We’re sharing posts from Standing Together, and from Sally Abed, one of the Palestinian leaders of the movement, reflecting on the significance of Israeli Independence Day and Nakba Day 2024, which fell on 14 and 15 May respectively.
The newest local chapter of UK Friends of Standing Together in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, held its first vigil on Thursday 16 May.
Sabreen Msarwi is a Palestinian secondary-school teacher and a leader of Standing Together. She is currently being victimised and threatened with dismissal from her job after she attended a march commemorating Nakba Day on 15 May.
After far-right settlers attacked trucks transporting desperately-needed aid into Gaza, Standing Together has called for a “Humanitarian Guard” to protect the trucks.
The latest report from Uri Weltmann, National Field Organiser of Standing Together, on the movement’s latest activity.
UK Friends of Standing Together will hold our next national meeting via Zoom at 7:30pm on Monday 13 May. We’ll hear from Nadav Shofet, a member of the Standing Together leadership, about the movement’s latest activity.
Show your support for Standing Together by buying a Friends of Standing Together t-shirt for £15. All proceeds beyond covering costs will go directly to Standing Together in Israel.
The following message, from Standing Together’s National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann, was read at our rally in Parliament Square on 9 May.
