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Quakers hold West Bank Quaker school in the Light after three alumni shot in the USA

Updated 4 February 2025

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

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Quakers in Britain condemn UK and US airstrikes in Yemen

Updated 4 February 2025

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

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UK must take urgent action after ICJ genocide ruling, Quakers say

Updated 4 February 2025

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

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Quakers and others say government’s public position on weapons licences to Israel at odds with what it has admitted in litigation

Updated 4 February 2025

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

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Quakers condemn crackdown on right to protest

Updated 4 February 2025

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

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Quakers join parliamentary discussion on suspending arms exports to Israel

Updated 4 February 2025

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

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Honour your heritage by ending investment in arms to Israel, Quakers urge Barclays Bank

Updated 4 February 2025

As Barclays Bank holds its AGM on Thursday, 9 May, Quakers urge them to stop investing in companies supplying arms to Israel.

Honour your heritage by ending investment in arms to Israel, Quakers urge Barclays Bank

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Poignant ceremony marks International Conscientious Objectors’ Day

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers and others marked International Conscientious Objectors' Day on 15 May at the annual ceremony of remembrance in Tavistock Square.

Poignant ceremony marks International Conscientious Objectors’ Day

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Pity of War sculpture unveiled at National Memorial Arboretum

Updated 4 February 2025

As over 100 conflicts rage around the world, and the death toll in Gaza and Israel rises to more than 35,000, the first memorial to civilian casualties of war has been unveiled.

Pity of War sculpture unveiled at National Memorial Arboretum

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Quakers call for a ‘fundamental reset’ of UK policies towards Palestine

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers joined 17 other UK charities outlining the key steps the new government must take in its first 100 days to address the conflict in Gaza.

Quakers call for a ‘fundamental reset’ of UK policies towards Palestine