Measuring the distance between international law which Britain has pledged to uphold – and the lived reality in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Register for the conference here.
Israel/Palestine: In Search of the Rule of law
Category: Balfour Project
Sir Vincent Fean: Online Talk
Balfour Project: Towards an Independent Palestinian State
Last Thursday at Glasgow University 300 people heard distinguished journalists speak on ‘The news from Gaza: dispelling myths and telling the truth’.
Today at Edinburgh University 350 people heard politicians, former diplomats and others speak on ‘Tragedy in Gaza – Britain’s legacy, Scotland’s role’.
Today’s conference concluded with a ‘Scottish Call to Action’ from the Balfour Project. The Call was presented by Sir Vincent Fean, British Consul-General, Jerusalem 2010-14, now Chair of the Balfour Project. The Call reads:
Continue readingFrom Balfour to Banksy
An interview with Miranda Pinch about her new film.
100 years ago Britain’s Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour set in motion the vision of Israel… His ‘Balfour Declaration’ had another, disastrous impact: the dispossession of the Palestinian people.
This film looks at other visions — including a wide range of views from occupied Palestine today, ranging from anger to attempts at envisioning a future. It also shows the vision of another Englishman: the contemporary artist Banksy, who has created in Palestine a hotel that is also a remarkable satirical art installation.
Find out more about the film here http://www.balfourtobanksy.com
Britain Palestine Israel – 70 Years On
Photos of yesterday’s conference organised by King’s College, London & Balfour Project: 1st May 2018. Speakers included Sir Vincent Fean (former British Counsel-General, Jerusalem), Alon Liel (former Director-General, Israeli Foreign Ministry), Ghada Karmi (Palestinian doctor, writer, Research Fellow, Exeter University), Peter Shambrook (British historian specialising in the Middle East), Leila Sansour (Palestinian film maker based in Bethlehem) and Menachem Klein Department of Political Science, Bar-Ilan University, Israel and Visiting Professor, Kings College Middle East Studies Department). View more photos here
Balfour Project: 70 years on
Mindful of centuries of European persecution of the Jewish people
and the continuing plight of the Palestinian people
The Balfour Project
invites the government and people of the United Kingdom to:
• learn what the Balfour Declaration and Palestine mean for both Jews and Arabs
• acknowledge that whilst a homeland for the Jewish people has been achieved, the promise to protect the rights of the Palestinian people has not yet been fulfilled.
• urge the people and elected representatives of the UK to take effective action to promote justice, security and peace for both peoples.
Peacemaker Trust 