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Stop selling arms to Israel, Quakers tell UK government
Quakers have joined calls on the UK government to suspend arms sales to Israel due to the “clear risk" that the weapons might be used in violation of international law.
Stop selling arms to Israel, Quakers tell UK government
Joint statement on Rafah incursion
Quakers in Britain has joined 30 other charities calling on the UK government to take meaningful action to stop any further attacks on Rafah by the Israeli military.
Joint statement on Rafah incursion
Quakers in Britain are shocked and deeply saddened by the major escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine
As of 11 October 2023, more than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel and more than 900 in Gaza. Over 2,700 people have been injured in Israel, and 4,250 in Gaza. More than 260,000 Gazans have been displaced from their homes. Up to 150 people have been taken hostage by Hamas. Behind these rising numbers of deaths and casualties are individual lives ended or changed irrevocably. We mourn those lives already lost and call for an immediate de-escalation.
Quakers in Britain are shocked and deeply saddened by the major escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine
Human rights monitors safely home from Palestine
Two Irish nationals in Palestine to monitor the human rights situation on behalf of British and Irish churches and NGOs have been evacuated.
Human rights monitors safely home from Palestine
Quakers hold West Bank Quaker school in the Light after three alumni shot in the USA
Quakers in Britain have offered their support to Ramallah Friends School in the wake of the shooting of three former students in Vermont.
Quakers hold West Bank Quaker school in the Light after three alumni shot in the USA
Quakers in Britain condemn UK and US airstrikes in Yemen
Quakers have called on the UK government to use peaceful means to resolve conflicts in the Middle East, following the attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Quakers in Britain condemn UK and US airstrikes in Yemen
UK must take urgent action after ICJ genocide ruling, Quakers say
Quakers have welcomed, with a heavy heart, the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), that there is a plausible risk Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
UK must take urgent action after ICJ genocide ruling, Quakers say
Quakers and others say government’s public position on weapons licences to Israel at odds with what it has admitted in litigation
The government must suspend arms transfers to Israel instead of stating that it has provided no lethal or military equipment, Quakers and others warned this week.
Quakers and others say government’s public position on weapons licences to Israel at odds with what it has admitted in litigation
Quakers condemn crackdown on right to protest
Quakers have joined 45 other groups in writing to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to warn of the chilling effect of new legislation and policing powers.
Quakers condemn crackdown on right to protest
Quakers join parliamentary discussion on suspending arms exports to Israel
Quakers joined a roundtable discussion on suspending arms exports to Israel, hosted by Brendan O'Hara MP in parliament this week.
Quakers brief parliamentarians on suspending arms exports to Israel