UK Friends of Standing Together

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

Upcoming events

Peace Through Partnership: Fundraising Gig for Standing Together in Milton Keynes

Sat, 24 Oct 2026, 7:30 pm · York House Centre, Stony Stratford, MK11 1JQ

A fundraising evening of live music, poetry and storytelling celebrating dialogue, friendship and Middle Eastern and Jewish culture.

Notts Friends of Standing Together vigil for peace

Sun, 25 Oct 2026, 1:00 pm · Opposite Zara, Pelham Street, Nottingham NG1 2ED

As Notts Friends of Standing Together gathers for October's monthly vigil, Palestinians in the Occupied Territories face vicious attacks by settlers as they try to gather the olive harvest. Standing Together activists, joined this year by UKFoST supporters, provide protective presence to mitigate the violence of the Occupation. Come to the vigil to stand in solidarity with those taking practical grassroots action.

Hear Standing Together leaders speak in London

Wed, 11 Nov 2026, 7:00 pm · Central London, venue details shared with registered attendees

Join UK Friends of Standing Together for a rare opportunity to hear from Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood, members of the Standing Together leadership, in person. They’ll discuss the movement’s latest work, how international solidarity can help their efforts, and will reflect on developments in the political situation following elections due to take place in Israel on 27 October. They will be joined by Sabreen Msarwi, a Palestinian activist and former member of the Standing Together leadership, now based in London.

Latest articles

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.

Friends of Standing Together supporters in the Green Party protest conference ban

UK Friends of Standing Together has been barred from holding a stall at this year's Green Party conference, due to the Conference Committee's interpretation of historic party policy supporting BDS. UKFoST supporters in the party have launched an appeal.

Standing Together webinar: How to build resistance to settler terror

Join Standing Together activists for a webinar discussing the work of the Solidarity Guard.