The Union of Palestinian Communities and Institutions in Europe called for mobilizing the Palestinian national front to support the Palestinian prisoners in the Zionist occupation prisons and to support the first prisoners who have declared their open hunger strike in a new, heroic struggle called the “Battle of Dignity (Karameh) …
Read More »Union of Palestinian Communities in Europe demands the immediate release of Raja Eghbarieh
The Union of Palestinian Communities and Organizations in Europe called for the launch of a large-scale European and international solidarity campaign with detained Palestinian activist Raja Eghbarieh, a member of the Political Bureau of the Abnaa el-Balad movement in occupied Palestine ’48. He was arrested by occupation forces on 11 …
Read More »A Belgian-Palestinian artist imprisoned by Israel: Free Mustapha!
We are very concerned about the fate of our friend Mustapha Awad, a young artist and a Belgian worker of Palestinian origin. Mustapha was arrested by the Israeli authorities on 19 July 2018. There are very serious reasons to fear that he is or will be subjected to torture and …
Read More »Ibrahim Nasrallah announces withdrawal from academic conference in protest of Israeli participation
The poet and novelist Ibrahim Nasrallah announced his withdrawal from the conference of the European Association for Modern Arabic Literature (EURAMAL), which includes Arab and European professors working in Western universities interested in the study and teaching of Arabic literature. He announced his withdrawal from a conference, “Fiction and History: …
Read More »Video: Mass demonstration in Rome in support of the Palestinian people
This report by the Associated Press from the mass demonstration for Palestine in Rome on 12 May includes an interview with Dr. Fawzi Ismail, President of the Union of Palestinian Communities and Associations – Europe.
Read More »Union rejects invitation to participate in the PNC in Ramallah
A statement to the Palestinian people on the reasons for refusing to participate in the session of the Palestinian National Council in Ramallah Statement by Dr. Fawzi Ismail, President of the General Secretariat of the Union of Palestinian Communities and Institutions – Europe On 28 April, I received an official …
Read More »31 March, Istanbul: Palestinian Day of the Land
Saturday, 31 March 3:00 pm Israeli Consulate Büyükdere Cad. No:199 Levent – Istanbul Metro Istanbul, Turkey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/366820083726148/ Organized by BDS Turkey After the decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, the Trump administration announced with all bravado that it will transfer its embassy on the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian …
Read More »Istanbul, 9 December: 100 Years since Balfour & Historical Responsibilities
BDS Turkey will cap off its events marking the centenary of the Balfour Declaration with an international conference on Saturday, 9 December in Istanbul https://www.facebook.com/events/143332302986230/ BDS Turkey will welcome distinguished scholars Ilan Pappé, Adel Manna and Fikret Başkaya on 9 December for a conference to discuss the Balfour Declaration from …
Read More »Leila Khaled denied entry to Italy
A statement by the Arab Palestinian Democratic Union (UDAP) Today, Tuesday, 28 November 2017, Leila Khaled was stopped at Leonardo da Vinci – Rome Fiumicino Airport. The Palestinian leader was denied entry to Italy and forced to depart on the next flight to Amman. This incident took place following repeated …
Read More »Vienna: National Reconciliation and Prospects for the Palestinian National Project
On the centennial of the Balfour Declaration, the Handala Association and the Arab-Austrian Cultural Center (OKAZ) organized a political symposium in Vienna, Austria on 2 November, with a lecture by Palestinian media and political activist Wadie Abu Hani. The event was co-organized with the Palestinian Doctors’ and Pharmacists’ Union and …
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