Merton Friends of Palestine
@mertonfop.bsky.social
Solidarity and activism for Palestine in Colliers Wood, Mitcham, Morden, Raynes Park, Wimbledon, South Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park, etc.
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30+ Met police smash down Quaker meeting house doors to raid anti-genocide gathering. Religious group and anti-genocide campaigners condemn violent intrusion and baseless arrests...
30+ Met police smash down Quaker meeting house doors to raid anti-genocide gathering
Religious group and anti-genocide campaigners condemn violent intrusion and baseless arrests Quakers in Britain have strongly condemned the violation of their place of worship by a gang of Met Poli…
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March 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
30+ Met police smash down Quaker meeting house doors to raid anti-genocide gathering. Religious group and anti-genocide campaigners condemn violent intrusion and baseless arrests...
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Hamdan Ballal, one of the directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, has been assaulted & injured by settlers at his home in the West Bank & arrested by the IDF.
No trace of him since.
The vengeance is clear.
Do not let Hamdan disappear.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
No trace of him since.
The vengeance is clear.
Do not let Hamdan disappear.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested
No Other Land’s Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank and handed to Israeli military, witnesses say
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hamdan Ballal, one of the directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, has been assaulted & injured by settlers at his home in the West Bank & arrested by the IDF.
No trace of him since.
The vengeance is clear.
Do not let Hamdan disappear.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
No trace of him since.
The vengeance is clear.
Do not let Hamdan disappear.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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One of mine from last week of Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine. So important now that international leaders show meaningful support for the ICC arrest warrants if the international rules-based order is to continue to count for anything.
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241122-un-...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241122-un-...
UN Rapporteur on Palestine hopes ICC arrest warrants beginning of 'long but not slow' process of accountability
The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine said, on Friday, that she hopes the International Criminal Court's (ICC) landmark arrest warrants for Israel’s Premier and former Defence Minister are the beginn...
www.middleeastmonitor.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:05 PM
One of mine from last week of Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine. So important now that international leaders show meaningful support for the ICC arrest warrants if the international rules-based order is to continue to count for anything.
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241122-un-...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241122-un-...
Celebrating Shireen Abu Akleh on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 🥺🥹🎈🪽🌟👏💐🙏
March 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Celebrating Shireen Abu Akleh on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 🥺🥹🎈🪽🌟👏💐🙏
Celebrating Francesca Albanese on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
March 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Celebrating Francesca Albanese on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
Celebrating Ahed Tamimi on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
March 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Celebrating Ahed Tamimi on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
Celebrating Women of Hebron on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
March 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Celebrating Women of Hebron on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
Celebrating Hajar Harb on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
March 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Celebrating Hajar Harb on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
Celebrating Nadia Sawalha on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
March 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Celebrating Nadia Sawalha on International Women's Day with Sutton Friends of Palestine. 💥🌟👏💐🙏
Shake the London's Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Collective Investment Vehicle (CIV)! Divest for Palestine! #SHAKETHECIV #DIVESTFORPALESTINE
March 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Shake the London's Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Collective Investment Vehicle (CIV)! Divest for Palestine! #SHAKETHECIV #DIVESTFORPALESTINE
South London activists for Palestine enter Kingston Upon Thames town centre among honks and cheers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtAZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtAZ...
Activists Enter Kingston Upon Thames Town Centre
YouTube video by Merton Friends of Palestine
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March 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
South London activists for Palestine enter Kingston Upon Thames town centre among honks and cheers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtAZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtAZ...
The Petitions Team rejected the petition we submitted "Proscribe Israel's ruling party Likud led by Netanyahu as Terrorist Organisation" with the motivation:
"It calls for an action relating to a particular individual, or organisation outside of the UK Government or Parliament."
"It calls for an action relating to a particular individual, or organisation outside of the UK Government or Parliament."
February 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Petitions Team rejected the petition we submitted "Proscribe Israel's ruling party Likud led by Netanyahu as Terrorist Organisation" with the motivation:
"It calls for an action relating to a particular individual, or organisation outside of the UK Government or Parliament."
"It calls for an action relating to a particular individual, or organisation outside of the UK Government or Parliament."
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Concerned about the introduction of "respect orders"
Research by @stopwatchuk.bsky.social has highlighted the impacts of orders on already overpoliced communities.
www.stop-watch.org/what-we-do/c...
Research by @stopwatchuk.bsky.social has highlighted the impacts of orders on already overpoliced communities.
www.stop-watch.org/what-we-do/c...
OUT OF ORDER
Critiques of stop-search powers granted to police forces as part of the civil orders legislation framework
www.stop-watch.org
February 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Concerned about the introduction of "respect orders"
Research by @stopwatchuk.bsky.social has highlighted the impacts of orders on already overpoliced communities.
www.stop-watch.org/what-we-do/c...
Research by @stopwatchuk.bsky.social has highlighted the impacts of orders on already overpoliced communities.
www.stop-watch.org/what-we-do/c...
Join our 5th Walk for Palestine in South London!
🗓️ Saturday 1st March 2025
⏲️ 11:45am
📍 Wimbledon to Kingston
For full schedule see:
instagram.com/p/DGb44CFIRkQ/
🗓️ Saturday 1st March 2025
⏲️ 11:45am
📍 Wimbledon to Kingston
For full schedule see:
instagram.com/p/DGb44CFIRkQ/
February 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Join our 5th Walk for Palestine in South London!
🗓️ Saturday 1st March 2025
⏲️ 11:45am
📍 Wimbledon to Kingston
For full schedule see:
instagram.com/p/DGb44CFIRkQ/
🗓️ Saturday 1st March 2025
⏲️ 11:45am
📍 Wimbledon to Kingston
For full schedule see:
instagram.com/p/DGb44CFIRkQ/
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Video: boy targeted by Israel lobby to cow BBC to delete Gaza documentary was in award-winning C4 doc. Propagandists didn't have issue in 2023 with family links, when Israel's reputation wasn't yet fully shredded...
Video: boy targeted by Israel lobby to cow BBC to delete Gaza documentary was in award-winning C4 doc
Propagandists didn’t have issue in 2023 with family links, when Israel’s reputation wasn’t yet fully shredded 2023 Abdullah Al-Yazouri and 2025 Abdullah Al-Yazouri. The BBC has ri…
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February 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Video: boy targeted by Israel lobby to cow BBC to delete Gaza documentary was in award-winning C4 doc. Propagandists didn't have issue in 2023 with family links, when Israel's reputation wasn't yet fully shredded...
Today our friends of Enfield People's Theatre and ourselves had a bit of a rough time, as the Prime Minister himself came to Wimbledon to join the counter-protesters and disrupt the 'Netanyahu on Trial' street play!
February 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today our friends of Enfield People's Theatre and ourselves had a bit of a rough time, as the Prime Minister himself came to Wimbledon to join the counter-protesters and disrupt the 'Netanyahu on Trial' street play!
21 Feb - our last session outside Wimbledon Quarter to promote the 'Netanyahu on Trial' street play by Enfield People's Theatre. Among Morden, Wimbledon and Colliers Wood, our most staunch activist set a record of 10.5 hours of street stall, petitioning and leafletting sessions!
February 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
21 Feb - our last session outside Wimbledon Quarter to promote the 'Netanyahu on Trial' street play by Enfield People's Theatre. Among Morden, Wimbledon and Colliers Wood, our most staunch activist set a record of 10.5 hours of street stall, petitioning and leafletting sessions!
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170+ leading British Jews (and counting) call on BBC to restore documentary it deleted to please Israel lobby groups. Reject propagandists' 'cynical' complaints, broadcaster told...
170+ leading British Jews call on BBC to restore documentary it deleted to please Israel lobby groups
Reject propagandists’ ‘cynical’ complaints, broadcaster told A group of more than 170 leading Jewish Britons – a number that is still growing – has written to BBC boss…
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February 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
170+ leading British Jews (and counting) call on BBC to restore documentary it deleted to please Israel lobby groups. Reject propagandists' 'cynical' complaints, broadcaster told...
Our stall yesterday 19 Feb '25 in Wimbledon at lunchtime. We had BDS, anti-apartheid and anti arms sales leaflets on our stall, and also gave out leaflets to promote our street theatre event on Saturday 22nd.
February 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Our stall yesterday 19 Feb '25 in Wimbledon at lunchtime. We had BDS, anti-apartheid and anti arms sales leaflets on our stall, and also gave out leaflets to promote our street theatre event on Saturday 22nd.
18 Feb '25 - Leafletting outside Raynes Park station to promote the 'Nentanyahu on Trial' street play by Enfield People's Theatre.
February 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
18 Feb '25 - Leafletting outside Raynes Park station to promote the 'Nentanyahu on Trial' street play by Enfield People's Theatre.
Look out the fucking window London Evening Standard established 1827.
February 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Look out the fucking window London Evening Standard established 1827.
Stall and leafletting outside Wimbledon Quarter, 12 Feb '25:
- this Saturday 11am: travel with us from Wimbledon Station to the national march in London
- next Saturday 12 noon: attend Enfield People's Theatre "Netanyahu on Trial" play outside Wimbledon Station
End the siege, free Palestine ✊🇵🇸
- this Saturday 11am: travel with us from Wimbledon Station to the national march in London
- next Saturday 12 noon: attend Enfield People's Theatre "Netanyahu on Trial" play outside Wimbledon Station
End the siege, free Palestine ✊🇵🇸
February 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Stall and leafletting outside Wimbledon Quarter, 12 Feb '25:
- this Saturday 11am: travel with us from Wimbledon Station to the national march in London
- next Saturday 12 noon: attend Enfield People's Theatre "Netanyahu on Trial" play outside Wimbledon Station
End the siege, free Palestine ✊🇵🇸
- this Saturday 11am: travel with us from Wimbledon Station to the national march in London
- next Saturday 12 noon: attend Enfield People's Theatre "Netanyahu on Trial" play outside Wimbledon Station
End the siege, free Palestine ✊🇵🇸
Enfield People's Theatre
Netanyahu on Trial
🗓️ Saturday 22 February 2025
🕛 12 noon
📍 Outside Wimbledon Station
Free Event - All Welcome!
Netanyahu on Trial
🗓️ Saturday 22 February 2025
🕛 12 noon
📍 Outside Wimbledon Station
Free Event - All Welcome!
February 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Enfield People's Theatre
Netanyahu on Trial
🗓️ Saturday 22 February 2025
🕛 12 noon
📍 Outside Wimbledon Station
Free Event - All Welcome!
Netanyahu on Trial
🗓️ Saturday 22 February 2025
🕛 12 noon
📍 Outside Wimbledon Station
Free Event - All Welcome!
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A Tory Councillor in the London Borough of Sutton was the source of a Times smear campaign against a teenage constituent.
Councillor Tom Drummond spouted lies about the constituent for a Times article published during the meeting where the teenager was addressing the Council.
Councillor Tom Drummond spouted lies about the constituent for a Times article published during the meeting where the teenager was addressing the Council.
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A Tory Councillor in the London Borough of Sutton was the source of a Times smear campaign against a teenage constituent.
Councillor Tom Drummond spouted lies about the constituent for a Times article published during the meeting where the teenager was addressing the Council.
Councillor Tom Drummond spouted lies about the constituent for a Times article published during the meeting where the teenager was addressing the Council.
Come join us at our lunchtime stall this Saturday 8th February outside the monthly Mitcham Craft & Food Market. With Trump in power and plans to ethnically cleanse Gaza, it's more important than ever to keep up the fight.
February 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Come join us at our lunchtime stall this Saturday 8th February outside the monthly Mitcham Craft & Food Market. With Trump in power and plans to ethnically cleanse Gaza, it's more important than ever to keep up the fight.