Balfour Project conference to call for UK recognition of Palestine

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UK recognition of Palestine is one of a number of actions for the UK Government to be discussed at the Balfour Project conference 'Peace with Justice - how to get there' from 2pm UK time, on Thursday 6 June 2024 at Bush House KCL and online.

The conference organisers state: "The people of Gaza have been subjected to a level of death, injury and destruction surpassing all previous cycles of violence, and now face man-made famine. The West Bank is locked down, its economy at a standstill, while settler violence goes unpunished. The people of Israel suffer from the lasting horror of the 7 October Hamas attack, their fear for the hostages still captive, and the wider regional threat. Despite a growing international consensus pressing for an end to the conflict, the dreadful prospect of further escalation in Gaza is real.

"On 6 June, in partnership with the History Dept of King's College London, the Balfour Project is bringing together a range of speakers with ideas on the pathways out of this dreadful calamity towards Peace with Justice for both peoples. Palestinians will provide eye-witness accounts, insight and fresh thinking; other speakers will cover the regional and international context. There will be a Q &A with MPs focused on what actions the British Government should take to advance equality under the law."

Speakers:

Andrew Whitley, Balfour Project Chair
Professor Adam Sutcliffe, Professor of European History, King's College London
Mohamed Ghalayini, Gazan scientist
Nour Odeh, Palestinian political analyst
Daniel Levy, political scientist
Sir Vincent Fean - Trustee of Balfour Project
Lord Purvis of Tweed (LibDem)
Dr Phyllis Starkey, Vice Chair of Balfour Project

General admission including reception after the conference: £15. Students/Jobseekers: £8. Friends of the Balfour Project: £8.

Online access: FREE

LINKS

Join the conference here: https://balfourproject.org/2024conference/

Write to your MP to push for British recognition of Palestine: https://balfourproject.org/email-your-mp-to-push-for-british-recognition-of-palestine-now/

Sir Vincent Fean writes: Like Ireland and more than 140 other countries, it is time the UK recognised the state of Palestine: https://balfourproject.org/like-ireland-and-more-than-140-other-countries-it-is-time-the-uk-recognised-the-state-of-palestine/