALESTINE Original article in Swedish A delegation of Olof Palme International Center, SOLIDAR member based in Sweden, has recently travelled to Palestine and Israel to meet their local partners and other political representatives and civil society organisations. Anna Sundström, Secretary General of Olof Palme International Center and Chair of the SOLIDAR…
History is judging us all, Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, in an appeal for aid to Gaza. This statement was updated on November 16th 2023. More than 40 days after Hamas’ horrific attack and Israel’s massive and ongoing counterattack, the situation is more dire and tragic than ever. The situation in Gaza has turned into…
Last Saturday, 7th October, Hamas went on a full-scale attack on Southern Israel and its civilian population, indiscriminately assaulting, kidnapping, and killing more than a 1300 innocent Israeli men, women, and children in the most brutal way, while letting thousands of rockets rain. The death toll and horrific details of the attack are still coming to…
In view of the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union, and on the 75th anniversary of Nakba, the Spanish Platform for the Recognition of the State of Palestine issued a statement calling on the Spanish government to fulfil its commitment to recognise the State of Palestine. The Platform, which includes many SOLIDAR’s…
To mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People SOLIDAR, in collaboration with EuroMed Rights, hosted a webinar dedicated to the topic of Countering Shrinking Space and the promotion of human rights in Palestine and Israel. The webinar looked into the situation of the Palestinian people living under occupation, including the constantly shrinking space for…
In view of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) that will take place on October 18th, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have sent a letter asking the EU Council and EU Member States to recognize the State of Palestine. The letter recalls EU’s obligation to promote respect for human rights in…
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