Linking together for human rights
Ismail Khalaf from Abu Dis has now been on hunger strike in Israeli jail for *100 days* protesting against administrative detention (imprisonment without trial). He was put in jail for six months with no trial, and then when the Israelis renewed the term, still with no trial, he went on hunger strike in July. His parents and community are extremely worried – he has been living on salt water and taken … Read More →
Wish it was as simple as that! It would be if they were Israeli… NO… if they were Israeli they wouldn’t have to do all this working, paying, fingerprinting, waiting…. The UK wouldn’t even ask them for a visa!! Meanwhile, our football girls are involved in the long process of getting a UK visa. We were sent this photo yesterday when the girl footballers and coaches and their Abu Dis … Read More →
In both Camden and Abu Dis, university students have been meeting in the last month to plan for a university students’ visit from Palestine in January or February 2020 to continue CADFA’s long tradition – we love our student visits! The idea is to use our usual format – induction residential/ group visits to universities/ London conference on student twinning. We don’t have outside funding for a student visit from Palestine but we’re … Read More →
We’re celebrating 15 years of CADFA on Friday 4th October (if you’re a CADFA member, come along at 5pm for birthday cake!) ; And then on Friday 11th October 1 to 5pm: a CADFA open day open to all; And then on Saturday 19th October the big one – a meal and music at Cafe Palestina, booking open first to CADFA members (see your emails shortly) and then to others … Read More →
