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

Lifta: living history under threat - film-in-progress

The little town of Lifta is one piece of historical Palestine that has managed to remain more or less as it was before the 1948 Israeli war, but now its survival is threatened by the expansion of Israeli Jerusalem as over 250 luxury villas, shops and a hotel.  The Arab heritage, architecture and history are about to be erased by Jerusalem’s municipality.  Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews are standing together against this; the result of their solidarity could be the beginning of a reconciliation and a stronger, secure future for all.