As part of our involvement in the Protect The Harvest coalition, UK Friends of Standing Together invites you to meet two British-Jewish activists from Achvat Amim (Solidarity of Nations, another Protect The Harvest partner organisation) to discuss their involvement in "protective presence" activity in the occupied West Bank.
We welcome the measures announced yesterday by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. External pressure can supplement the vital work done by organisations like Standing Together to build co-resistance on the ground.
A model motion for trade union branches, which can be adapted for other bodies, to build support for the Protect The Harvest coalition.
Standing Together writes to supporters about ongoing work to support Palestinian communities menaced by settler violence.
The Gaza Support Network is an international network of activists, working to provide direct material support for people on the ground in Gaza. Here, we share info about their latest appeal.
We're sharing a petition from Communities for Palestinians, demanding the UK government includes Gazans in planned safe routes for refugees.
Activists in Manchester Friends of Standing Together are participating in sponsored runs and swims, as part of a "Summer of Solidarity" aiming to raise money for Standing Together's vital work on the ground.
The Manchester branch of UK Friends of Standing Together recently hosted a screening of Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land'. David Frankal reflects on the event.
Standing Together reports on its recent direct action, aimed at breaking the settler siege on Palestinian residents of Qusra in the occupied West Bank.
Mailam Eltity is a doctor, born and raised in a Palestinian town in northern Israel. Mailam now lives in Germany, where she is active in Berlin Friends of Standing Together. We republish an interview with her about her activism.
Standing Together reports on recent protests against the violence inherent in the settlement project in the West Bank.
Tareq was interviewed about his recent 1,000-mile cycle ride, raising money for families in Gaza and Standing Together.
Amin Amara, a Palestinian leader of Standing Together, explains why the movement's Get Out The Vote campaign ahead of October's Knesset elections is so important.
Standing Together has launched its summer fundraising campaign. Please give generously.
UK Friends of Standing Together welcomes new British sanctions on West Bank settlements. We call on the government to take the logical next step in support of a two-state solution by banning trade with settlements.
Tareq was interviewed about his 1,000-mile cycle ride to raise funds for families in Gaza, and for Standing Together, on the BBC World Service's "Weekend" show, 28 June 2026.
Join Friends of Standing Together, international partners and groups on the ground: answer the call from local Palestinian farmers and organizers for international presence during the olive harvest!
Abdalrahman is from Gaza, and now lives in London. His entire family remains in Gaza. He spoke about the realities of daily life for Gazans.
Standing Together's summer fundraising campaign is now live.
Two speeches by UK Friends of Standing Together activists, on Palestinian and one Israeli, given at Humanists UK’s Festival of Humanism 2026.
Standing Together and other anti-occupation groups join local residents for a march to protest the expulsion of Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin-Palestinian village on occupied land.
Israel’s settler regime wants to bisect the West Bank to prevent the emergence of a Palestinian state.
Tareq Al-Qazzaz will cycle over 1,000 miles: please give generously!
The movement’s Solidarity Guard is maintaining a permanent presence in Khan al-Ahmar, to support resistance to displacement.
Join London Friends of Standing Together for a silent vigil at 1pm on Sunday 7 June, King’s Cross Station.
Hundreds of people in the village of Khan al Ahmar are facing ethnic cleansing as the Israeli government doubles down on plans to expel communities and cut the West Bank in two, separating the north and south.
Standing Together’s national co-director was interviewed about ongoing settler violence in the West Bank.
The Green Party MP for Waveney Valley has joined our caucus of Parliamentary supporters.
Join Notts Friends of Standing Together for a vigil to protest war and occupation.
Ellie is the Green Party MP for North Herefordshire.
Hundreds of Standing Together activists have mobilised against the far right in Jerusalem today, 14 May.
Bristol Friends of Standing Together hosts a screening of Esther Takac's The Very Narrow Bridge, followed by a Q&A with the director.
London Friends of Standing Together organiser Lennaart van Oldenborgh writes in Chartist magazine.
UKFoST opposes calls to ban pro-Palestinian marches. We believe they could undermine civil liberties. The power and duty to confront antisemitism in progressive circles lies above all with progressives themselves, not the state.
Standing Together activists plan to stand with Palestinians against far-right mobs.
Our partners at We, Democracy have organised a letter to the Board of Deputies and JLC against their invitation to Farage to speak at a rally against antisemitism.
A recent vigil held by our North East (England) branch was covered in North East Bylines.
A coalition of Israel, Palestinian, and binational organisations held the third annual "It's Time" peace summit.
A statement from UK Friends of Standing Together on recent antisemitic attacks.
We're cosponsoring a watch party of the It's Time! peace summit. Join us from 4pm on Thursday 30 April.
London Friends of Standing Together will hold a silent vigil on Sunday 3 May, at 1pm.
Notts Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil on Sunday 26 April, at 3pm.
Bedouin-Palestinian activists in Standing Together held a protest at the home of minister Amichai Chikli.
The "It's Time!" peace summit, which brings together a coalition of dozens of Israeli, Palestinian, and binational peace organisations, will take place in Tel Aviv on 30 April.
The 21st annual Joint Memorial Day Ceremony took place on 20 April. UK Friends of Standing Together branches throughout the UK cosponsored live screenings of the event. Here, we republish reflections from Standing Together's national co-directors Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green.
Hundreds of Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel demonstrated in Tel Aviv on 16 April, demanding an end to settler terror and the occupation of the West Bank.
Scotland Friends of Standing Together hosts a live screening of the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony.
Israeli government policy seeks to deepen control over the West Bank, displace Palestinians, and seize more territory.
End the forever war!
Targeted sanctions against West Bank settlements and settler organisations can increase external pressure on the Israeli government, and help Standing Together break the pro-occupation consensus in mainstream Israeli politics.
Our next national supporters' meeting will take place on Monday 11 May, 7pm.
Notts Friends of Standing Together co-host a screening of the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day Ceremony.
UK Friends of Standing Together branches across the UK are hosting and cosponsoring screenings of the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony, which takes place in Jerusalem on 20 April.
Bristol Friends of Standing Together will host a screening of the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony in nearby Bath on 20 April.
Israel's new death penalty law solidifies apartheid and normalises killing.
Manchester Friends of Standing Together will co-host a screening of the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony.
Alon-Lee Green was arrested at a protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday 4 April, along with fellow activist Nadav Oren. They were later released without charge.
Brighton Friends of Standing Together will host a screening of the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony on 20 April, 6-8:30pm.
We stand with anti-war protesters in Israel!
UK Friends of Standing Together supporters from around the UK formed a Purple Bloc at the Together Alliance demonstration against the far right on Saturday 28 March.
UK Friends of Standing Together hosts a webinar with Dror Etkes, an Israeli anti-occupation activist involved in settlement monitoring.
London Friends of Standing Together will hold a silent vigil in King's Cross at 1pm.
David Davidi-Brown is the Chief Executive of New Israel Fund (NIF) UK. NIF supports campaigns, NGOs, and community groups fighting for peace, equality, and democracy in Israel, including Standing Together. This artice was first published in the Guardian.
A message to supporters from Standing Together.
We’re asking elected politicians who support peace, democracy, and equal rights for all in Israel-Palestine to become Parliamentary Friends of Standing Together.
UK Friends of Standing Together is proud to cosponsor the London screening of the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony, organised by UK Friends of the Parents Circle — Families Forum and Friends of Combatants for Peace.
Join Notts Friends of Standing Together at a vigil against war.
Sally Abed, a Palestinian leader of Standing Together, and Iranian socialist historian Arash Azizi recently spoke at a webinar about the ongoing regional war.
UK Friends of Standing Together will form a Purple Bloc on the Together Alliance demonstration against the far right on Saturday 28 March.
Join Glasgow Friends of Standing Together for a public meeting with two Standing Together activists.
A round-up of Standing Together's recent and ongoing activity on the ground.
Bristol Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil for peace tomorrow, Saturday 14 March, at 3pm.
Standing Together leader Sally Abed and Iranian historian Arash Azizi will address a webinar about the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war.
Standing Together's national co-director Alon-Lee Green writes to supporters.
FoST France–Europe hosted Standing Together’s Amal Ghawi, Itamar Avneri, and Thawra Abukhdeir, and Hanna Assouline, Ofer Bronchstein, and Vincent Lemire, at the Institut du monde arabe.
Join Cambridge Friends of Standing Together for a public meeting at 6pm on Tuesday 28 April.
This document was ratified at Standing Together's 10th national convention, held in November 2025.
The Manchester branch of UK Friends of Standing Together is hosting an online meeting, 7pm on Tuesday 10 March.
A message from Standing Together.
Read and share this explainer from Standing Together.
We're proud to work with supporters in the UK and devolved parliaments who share our commitment to Standing Together's vision.
Join Scotland Friends of Standing Together for a public meeting at the University of Glasgow, 6pm, Wednesday 25 February.
Notts Friends of Standing Together holds regular vigils in the city centre. These are pictures and the introductory speech from the vigil held on 22 February.
Cambridge Friends of Standing Together will hold our next vigil on Sunday 22 March, 11am, in the Market Square.
You can now watch the talk given by Standing Together's national co-director Alon-Lee Green at our recent public meeting.
Standing Together called for a day of strikes and protests against the social neglect of Palestinian communities, which has allowed a violent crime wave to take hold.
150 people joined us in central London on Wednesday 18 February to heard from Standing Together's national co-director, Alon-Lee Green.
Notts Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil at 1pm this Sunday, 22 February.
UK Friends of Standing Together joins several other pro-peace organisations to cosponsor the 2026 Vivian Silver Awards, hosted by the New Israel Fund on 22 March.
Our next national supporters meeting will take place online at 7pm on Monday 9 March.
580 people have been killed, and 1,500 wounded, since the ceasefire took effect.
Standing Together is mobilising to support Palestinian communities under occupation, facing eviction from their homes.
The next event in Literature Cambridge's "Lectures for Peace" series takes place on 7 March. The lectures raise funds for organisations including Standing Together.
London Friends of Standing Together's monthly rally takes place on 1 March.
Sheffield Friends of Standing Together has several upcoming events in February and March.
On 10 February, strikes, protests, and other forms of direct-action civil disobedience took place throughout Israel, as part of the campaign against the social neglect of Palestinian communities that has allowed an epidemic of violent crime to take place.
The daily reality for so many Palestinian in the occupied West Bank.
Uri Weltmann and Sally Abed, leaders of Standing Together, will speak at an online meeting for members of the Green Party, co-hosted by Jewish Greens. The meeting will take place at 6pm on Thursday 4 February.
Activists in London, including Palestinian and Jewish supporters of Friends of Standing Together, gathered on 22 January to show solidarity with the mass strike of Palestinians in Israel.
25,000 Palestinians are under curfew and face incursions and raids from Israeli soldiers.
On 22 January, people in Palestinian communities across Israel held strikes and protests, highlighting the lack of social provision, and racism-fuelled marginalisation, that has made their communities vulnerable to a violent crime wave.
Ghadir Hani, a Palestinian leader of Standing Together, writes about the movement's campaigning against the discrimination and social marginalisation that has allowed an epidemic of violent crime to develop in Palestinian communities in Israel.
Join us for an opportunity to hear in person from the Standing Together's national co-director Alon-Lee Green.
Notts Friends of Standing Together holds its next vigil from 1-2pm on Sunday 25 January.
In 2025, UK Friends of Standing Together helped with targeted fundraising campaigns, raising financial support for the Tel Aviv-Jaffa circle of Standing Together. Here, activists from the circle report on how the support has helped their activity.
Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker Natalie Portman urges support for Standing Together.
Eliah Levin and Angela Mattar, Standing Together organisers from Haifa, are currently in the UK to speak in workshops at Limmud, a Jewish cultural and educational conference. They were interviewed by popular Instagram channel Gwarnin Studio whilst in London.
Join Bristol Friends of Standing Together for a public meeting with Palestinian and Israeli activists.
Alon-Lee Green and Sally Abed, members of the leadership of Standing Together, spoke to Medhi Hasan.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported on our campaign to demand reinstatement for Melanie Goldberg, who was dismissed from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust because of her association with Friends of Standing Together.
London Friends of Standing Together's first rally of 2026 will take place at 1pm on Sunday 1 February in King's Cross. Please note that there will be no rally in January.
We'll meet for our first national supporters' meeting of 2026 at 7pm on Monday 12 January, via Zoom.
An update from Standing Together about the growth of their student chapters.
Humza Yousaf, a Member of the Scottish Parliament and former First Minister of Scotland, hosted a delegation of Scotland Friends of Standing Together supporters at Holyrood. The meeting was also addressed remotely by Palestinian and Israeli activists from Standing Together.
Notts Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil for peace on Sunday 28 December.
UK Friends of Standing Together supporters have a range of views on Palestine Action's political perspectives and strategies. However, we oppose the severe repression of activists for acts, as well as the proscription of Palestine Action under anti-terror legislation.
Far-right activists have recently attacked Palestinian bus drivers in Jerusalem. Standing Together mobilised its Solidarity Guard to support the workers against attack.
Experts in Holocaust and Jewish Studies have signed an open letter calling on the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) to reinstate Melanie Goldberg, who was dismissed because of her membership of Friends of Standing Together.
A statement from UK Friends of Standing Together.
Melanie has been dismissed from her role at the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust because of her association with Scotland Friends of Standing Together.
Angela Mattar, a Palestinian leader of Standing Together, will speak in multiple sessions at Limmud, a Jewish cultural and educational festival, this December.
Bristol Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil on Saturday 13 December.
Jewish community news platform Jewish News has reported on the latest event held by London Friends of Standing Together.
The 9 December episode of BBC Radio 4's 'Crossing Continents' profiles the work of Standing Together, and features interviews with Alon-Lee Green, Rula Daood, Sally Abed, and Itamar Avneri.
Presentations from Palestinian, Israeli, and other speakers at the monthly rally held by London Friends of Standing Together on 7 December, marking Human Rights Day (10 December).
Student supporters of Sheffield Friends of Standing Together will co-host a screening of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land at the university on Tuesday 9 December, at 6pm.
Standing Together writes: "In what kind of reality is it legitimate for an army to kill children and justify it as defence against suspicious actors?"
Standing Together recently held its 10th annual national convention in Haifa. The event was subject to incursions by armed police.
1,500 people gathered in Haifa on 27-28 November for the 10th annual national convention of the movement.
Join London Friends of Standing Together for our monthly rally.
We'll hold our next national supporters' meeting at 7pm on 17 November, via Zoom.
Thanks to some effective outreach work and advocacy by Scotland Friends of Standing Together, former First Minister Humza Yousaf has tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament supporting Standing Together.
Standing Together activists report on recent mobilisations in the West Bank to stand with Palestinian olive farmers against settler terror.
Join us to hear voices from Palestinian and Israeli peace activists.
London Friends of Standing Together activists, members of the local community, and others came together at LICS for a Listening Circle.
London Friends of Standing Together will hold our monthly rally at 1pm on Sunday 2 November at King's Cross.
Join us to hear Palestinian and Israeli voices for peace.
Standing Together's national field organiser Uri Weltmann reports on the recent mobilisation to support Palestinian olive farmers facing settler attack during the harvest season.
Standing Together writes to supporters internationally.
Our Oxford branch invites supporters to upcoming events.
Sheffield Friends of Standing Together are hosting the photo exhibition "Presence of the Void", in partnership with Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF) and UK Friends of PCFF, from 25 October to 2 November.
The UKFPCFF event takes place on Sunday 16 November at 6:30pm.
Bristol Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil for peace on Sunday 12 October, 3pm on College Green.
Rula Daood, national co-director of Standing Together, writes to supporters.
UK Friends of Standing Together condemns the recent arson attack at a mosque in Peacehaven, and the killings at a synagogue in Manchester.
A report of our recent rally in King's Cross, London, has been published on the BBC News website. An item also featured on a TV news broadcast.
"Peace is the only way forward."
Friends of Standing Together supporters who are students and academics will hold meetings on campus at Sheffield (8 October) and Birkbeck, University of London (15 October).
Jasr Kawkby is a doctor based in London, originally from Gaza. He spoke at the London Friends of Standing Together rally on 5 October.
Cambridge Friends of Standing Together will hold our next vigil on Sunday 19 October.
Standing Together's national co-director Rula Daood recently participated in a panel organised by Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem, on "how to resist genocide?"
Scotland Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil to mark two years of horror.
Notts Friends of Standing Together will gather for their regular vigil on Sunday 5 October. Join us from 1-2pm in the Old Market Square.
London Friends of Standing Together will hold our next monthly rally at 1pm on Sunday 5 October. Gather at the IFO (Bird Cage), King's Cross Station, N1C 4TB.
UK Friends of Standing Together will hold our next national supporters' meeting via Zoom at 7pm on Tuesday 30 September.
Standing Together writes to supporters.
UK Friends of Standing Together supporter Jessica Douek was in Israel on 17 August, which saw the largest protests and strikes to demand a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement so far.
Eight Members of Parliament have signed a political appeal from UK Friends of Standing Together, calling on the UK government to take further and stronger action against war and occupation, and to support the forces of peace and equality in Israel-Palestine.
String trio Trio V is performing a benefit concert in aid of Physicians for Human Rights Israel, which provides essential medical care, medicine, and equipment to communities in the West Bank where access to healthcare is severely restricted.
Standing Together writes to supporters.
UK Friends of Standing Together responds to renewed calls from some in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement to boycott and no-platform Standing Together.
The action took place on 10 September.
UK Friends of Standing Together is supporting a vigil in London to commemorate children killed on 7 October and since.
Sheffield Friends of Standing Together plans events on 11, 25, and 26 September.
Standing Together renews its campaign to refuse war.
Standing Together reports on a recent action.
Cambridge Friends of Standing Together holds its next vigil on 21 September.
Bristol Friends of Standing Together is holding a fundraising event.
Literature Cambridge, an independent educational organisation, is holding a lecture series which raises funds for organisations including Standing Together.
UK Friends of Standing Together activists will be taking part in protests on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September, in central London.
We’re encouraging supporters in the Labour Party to submit this motion to their CLP, for submission to this year’s party conference.
17 August saw the biggest wave of protests to demand a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement since the war began.
North East Friends of Standing Together and the Parents' Circle-Families Forum are hosting an event on Saturday 6 September.
Standing Together's Eliah Levin was interviewed on BBC News about the recent protest at the live filming of Big Brother.
Standing Together writes to supporters.
40 Gazan students have full scholarships to study at UK universities, but are being held back by inaction by the UK government.
Thanks to the hard work of our fundraising ambassadors, and generous donations from supporters, we've hit out £20k target in our summer fundraising campaign.
As part of our summer fundraising campaign, Inas and Dotan from Standing Together Tel Aviv gave a presentation to UK Friends of Standing Together supporters on 12 August.
A message from Standing Together to supporters internationally.
Hear directly from Palestinian and Jewish activists organising on the ground.
10,000 people attended an anti-war rally in Tel Aviv, called by Standing Together.
More than 200 people attended the monthly London Friends of Standing Together rally on 3 August.
Cambridge Friends of Standing Together holds its next vigil on Saturday 17 August.
Glasgow Friends of Standing Together will host a fundraising event on Saturday 7 September, 3:45 to 6pm, at the Garnethill Multicultural Centre.
Your donations can help Standing Together resist war, occupation, and racism.
Uri Weltmann, Standing Together's national field organiser, writes to supporters with an update on the movement's latest activity.
Peray Ahmed, the Labour leader of Haringey Council in north London, and Bibi Khan, president of the London Islamic Cultural Society (LICS), have written a joint letter to Prime Minister Starmer urging stronger action on Israel-Palestine.
London Friends of Standing Together holds a monthly rally on the first Sunday of the month.
Oxford Friends of Standing Together is supporting a vigil against war.
Standing Together organised a "Flour March" on 22 July, with protesters holding bags of flour to demand the blockade of Gaza is lifted and Israel's war of annihilation ends.
But the racist politics which drove it are still a threat.
17,000 of the 58,000 people killed in Gaza have been children.
An update from Standing Together for international supporters.
An update from Standing Together.
Scotland Friends of Standing Together has a new model letter for supporters to use with their local Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs).
Cambridge Friends of Standing Together holds its regular vigil on Sunday 13 July, 11am, Market Place.
Palestinian socialist Ayman Odeh, who represents the left-wing party Hadash in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) gave this speech at a hearing as part of impeachment charges brought against him by right-wing MPs.
Baroness Royall mentioned Standing Together in a recent speech.
More than 500 people have been killed in shootings at or near aid distribution centres.
An update from Standing Together.
Proscribing protest groups using anti-terrorism laws is an affront to civil liberties.
Oxford Friends of Standing Together will host peace activist and journalist Ittay Flescher at 2pm on Sunday 13 July.
Cambridge Friends of Standing Together hosts writer and peace activist Ittay Flescher for a discussion on his new book The Holy and the Broken.
London Friends of Standing Together will hold our monthly rally at 1pm on Sunday 6 July. Meet by the IFO (Bird Cage), King's Cross Station, N1C 4TB.
London Friends of Standing Together is partnering with Local Peace Talks to host Ittay Flescher for a talk on his new book The Holy and The Broken.
Standing Together's Helen Jacoub shares her feelings on the tensions involved in being a Palestinian citizen of Israel in the present moment.
Standing Together is campaigning to improve bomb shelter facilities in Bedouin communities in the Negev/Naqab.
Cambridge Friends of Standing Together will hold their regular vigil on Sunday 22 June.
Local MP Siân Berry will host the inaugural public meeting of Brighton Friends of Standing Together.
The killing of four Arab-Palestinian women by an Iranian missile exposes the deep inequalities in Israeli society.
Standing Together writes to supporters.
Standing Together writes to supporters about plans for the movement's Humanitarian Guard.
Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel have marched from Tel Aviv to the Gaza border to protest the Israeli government's war of annihilation and starvation.
The North East England branch of UK Friends of Standing Together is working with the Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF) to host two events reflecting on the catastrophic loss of life in Palestine and Israel.
An interview with Avner Wishitzner, an activist in Combatants for Peace and an organiser of the recent Black Flag Action Group statement of Israeli and Palestinian academics opposing the war.
Standing Together write to supporters about their three-day march from Tel Aviv to the Gaza border.
Standing Together has been holding protests at the Gaza border, demanding an end to war. Channel 4 News covered one of the protests, held on 23 May.
The Milton Keynes branch of UK Friends of Standing Together has organised a night of live music to raise funds, and awareness, for Standing Together.
Rula Daood, the Palestinian co-director of Standing Together, spoke at a recent anti-war protest at the Gaza border.
Over 1,000 Israeli and Palestinian higher education workers, including Standing Together co-founder Prof. Dani Filc, have co-signed a statement, organised by the Black Flag Action Group, opposing Israel's war and calling on the higher education sector to mobilise to stop it.
Standing Together activists confront far-right thugs in Jerusalem.
Activists from the London branch of UK Friends of Standing Together report on a growing partnership with the London Islamic Cultural Society in Haringey.
Our next national supporters' meeting will take place at 7:30pm on Monday 9 June, via Zoom.
Standing Together's co-director Alon-Lee Green writes to supporters.
Alex Sobel, the Labour and Cooperative MP for Leeds Central and Headingley and one of UK Friends of Standing Together's founding parliamentary patrons, raised the case of Standing Together co-director Alon-Lee Green and other anti-war activists who were recently arrested at the Gaza border.
Standing Together leaders Amin Amara and Uri Weltmann visited several cities in England as part of a speaker tour organised by UK Friends of Standing Together.
Co-director Alon-Lee Green speaks from house arrest, while national field organiser Uri Weltmann spoke to the BBC during a speaking tour in the UK.
A joint statement from the UK, French, and Canadian governments condemns Israel's latest onslaught in Gaza.
Standing Together vows to continue civil disobedience against the war.
Demonstrators will march to the border to fence to protest war and starvation, and demand freedom for hostages.
300 people have been killed in the last 48 hours.
Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood, the co-directors of Standing Together, spoke to esteemed journalist Christiane Amanpour on her CNN show.
15 May is Nakba Day, when Palestinians commemorate the dispossession and displacement they suffered during the foundation of the State of Israel. In this post, Standing Together activist Helen Jacoub reflects on her family's experiences.
Join us for further meetings on our speaker tour with Amin Amara and Uri Weltmann.
Along with Yachad UK and New Israel Fund UK, we're co-hosting an additional public meeting in London with Standing Together leaders Amin Amara and Uri Weltmann on Monday 19 May.
UK Friends of Standing Together supporters will attend demonstrations called by We Democracy on 11 May and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign on 17 May to distribute leaflets and raise awareness of Standing Together's work.
A message from Standing Together.
You can watch a livestream of the annual Joint Nakba Day Ceremony organised by Combatants for Peace.
A message to supporters.
Supporters of UK Friends of Standing Together have made a submission to Labour's National Policy Forum.
Israeli authorities are clamping down on anti-war dissent.
On 29 April, UK Friends of Standing Together branches are hosting or cosponsoring screenings of the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony in several cities.
London Friends of Standing Together will hold our monthly rally at 1pm on Sunday 4 May.
A message to supporters from Standing Together.
Friends of Standing Together branches in Cambridge and Glasgow are co-hosting screenings of the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony on 29 April.
Notts Friends of Standing Together will host a screening of the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony, organised annually by Combatants for Peace and the Families Circle.
Standing Together's national co-director Alon-Lee Green writes to supporters.
UK Friends of Standing Together is proud to host movement leaders Amin Amara and Uri Weltmann for a speaking tour in the UK. Sign up to attend your nearest meeting!
The "It's Time" conference brings together a coalition of over 50 peace organisations, including Standing Together.
Our national branch in Scotland is now on Instagram.
Jasr Kawkby is a doctor based in London, originally from Gaza, Palestine. He spoke at the London Friends of Standing Together rally on 6 April.
Standing Together stands for truth.
A message to supporters from Standing Together.
Cambridge Friends of Standing Together will gather for their regular vigil on Sunday 27 April, 11am, Market Place (CB2 3JQ).
London Friends of Standing Together will meet for our regular monthly rally on Sunday 6 April, 1-2pm at King's Cross Station.
Carrie Supple, a member of the London branch of UK Friends of Standing Together, reports on a recent visit to Israel.
A message to supporters from Standing Together.
Standing Together has been on the streets every day, protesting against war and calling on Israelis to refuse.
The co-director of Oscar-winning film No Other Land was attacked by racist thugs.
Notts Friends of Standing Together will make a stand against war and occupation, in support of Standing Together's fight for peace.
The Sheffield branch of Friends of Standing Together is continuing regular vigils and meetings.
UK Friends of Standing Together is proud to support Combatants for Peace and Parents Circle UK in their screening of the annual Memorial Day Ceremony.
We'll host Standing Together leaders Amin Amara and Uri Weltmann for a speaking tour in May 2025, visiting London, Cambridge, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Bristol.
Standing Together is calling on Israelis to refuse the drive to renewed war.
We'll hold our next national meeting online at 7:30pm on Tuesday 1 April.
Standing Together is supporting the peace and reconstruction plan recently endorsed by the Arab League.
Supporters of UK Friends of Standing Together in Lewisham, South East London, will hold a stall and leafleting activity on Lewisham High Street (SE13 6JG) from 1-2pm.
In addition to UK Friends of Standing Together's efforts to support the work of Standing Together in Israel, we also want our own government to do more to promote peace and equality in Israel-Palestine.
UK Friends of Standing Together is supporting a campaign by the Fire Brigades Union to demand Israel releases an impounded fire engine, donated by the Scottish fire service to fire fighters in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
The next Cambridge Friends of Standing Together vigil will take place at 11am on Sunday 16 March.
Help us build support for Standing Together's vision throughout the labour movement.
Palestinian-Israeli film 'No Other Land' has won the 2025 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
Standing Together has partnered with numerous other organisations to organise a food aid drive for Ramadan.
Download our new A5 leaflet giving an introduction to our campaign.
A message from the movement to supporters.
We're pleased to announce we'll be joined by Standing Together activist Joshua Korn.
London Friends of Standing Together's next rally will take place at 1pm on Sunday 2 March at King's Cross Station. We're honoured to be joined by Palestinian journalist and peace activist Ibrahim Abu Ahmad, co-host of 'Unapologetic: The Third Narrative'.
Cambridge Friends of Standing Together will hold its next vigil tomorrow, Sunday 16 February.
A transcript of a speech given by Standing Together's national field organiser Uri Weltmann at a recent demonstration in Kfar Saba, Israel, demanding an extension of the ceasefire.
An update from Standing Together.
A message from Standing Together's National Co-Director Alon-Lee Green.
A statement from Standing Together in response to US president Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza.
On 27 January, Standing Together's National Co-Directors Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood addressed the UK Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry into the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Standing Together activists protested along with Palestinian residents in Al-Bustan, in occupied East Jerusalem.
Standing Together leader Sally Abed writes to supporters.
The next London Friends of Standing Together rally will take place on Sunday 2 February at 1pm.
UK Friends of Standing Together is supporting a campaign by firefighters in the Fire Brigades Union to demand that Israel releases an impounded fire engine, donated by Scottish fire services to Palestinian firefighters in the West Bank.
Standing Together's National Co-Directors Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green will address the UK Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry into the Israel-Palestine conflict on Monday 27 January.
Fortnightly actions continue in Sheffield.
UK Friends of Standing Together supporters in Milton Keynes will meet on Wednesday 12 February at 7pm to discuss setting up a local branch.
Actions will continue throughout 2025 to support Standing Together's fight for peace and equality.
As Palestinians and Israelis celebrate the ceasefire and hostage-release agreement, West Bank settlers are committing acts of terror.
Standing Together is mobilising to demand the extension of the ceasefire and hostage-release agreement.
On 23 January, we'll host a webinar on fundraising for Standing Together, with Nadav Shoftt, Standing Together's Head of Resource Development.
Activists in our Nottinghamshire branch have written to local and national newspapers setting out our vision for peace and equality.
Photos and videos from Standing Together's 16 January demonstration in Jerusalem.
Standing Together is renewing its "Aid to Gaza" campaign.
An updated version of the political statement first published by UK Friends of Standing Together in June 2024, outlining the demands we place on our own government.
Sheffield Friends of Standing Together's vigils continue on alternate Thursdays, 5-5:30pm outside the Town Hall, Pinstone Street, S1 2HH. The next vigil takes place on 16 January.
Notts Friends of Standing Together will continue to hold vigils every Sunday, at 1pm outside Zara (Pelham Street, NG1 2ED), to protest the war on Gaza and the occupation of Palestinian territory, and to support Standing Together's fight for peace and equality.
Our Cambridge branch will hold its first vigil of 2025 on Sunday 19 January at 11am.
For the past few months, Standing Together has been conducting the Yes, Peace campaign, in order to build support not only for ending the current war on Gaza, but also for the longer-term prospect of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, that would guarantee both peoples their right to national self-determination, independence, safety and security.
Palestinian peace activists Amira and Ibrahim, hosts of the "Unapologetic: The Third Narrative" podcast, spoke at the London Friends of Standing Together rally on Sunday 1 December.
The Bristol branch of UK Friends of Standing Together will host a public meeting on 9 January, with Palestinian and Israeli speakers discussing Standing Together's work.
Several Members of Parliament spoke about the work of Standing Together, in a recent debate about Israel-Palestine.
Join us at 11am at The Market, outside the Guildhall.
Join as at 1pm at King's Cross station.
Standing Together's National Co-Directors Alon-Lee Gree and Rula Daood write to supporters.
This article, by Rachel Fink, was originally published in Haaretz on 4 December.
A message from Sally Abed, a member of Standing Together's national leadership.
The Bristol branch of UK Friends of Standing Together has upcoming events on 6 December, 14 December, and 9 January.
The Cambridge branch of UK Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil on Sunday 8 December, 11am outside the Guildhall, to protest against war and occupation, and to support Standing Together's fight for peace and equality.
Sheffield Friends of Standing Together's vigils continue on alternate Thursdays, 5-5:30pm outside the Town Hall. The next vigils take place on 28 November and 12 December.
Barnet Friends of Standing Together, part of our London branch, will continue their regular vigils throughout December and January, from 3:30-4:30pm on Sundays, excluding the first Sunday of the month.
We're proud to announce that Amira Mohammed and Ibrahim Abu Ahmad, Palestinian peace activists and hosts of the "Unapologetic: The Third Narrative" podcast, will be guest speakers at the London Friends of Standing Together vigil on Sunday 1 December.
Despite the Israeli government's choking blockade, more aid collected by Standing Together as part of its "Aid to Gaza" campaign has arrived in Deir al Balah.
Standing Together's National Co-Director with an update for supporters.
Join us for our monthly vigil, outside King's Cross station.
A new post on Standing Together's English-language Instagram highlights the work of Friends of Standing Together groups around the world, including three UK Friends of Standing Together branches in Nottinghamshire, London, and Bristol.
On 18 November, UK Friends of Standing Together activists joined a demonstration at the Israeli Embassy called by members of the Fire Brigades Union.
The Jewish Labour Movement, one of the Labour Party's affiliated socialist societies, has passed a resolution supporting Standing Together at its 2024 AGM, which took place on 18 November.
A message from Standing Together to international supporters.
Standing Together's National Field Organiser, who was arrested on a recent anti-war protest, reports on recent events.
The November edition of the journal of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (Aslef), a train drivers' union, includes an interview with two Standing Together leaders.
Standing Together on why the Israeli state's new restrictions on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (known as UNRWA) will deepen humanitarian crises.
Two Standing Together leaders, Uri Weltmann and Alon-Lee Green, were arrested by Israeli police in Tel Aviv tonight (Saturday 2 November), at an anti-war protest organised by Standing Together.
Scottish firefighters donated a fire engine to Palestinian firefighters in the West Bank. The Israeli government has impounded it and prevented it from reaching its intended destination. FBU activists have called a protest on 18 November to demand the engine is released.
An excerpt from Uri Weltmann's remarks at a public meeting in London on 27 October.
Over the course of the meeting, 100 people, including several MPs, joined UK Friends of Standing Together in the House of Commons on Monday 28 October, to hear from Standing Together leaders Sondos Saleh and Uri Weltmann.
Join us in King's Cross to stand against war and occupation.
Uri Weltmann and Sondos Saleh will address a public meeting at JW3, Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET on Sunday 27 October at 6:30pm.
Our aims for 2024-5.
A report from Standing Together on the movement's latest activity.
As some attention shifts to Israel's war on Hezbollah in Lebanon, possible reprisals against Iran, and other issues, it's vital we continue to confront, and work to stop, the horrors the Israeli military continues to inflict on Gaza.
Join us to show support for Standing Together's fight for peace and equality.
UK Friends of Standing Together will meet for our regular monthly national meeting on Tuesday 15 October at 7:30pm.
Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann writes to supporters.
This article, by Julie Ward and Pete Sagar, is reposted from North East Bylines.
We republish a transcript of the speech given by Nadia Whittome MP, one of our parliamentary patrons, at the Notts Friends of Standing Together vigil on 6 October.
A message to supporters from Standing Together's National Co-Directors Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood.
Vigils were held in Sheffield (3 October) and London, Nottingham, and Bristol (6 October) to mark a year since the 7 October attacks, and the war on Gaza.
We're encouraging all supporters to invite their local MP to attend our meeting with Standing Together leaders in the House of Commons on Monday 28 October.
Two local UKFoST chapters will hold vigils, marking the upcoming one-year anniversary of the 7 October attacks, and Israel's war on Gaza, to show our support for Standing Together's struggle for peace and equality.
On Monday 9 September, at the University of Haifa, the Students’ Union blocked Palestinian students from registering their candidates for the union’s elections.
Standing Together reports on its work to build groups on university campuses.
Standing Together's National Organiser Uri Weltmann writes in the Morning Star newspaper.
Aid convoys delivering food, medical supplies, hygiene products, and other essential provisions donated by Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel as part of Standing Together's "Aid for Gaza" campaign have now arrived in Gaza.
We're delighted to announce an in-person meeting with Standing Together leaders Sondos Saleh and Uri Weltmann.
An update from Standing Together, dated 20 September.
Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann writes to supporters.
We gathered to hear from Palestinian and Jewish leaders of the movement, and to discuss what we can do to support them.
An interview with Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann.
Our local chapters hold regular vigils to stand for peace and equality in Israel-Palestine. Please join us if you can.
An update from Standing Together, from 12 September.
As hundreds of thousands protest and strike in Israel, Standing Together reports on its latest work.
How Standing Together is mobilising to take action against the mounting humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and how you can help.
Register for our upcoming meeting at the London Islamic Cultural Society, with Jewish and Palestinian leaders from Standing Together, plus Palestinian peace activist and journalist and Standing Together member Lana Ikelan speaking in person.
A report from Standing Together on the movement's latest work.
We're delighted to host Lana Ikelan, Palestinian peace activist, journalist, and Standing Together staff member, at a public meeting in London.
Join us to raise awareness of Standing Together's fight for peace and equality.
Standing Together's National Co-Director Rula Daood reports on the movement's latest activity.
Standing Together report on the latest developments in Israel-Palestine and the wider region.
Standing Together's response to recent events in the war, including the killing of children in Gaza and Majdal Shams.
Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann writes about the movement's new campaign, following the thousands-strong peace march Standing Together co-organised in Tel Aviv on 25 July.
Standing Together's National Co-Director Rula Daood writes about her journey into political activism.
A successful legal challenge by Standing Together means that a planned anti-war march will now take place on 25 July.
Sarah Goldberg, an organiser with Standing Together's Haifa chapter, spoke at our 7 July rally in Parliament Square. The text of her speech is below.
Standing Together report on plans to resist the cancellation of their anti-war protest, due to take place in Tel Aviv on 18 July.
Thanks to everyone who joined us in Parliament Square last Sunday, 7 July. We mobilised over 150 people to support Standing Together's struggles for peace and equality in Israel-Palestine.
UK Friends of Standing Together supporter Dan Rickman writes for Barnet Post on the weekly vigils held by the Barnet group of London Friends of Standing Together.
We're pleased to announce that the speaker at tomorrow's UK Friends of Standing Together monthly national meeting will be Alon-Lee Green, National Co-Director of Standing Together.
A statement written by Dr. Shahd Bishara, a member of the national leadership of Standing Together, for the UK Friends of Standing Together rally which took place on 7 July.
UK Friends of Standing Together is supporting a global fundraising campaign to raise money for Standing Together. Here's how you can help.
The next monthly meeting for supporters of UK Friends of Standing Together will take place at 7:30pm on Monday 15 July.
The Sheffield chapter of UK Friends of Standing Together plans a meeting for supporters on Monday 8 July, followed by a vigil on Thursday 11 July.
Standing Together is calling on international supporters to demand their governments sanction the settler organisations involved in the dispossession of Palestinians' homes in the occupied West Bank.
Manar Abu Shakra Qaedan, one of the Palestinian leaders of Standing Together, reports on the It's Time! conference, which took place on 1 July.
5,000 people are registered to attend a conference in Tel Aviv today, bringing together dozens of organisations from the Israeli peace and anti-occupation movements.
An update from Standing Together, circulated to supporters internationally.
Join us in Parliament Square at 3pm on Sunday 7 July.
Sheffield Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil on Thursday 27 June at 5pm, outside Sheffield Town Hall, to support calls for a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement.
A report from Standing Together on recent action by the Humanitarian Guard against planned attacks by racist settlers.
UK Friends of Standing Together is not an electoral organisation, and will be making no formal endorsements of any party or candidates in the upcoming UK general election. However, we do want candidates for office, and our elected representatives, to know about Standing Together and our work to support them.
The latest roundup on Standing Together's activity from Uri Weltmann, the movement's National Field Organiser.
A short report from Rula Daood, National Co-Director of Standing Together.
We've produced a new leaflet to raise awareness in the UK about Standing Together's Humanitarian Guard, which defended Gaza aid convoys from attacks by far-right settlers.
Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann reports on the movement's efforts to combat racist violence.
We'll hear from Nasser Odat and Shir Yerushalmi from Standing Together about the movement's latest work, and how we can support them.
UK Friends of Standing Together's primary focus is on amplifying and supporting Standing Together's on-the-ground work. But we also acknowledge the role of diplomatic pressure.
Palestinian teacher and Standing Together leader Sabreen Msarwi has been reinstated to her job, after a domestic and international campaign to defend her from victimisation.
Reposted from an email update to members of Friends of Standing Together from Sally Abed, one of the movement's Palestinian leaders.
"This is a moment to act urgently to save lives."
A report from Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann on the movement's success in defending Gaza-bound aid convoys from settler attack.
Join us to hear directly from Palestinian and Jewish leaders of Standing Together.
Learn more about Standing Together, and UK Friends of Standing Together's work to support them, via these FAQs.
Join us at a public forum to learn more about Standing Together's efforts to build co-resistance for peace and equality. The meeting will take place at 6:30pm on Thursday 13 June at The Salisbury Hotel, Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London N4 1JX.
In the past week, the Annual General Meeting of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), and the Annual Assembly of Delegates of the train drivers' union Aslef, have passed resolutions supporting Standing Together.
A report from Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann on the successful defence of Gaza-bound aid trucks from attacks by far-right settlers.
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.
Although the march was called at only a few days' notice, thousands of Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel responded to Standing Together's call for an anti-war protest in Tel Aviv on Thursday 9 May.
UK Friends of Standing Together is now on Instagram. Please follow us!
On Thursday 9 May, as thousands marched against war with Standing Together in Tel Aviv, we rallied in Parliament Square to show our solidarity with them and amplify their message of peace and equality.
On Thursday 9 May, Standing Together, a grassroots movement of Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel, is holding an anti-war rally in Tel Aviv, along with other pro-peace, anti-occupation groups. As UK Friends of Standing Together, and supporters of the Israeli anti-war movement, we are gathering in Parliament Square to show our solidarity with them.
Dr. Farheen Khan, an activist in Notts Friends of Standing Together, spoke at the May Day (international workers' day) rally in Nottingham on 4 May. We republish Farheen's speech below.
Our Bristol chapter is holding a public meeting at 7pm on 30 May at Tony Benn House, Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6AY. Standing Together leaders Rula Daood and Nadav Shofet will address the meeting remotely.
We republish below the latest report from Uri Weltmann, National Field Organiser of Standing Together, circulated to international supporters.
On Thursday 25 April, Standing Together organised a protest at the Gaza border, calling for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and an end to the occupation.
Standing Together's National Co-Director Alon-Lee Green recently appeared on Sky News to discuss the political situation in Israel/Palestine.
On 21 April, Standing Together leaders Sally Abed, Alon-Lee Gree, and Nadav Shofet participated in an international webinar alongside Friends of Standing Together organisers, including Anna Roiser, a member of the UK Friends of Standing Together Steering Group.
The newest chapter of UK Friends of Standing Together, in Sheffield, will hold a vigil on Thursday 16 May, 5:00-5:30pm, outside the main entrance to Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street, S1 2HH.
This Sunday, 21 April, please join us online for a webinar featuring Standing Together leaders and organisers and activists from Friends of Standing Together groups in Los Angeles and London.
On Thursday 18 April, Notts Friends of Standing Together will host a public discussion forum on the struggle for peace and equality in Israel/Palestine.
Standing Together's National Co-Director Rula Daood was recently interviewed on BBC World News, along with Itamar Avneri, a member of the Standing Together leadership and municipal councillor in Tel Aviv-Yafo.
Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann reports on recent protests in Israel, including a mass anti-government mobilisation in Tel Aviv, and Standing Together's anti-war protest in the Arab-Palestinian city of Shefa-'Amr.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will meet for its annual conference from 22-24 in Blackpool. The policy paper on Israel/Palestine submitted to the conference by the union's Executive Committee includes support for Standing Together.
The latest update on Standing Together's activity in Israel.
We share a report from Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann on the movement's latest activity.
This address was given by Dr. Farheen Khan, a supporter of Notts Friends of Standing Together, at the regular vigil held by the group on Sundays in central Nottingham.
UK Friends of Standing Together supporters in Barnet, North London, will continue regular vigils, supporting calls for an immediate ceasefire, hostage release agreement, and an end to the occupation, every Sunday from 4-5pm.
Bristol Friends of Standing Together will hold a vigil this Sunday (10 March) to demand an immediate ceasefire and hostage-release agreement.
Standing Together is assembling a convoy of humanitarian aid, including food supplies, that will attempt to enter Gaza on Thursday 7 March.
Despite police repression, which prevented a planned march from taking place, hundreds of activists took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Thursday 29 February to protest Israel's war.
Municipal elections were held in Israel on Tuesday 27 February. Standing Together supporters stood as part of local initiatives in Haifa and Tel Aviv.
Supporters of UK Friends of Standing Together in Barnet, North London, are planning a public vigil to make a stand for peace and equality in Israel and Palestine.
Standing Together, Women Wage Peace, Peace Now, and other anti-war and anti-occupation organisations in Israel will hold another protest in Tel Aviv on 29 February, to demand a ceasefire and the release of hostages.
Supporters in Bristol have launched a local chapter of UK Friends of Standing Together.
Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann has written an opinion piece for the UK newspaper Metro. We republish the article below. The original is available on the Metro website here.
Danielle Bett is a Scottish-Israeli activist who works as Director of Communications for Yachad UK. She attended Standing Together's recent conference in Haifa, and wrote this report for UK Friends of Standing Together. Danielle writes in a personal capacity.
An excerpt of a speech given by Palestinian activist Shahd Bishara, at Standing Together's 4th National Congress on 2 February.
We publish below a report from Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann, on Standing Together's recent and upcoming activity. The report was circulated to international supporters of Standing Together on 31 January.
We welcome support from trade union branches, community organisations, local branches of progressive political organisations, and campaign groups. Please consider passing our model motion.
This article, by Standing Together's National Field Organiser, was published in the Morning Star on Monday 22 January.
Around 2,000 protesters marched in Tel Aviv on 18 January, in a demonstration organised by Standing Together and others to demand an immediate ceasefire, the return of hostages, and an end to the occupation.
Our Nottingham group has linked up with Standing Together's chapter in Haifa to help provide transport to anti-war protests in Tel Aviv .
Israeli police have refused to grant a permit for an anti-war protest in Tel Aviv, called by a coalition of left-wing, anti-occupation, and peace groups led by Standing Together, due to take place on 11 January.
The Notts chapter of UK Friends of Standing Together will hold vigils on Sunday for the next three weeks, and possibly beyond, by the Brian Clough statue, just off Old Market Square in Nottingham.
Sally Abed, one of the Palestinian leaders of Standing Together, spoke at the protest in her hometown of Haifa to demand a ceasefire, the release of hostages, an end to the occupation, and peace and equality.
We share below this speech from Standing Together's National Co-Director Alon-Lee Green, given at the 28 December protest in Tel Aviv called by Standing Together to demand a ceasefire agreement, the return of hostages, and peace and equality between Israeli Jews and Palestinians.
Our Nottingham chapter, Notts Friends of Standing Together, will hold a vigil in front of the Council House (Old Market Square) on Sunday to call for a ceasefire, the return of hostages, an end to the occupation, and peace and equal rights in Israel/Palestine.
We republish below a report on Standing Together's recent activity from Uri Weltmann, National Field Organiser.
Standing Together has organised a mass protest in Tel Aviv to demand a ceasefire agreement, the release of hostage, and a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli ambassador to the UK, was recently interviewed on Sky News. Asked about the possibility of a two-state settlement - an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel - Hotovely stated her absolute opposition.
On Monday 11 December, we were honoured to host Rula Daood and Uri Weltmann in the House of Commons for the public launch of UK Friends of Standing Together.
On Sunday 17 December, Standing Together held an English-language webinar with presentations and discussion from Palestinian and Israeli Jewish activists in the movement.
Nadia Whittome MP, one of our parliamentary supporters, spoke in a debate today to advocate stopping UK arms sales to Israel. In her speech, she referred to the work of Standing Together and its National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann's comments at our meeting last night.
Thanks to everyone who attended the public launch of our network in the House of Commons last night (Monday 11 December). We were honoured to host Rula Daood and Uri Weltmann from Standing Together.
We're looking forward to welcoming Rula Daood and Uri Weltmann, Co-Director and National Field Organiser of Standing Together respectively, to London this week.
Please download and print these leaflets promoting the UK Friends of Standing Together network.
Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann was interviewed on the Owen Jones Podcast on 22 November.
UK Friends of Standing Together will hold our public launch meeting on Monday 11 December.
Over 100 people joined a silent vigil in Nottingham on Sunday 19 November, organised by Notts Friends of Standing Together, a local chapter of our network, to call for ceasefire, the release of hostage, and a peace settlement based on equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians.
We republish below an email report from Uri Weltmann, Standing Together's National Field Organiser, circulated to international supporters.
This webinar with Standing Together leaders Alon-Lee Green and Sally Abed was hosted by the New Israel Fund on 13 November.
We publish below a translation of a speech by Palestinian socialist Ayman Odeh, a member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament), given at a Jewish-Arab Solidarity Rally in Haifa on 4 November, organised by Standing Together.
A report from 6 November from Standing Together's National Field Organiser Uri Weltmann.
On 24 October, Standing Together leaders Sally Abed and Uri Weltmann participated in an online panel, along with Palestinian educator and activist Kefah Abukhdeir and Israeli teacher and activist Yael Berda (A Land for All).
A report from Uri Weltmann, National Field Organiser for Standing Together.
We're reposting a briefing from Standing Together in Israel about what international supporters can do to help them.
27 human rights and anti-occupation organisations in Israel, including Standing Together, speak out against war.
