Ever since its creation on land expropriated from the indigenous inhabitants in 1948, the racist, apartheid state of Israel has been a festering symbol of colonial oppression.

With western powers aiding and abetting Palestinian dispossession and subjugation, it has been left to civil society to fight to uphold the rights of those who find themselves stateless, homeless, bereaved, maimed, imprisoned, assaulted and otherwise brutalised.

Every year we co-organise the Al-Quds Day demonstration in London that draws thousands of people to the capital to protest Israeli occupation and abuses.

We confront head on the efforts of the Zionist lobby in the UK to delegitimise or silence the Palestinian struggle.

We are active in the global Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions campaign that seeks to replicate the success of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.

We publish research and organise conferences that contribute to the pressure on politicians to act against Israel.

And we raise money for the victims of Israeli violence.