Palestine Olympic Team in London

The Palestine Olympic team has been welcomed to London  in a ceremony at City Hall. The members of the team have travelled from Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem; and include a Palestinian refugee living in Egypt. They met for the first time in London a week before and are preparing to compete in swimming, judo and athletics. The ceremony was attended by MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Andy Slaughter as well as Baroness Jenny Tonge, and PSC representatives. Getting to London is a victory for the team - Jeremy Corbyn MP said how inspired he was by Palestinian youth who train, and aim to make their mark, in spite of much adversity. First published by Palestine Solidarity Campaign