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The Council for Arab British Understanding works to advance Arab-British relations through its support for international law, human rights and democracy. www.caabu.org

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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This Thursday 1 October, watch as 14 young Palestinian journalists from across the West Bank screen their first news broadcasts — stories they've researched, filmed and presented themselves from Palestine. @britishcouncil.bsky.social supported the programme that trained these young journalists.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tonight (24 September) at 23:05, @c4dispatches.bsky.social, Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed. With access to unpublished internal Whitehall documents, Dispatches reveals how the UK government responded to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza. www.channel4.com/programmes/b...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Britain-Palestine APPG warns banks & financial institutions about involvement in major Israeli E1 settlement project - that would divide the West Bank and forcibly displace Palestinian communities See letter from @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social & @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social caabu.org/news/news/br...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What should a progressive British approach to the Middle East look like? If you're at Labour Conference, join Caabu & @actionforhumanity.bsky.social for an important Middle East Question Time discussion 27 Sept 6pm inc with Middle East Minister @sdoughtymp.bsky.social & @emilythornberry.bsky.social
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
See B'Tselem's new report, The Elimination Project, detailing how Israeli is dismantling Palestinian collective life in the occupied West Bank while expanding Israeli control and Jewish presence. www.btselem.org/the_eliminat...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Confirmation from a journalist who asked FCDO following Caabu letter on the Golan Heights that the measures against the illegal Israeli settlements will apply equally to the illegal settlements on the Golan Heights and also to East Jerusalem.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Press Release: Caabu writes to UK Foreign Secretary about trade ban with illegal Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights www.caabu.org/news/news/pr...
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Press Release:  Caabu writes to UK Foreign Secretary about trade ban with illegal Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights
Press Release:  Caabu writes to UK Foreign Secretary about trade ban with illegal Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights 11 September 2026
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Caabu welcomes significant UK Government shift towards ending Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestine See our press release: caabu.org/news/news/ca...
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Caabu welcomes significant UK Government shift towards ending Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestine
Caabu welcomes significant UK Government shift towards ending Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestine 9 September
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Caabu Press Release: Caabu welcomes UK ban on Israeli settlement trade in meeting with Foreign Secretary www.caabu.org/news/news/ca...
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Caabu Press Release:  Caabu welcomes UK ban on Israeli settlement trade in meeting with Foreign Secretary
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Burnham should commit to the 5 Pledges for Palestine, through immediate policy changes and the comprehensive application of international law. See Caabu Campaigns and Communications Officer Malaka El-Gammal's article for Labour Outlook on this here: labouroutlook.org/2026/07/15/c...
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Burnham should commit to 5 Pledges for Palestine – Malaka El-Gammal
CAABU have drafted five policy pledges for Palestine that Burham must commit to.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
UK charities working in and on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, urge incoming Prime Minister @andyburnham.bsky.social to take urgent action to protect Palestinians facing an existential threat of erasure, and ensure that the UK meets its legal and moral obligations. caabu.org/news/news/uk...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
MPs demand that the UK Government bans trade and services with illegal Israeli settlements, in debate secured by Abtisam Mohamed MP. www.caabu.org/news/news/mp...
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MPs demand that the UK Government bans trade and services with illegal Israeli settlements
On 9 July 2026, a debate on the banning of illegal Israeli settlement trade took place in the House of Commons.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
WATCH: Unshielded Childhood: Palestinian children and teenagers killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2025: Caabu briefing with B'Tselem www.caabu.org/news/video/w...
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WATCH: Unshielded Childhood: Palestinian children and teenagers killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2025: Caabu briefing with B'Tselem
Caabu hosted an online briefing to discuss the latest report from Israeli human rights organisation, B'Tselem, Unshielded Childhood: Palestinian children and teenagers killed by Israeli in the West Ba...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Do join us for this online Caabu briefing at 4pm today (UK time BST) with @btselem, discussing their report, Unshielded Childhood: Palestinian children and teenagers killed by Israeli in the West Bank in 2025. Register here: www.caabu.org/events/caabu...
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Unshielded Childhood: Palestinian children and teenagers killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2025: Caabu briefing with B'Tselem
Caabu invites you to an online briefing to discuss the latest report from Israeli human rights organisation, B'Tselem,
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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 08/07/2026
Yet another poll showing how the protest movement has been very effective at shifting public opinion since 2023
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David Thomson @dcithomson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A YouGov opinion poll commissioned by @caabu.bsky.social shows that 50% of the British public believe that #Israel is committing #genocide in #Gaza. Only 17% believe Israel is not committing genocide. caabu.org/news/press-r...
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Caabu Press Release: 50% of the British population believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Caabu Press Release:  50% of the British population believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza7 July 2026A YouGov opinion poll commissioned by Caabu shows that 50% of the British public believe tha...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Britain-Palestine APPG briefing on how UK can learn frm settlement trade bans implemented in Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Spain. With @shahdhm.bsky.social, Gerard Jonkman of @therightsforum.bsky.social, @willemstaes.bsky.social of @cncd.be & Jessica Stober of Global Echo caabu.org/news/news/br...
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Britain-Palestine APPG briefing on how UK can learn from settlement trade bans implemented in the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and Spain
The Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group hosted an online briefing on how the UK can learn from settlement trade bans being implemented in the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and Spain on Tue...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
50% of the British public think Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, only 17% think it isn't. 55% believe the UK should no longer consider Israel an ally. 62% of Labour voters want a ban on settlement trade. See our poll: caabu.org/news/press-r...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Caabu Press Release: 50% of the British population believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Only 17% believe that Israel is not committing a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. See our polling: caabu.org/news/press-r...
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Caabu Press Release: 50% of the British population believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Caabu Press Release:  50% of the British population believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza7 July 2026A YouGov opinion poll commissioned by Caabu shows that 50% of the British public believe tha...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Unshielded Childhood: Palestinian children and teenagers killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2025: Caabu briefing with B'Tselem. Join us for this online briefing on Thursday 9 July at 4pm (UK time BST). More details and registration here: caabu.org/events/caabu...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Caabu welcomes these findings from the UN Commission of Inquiry. However, these findings will mean nothing if governments do not act to end the genocide and ensure that the perpetrators will be held to account and that Palestinians see justice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children
Israel rejects the new report by the three-member expert panel, calling it a "libellous sham".
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Five immediate steps for a better UK policy on Palestine the next leader of the Labour Party and new Prime Minister should commit to. caabu.org/news/news/5-...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Join us on 22 June for this important briefing on Yemen with Baraa Shiban caabu.org/events/caabu...
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Yemen - in the shadow of regional conflicts: Caabu online briefing with Baraa Shiban
Caabu invites you to an online briefing, Yemen - in the shadow of the regional conflicts, on Monday 22 June 2026 at 18:00 (BST UK ti
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Andy McDonald MP @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Almost 100 MPs and Peers are urging Ministers to prevent the 'Great Israeli Real Estate Event' taking place in London this weekend. The govt has an opportunity to uphold obligations under international law and take action against Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine.
Screengrab 1 of letter by MPs and Peers to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper regarding Great Israeli Real Estate Event in London.Screengrab 2 of letter by MPs and Peers to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper regarding Great Israeli Real Estate Event in London.Screengrab 3 of letter by MPs and Peers to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper regarding Great Israeli Real Estate Event in London.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Join us for this online Caabu briefing, Yemen - in the shadow of the regional conflicts, Monday 22 June at 18:00 (BST UK time), with Baraa Shiban a @rusi.bsky.social Fellow in International Security, & researcher & political analyst on Yemen & the Gulf. caabu.org/events/caabu...
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Yemen - in the shadow of regional conflicts: Caabu online briefing with Baraa Shiban
Caabu invites you to an online briefing, Yemen - in the shadow of the regional conflicts, on Monday 22 June 2026 at 18:00 (BST UK ti
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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Funding illegal Israeli settlements is not charitable activity. It is extremist activity. Working with Israeli human researchers, I found at least 32 UK charities who have sent £28 million to settlements in recent years. There’s a likely taxpayer subsidy of at least £5 million through Gift Aid.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Caabu Press Release: 238 MPs now support a UK ban on trade and financial dealings with illegal Israeli settlements www.caabu.org/news/press-r...
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Caabu Press Release: 238 MPs now support a UK ban on trade and financial dealings with illegal Israeli settlements
Caabu Press Release: 238 MPs now support a UK ban on trade and financial dealings with illegal Israeli settlements9 June 2026A total of 238 MPs have publicly expressed support for a full UK ban on tra...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Caabu statement on Superdrug stopping its sales of Ahava cosmetics from illegal settlements www.caabu.org/news/news/ca...
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Caabu statement on Superdrug stopping its sales of Ahava cosmetics from illegal settlements
Caabu welcomes the confirmation from Superdrug that it has removed Ahava, a skincare brand from its website, after suspected cosmetic ingredients, were seen at an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
THREAD: 1/ 59 years ago, Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine and the Syrian Golan Heights started. After almost six decades, this occupation has both expanded and intensified.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
On 1 June 2026, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) @medicalaidpal.bsky.social and Caabu hosted a reception in parliament focusing on the horrific and worsening situation in Palestine and Lebanon, and what parliamentarians must do to enforce tangible change. www.caabu.org/news/press-r...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al Ahmar is under threat of forced displacement and demolition by Israel, like many other communities across the West Bank. A THREAD See this video from Caabu's Head of Parliamentary Affairs, @josephwillits.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DYiJhyX...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Today, 15th May 2026 marks 78 years since the Nakba or the "catastrophe", the mass displacement of Palestinians from their homes in 1947-49. More than 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced, and denied the right of return to their homes. www.instagram.com/p/DYWtnQ7DKz...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
UK Government should suspend UK-Israel trade deal over death penalty law for Palestinians, say rights groups including Caabu caabu.org/news/news/uk...
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UK Government should suspend UK-Israel trade deal over death penalty law for Palestinians, say rights groups including Caabu
Caabu and other human rights organisations, have called on the UK government to suspend the trade deal with Israel over its new discriminatory death penalty legislation, calling it "another grave and ...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Watch Caabu's briefing on the ongoing wars in the Middle East, with @drhahellyer.bsky.social, Negin Shiraghaei and @yezidsayigh.bsky.social caabu.org/news/video/w...
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WATCH: Caabu briefing on the ongoing wars in the Middle East
Caabu hosted an online briefing on the ongoing wars in the Middle East on Wednesday 8 April 2026 with Negin Shiraghaei, an Iranian-British feminist, political activist and a former BBC Persian TV news anchor, Dr H.A. Hellyer, an internationally recognised expert on security and international affairs, in the Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Yezid Sayigh, a senior fellow at the Malcolm H.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Join us this evening! caabu.org/events/caabu...
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Caabu briefing on the ongoing wars in the Middle East
Caabu invites you to an online briefing on the ongoing wars in the Middle East on Wednesday 8 April 2026 at 18:00 (BST UK time), wit
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This Wednesday at 6pm (UK time BST), join us at Caabu for this online briefing on the ongoing wars in the Middle East with Negin Shiraghaei, @drhahellyer.bsky.social and @yezidsayigh.bsky.social . More details and registration here: caabu.org/events/caabu...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Join us at Caabu for this online briefing on the ongoing wars in the Middle East on Wednesday 8 April at 6pm (BST UK time) with Negin Shiraghaei, @drhahellyer.bsky.social, and @yezidsayigh.bsky.social. More details and registration here: caabu.org/events/caabu...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Britain-Palestine APPG Co-Chairs @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social and @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social demand further sanctions on Israel for death penalty law. caabu.org/news/news/br...
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
As Co-Chairs of the #BritainPalestineAPPG, @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social and I have written to the Prime Minister to express our horror at Israel's Knesset approving a law automatically sentencing Palestinians to death by hanging if found guilty by Israeli military courts of committing acts of terror.
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Andy McDonald MP @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The govt condemning Israel's death penalty law is welcome but this requires robust action. The bill is further evidence of the potential crime of apartheid. The UK should sanction those who have supported this bill and suspend the trade agreement with Israel.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Britain-Palestine APPG Co-Chairs @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social and @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social demand further sanctions on Israel for death penalty law. caabu.org/news/news/br...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We hosted an Eid Reception in parliament with @actionforhumanity.bsky.social. Grateful for contributions from Palestinian Ambassador, Husam Zomlot, @chris-doyle.bsky.social @othmanmoqbel.bsky.social, @julieelliottexmp.bsky.social, & for Chair @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social caabu.org/news/news/ca...
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Caabu and Action for Humanity Eid reception in Parliament
Caabu and Action for Humanity Eid reception in ParliamentOn 23 March 2026, we hosted an Eid Reception in parliament, alongside our partner, Action for Humanity.We were delighted to welcome guests and...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Write to your MPs on Lebanon. Please watch this from Caabu's @josephwillits.bsky.social encouraging you to do so. See this for more information: caabu.org/news/news/wr... Over 1 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Lebanon by Israel, 20% of the population. #lebanon
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Joseph Willits 🍉 🦩🦚🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇱🇧 @josephwillits.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Over 1 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Lebanon by Israel, that’s 20% of Lebanon’s population. The Gaza playbook used throughout its genocide against Palestinians is becoming ever more apparent in Lebanon. Please write to your MPs www.instagram.com/reel/DWUJgka...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Eid Mubarak 🌙 to all those celebrating. Today, we are especially mindful that many mark Eid under continued hardship & suffering. We wish you a time filled with joy & generosity. Eid is a moment to reconnect, to give, and to strengthen the bonds that bring people together.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This Ramadan, let your sadaqa bring about lasting change. Donate strategically and help us continue this vital work and stand with Palestine. Give today and make a lasting impact. Support our advocacy here: www.caabu.org/news/news/ra...
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Caabu Ramadan Appeal 2026
Caabu Ramadan Appeal 2026 - please support our vital advocacy workThis Ramadan, let your sadaqa bring about lasting change. Donate strategically and help us continue this vital work and stand with Pal...
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
"Caabu is needed more than ever" At our 7 March Iftar with @actionforhumanity.bsky.social in Manchester, @andyburnham.bsky.social, Mayor of Greater Manchester, reflected on his engagement with Caabu, and why, especially in our current political climate, Caabu's work remains so important.
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Joseph Willits 🍉 🦩🦚🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇱🇧 @josephwillits.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Please do contact your MP, and if they've not added their name to this letter, encourage them to do so! caabu.org/news/news/11...
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119 UK Parliamentarians call for further sanctions on Israel and a total ban on all trade and interaction with illegal Israeli settlements
In a letter organised by Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding), 119 Parliamentarians in the UK have signed a letter to the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon. Yvette Cooper MP following yet further il...
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Joseph Willits 🍉 🦩🦚🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇱🇧 @josephwillits.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
119 UK Parliamentarians call for further sanctions on Israel & total ban on all trade & interaction with illegal Israeli settlements, in letter to Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social following more illegal Israeli gov measures in occupied State of Palestine. www.caabu.org/news/news/11...
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Andy McDonald MP @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Israel has introduced major legal changes to facilitate further confiscation of Palestinian land. I have joined MPs urging a total ban on trade with Israeli settlements and for further sanctions against settlers and settler groups. caabu.org/news/news/11...
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119 UK Parliamentarians call for further sanctions on Israel and a total ban on all trade and interaction with illegal Israeli settlements
In a letter organised by Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding), 119 Parliamentarians in the UK have signed a letter to the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon. Yvette Cooper MP following yet further il...
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