UK Friends of Standing Together

Supporting Israel's Arab-Jewish social movement for peace and equality

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"What the Israeli election means to me as a Palestinian citizen"

With elections for Israel's Knesset (Parliament) due to take place on 27 October, we republish this message from Palestinian Standing Together activist Bakr Jabr Zoubi.

Statement condemning arrest by Israeli forces of 80 non-violent volunteers protecting Palestinian olive harvest

UK Friends of Standing Together condemns the arrest by Israeli forces of over 80 non-violent volunteers with the umbrella ‘Protect the Harvest’ initiative, which illustrate the impunity and influence of the settler movement in its displacement of and violence against Palestinians.

Standing with Palestinian olive farmers against settler terror

Standing Together activists are mobilising to support Palestinian farmers this olive harvest season.

UK Friends of Standing Together Steering Group statement on "Zionism is racism" resolution

A statement responding to the resolution recently passed at the Green Party conference.

Arguing for peace, solidarity, and co-resistance at Green Party conference

Despite a ban on Standing Together and Friends of Standing Together from Green Party spaces, our supporters organised an unofficial fringe meeting with two Palestinian speakers which offered a different model for solidarity.

Cambridge lecture series raises money for Standing Together

Literature Cambridge, an independent educational organisation providing courses in classical and English literature, runs a "Lectures for Peace" series, raising money for charities and campaigning organisations including Standing Together.

Three years on from 7 October, we demand peace, security, freedom, and equality for all

London Friends of Standing Together held a vigil on Sunday 4 October to mark three years since the 7 October massacres, and the brutally destructive assault on Gaza which followed. Here, we collate speeches from the event. Pictures and video will also be added.

Building labour movement support for Protect The Harvest

Two local branches of the National Eduction Union (NEU), the largest union for school workers, and the Bristol North West Constituency Labour Party have recently passed resolutions supporting Protect The Harvest.