Newsletter - September.2026 Newsletter - September 2026 - ICAHD UK’s Annual Conference - National March for Palestine - Diary Dates ICAHD UK's Annual Conference Empowering Palestinians in Their Struggle for Justice Challenging the Criminalisation of Palestinian Solidarity Date: Saturday, 17th October 2026 Time: 10:15am – 4:45pm (doors open 9:30am) Venue: Wesley Hotel and Conference Centre 81-103 Euston Street, London NW1 2EZ GB Tickets: Members & Students - £15, Non-members - £20 A drink provided on arrival, bring a packed lunch ICAHD UK conferences are about equipping civil society for actions that make a difference when campaigning. This year our dynamic programme will examine what can be done to empower the Palestinians as Israel moves to the last stage of implementing its settler colonial and apartheid policies over the indigenous population in historic Palestine. We will also address how to respond to the criminalisation of those who demonstrate solidarity for Palestinians. What we'll explore: - What is meant by settler colonialism and Israel’s normalisation policies, and will two-state apartheid be implemented over the Palestinians? - How much have the wars on Iran and Lebanon changed the situation internationally and within Israeli society? - What can internationals abroad do to empower the Palestinians in their struggle for justice? - Will international law ever be respected when it comes to Israel/Palestine? - What can we do about the UK government’s complicity in its support for Israel, including the ongoing genocide in Gaza which has spread into the West Bank? - How can people know the truth when there is biased reporting within establishment media, and which media platforms are more trustworthy? - As freedom of speech is restricted, how can we challenge what is happening? - As campaigning for Palestine is criminalised in the UK, how should civil society respond even when taking a moral stand means arrest and possible imprisonment? Speakers Jonathan Coulter is the Secretary of CAMPAIN, an organisation founded in 2021 because of frustration due to poor media reporting that skews public understanding of major issues. Since October 2023, CAMPAIN has concentrated on coverage concerning Palestine – Israel. It has challenged the British Medical Association in support of Dr Swee Ang; spearheaded the Lambeth Witness Group within the Anglican Church; and is holding the Jewish establishment to account with questions about the Great Israeli Real Estate Event held at Edgware. John Garrett worked as a lecturer in English literature and is now retired from that position. During his career, he taught in universities in the Middle East, Africa and Canada. Currently he works as an editor for a leading publishing house. John is a member of ICAHD UK’s executive committee and moved to that position following participation in two of ICAHD’s study tour tours and volunteering with us. Jeff Halper is the Co-founder and Director of ICAHD, a former anthropology professor and a founding member of the Palestinian-led One Democratic State (/org-page/one-democratic-state) Campaign. Among his publications are War Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification and Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism and the Case for One Democratic State. He was on the only boat that successfully sailed into Gaza to break the siege in 2008. Jeff was a member of the Russell Tribunal and the Gaza Tribunal and provided testimony at the Gaza Tribunal UK. Jeff was nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize together with Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro. This follows his 2006 nomination along with the Palestinian intellectual and activist Ghassan Andoni. Dr Shahd Hammouri is a Lecturer at Kent Law School. She is the author of the forthcoming book Corporate War Profiteering and International Law (CUP, 2026). Her research and publications focus on international law, political economy, and self-determination. Dr Hammouri also serves as a Senior Legal Advisor to Law for Palestine and regularly provides consultations for a wide range of civil society organisations. She has made submissions to both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, and was a member of the UK’s Gaza Tribunal, which investigated British complicity in genocide. Rev Sue Parfitt was ordained an Anglican priest with the first women to be made priests in 1994. Her earlier professional career was as a family therapist. She helped set up the first Family Therapy Institute in the UK in the early 70’s after which she practiced, taught and wrote about family therapy. She worked in the Bristol and Southwark Dioceses and since retirement from paid ministry Sue has worked as a priest for climate justice and for Palestine, leading her to be arrested many times when confronting the evils of the fossil fuel industry, the Palestinian genocide in Gaza and the theft of Palestinian land in the Occupied West Bank. Her recent book Bodies on the Line discusses the role of civil resistance as a Christian calling. Bruno Sorrentino of Palio Films is a UK-based documentary filmmaker. He began his career at the BBC in the 1970s as a film editor and has become a multi-award-winning Series Director, Producer and Director of Photography, working in UK & US TV, with credits across all factual television genres. Bruno also has extensive experience in producing immersive documentaries throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America, focusing on environment, development and human rights issues. Bruno filmed ‘Sumud – Rooted in the West Bank’ which was produced by Uri Fruchtmann and shown on Al-Jazeera. It tells the story of the Atta Jaber family (/source/atta-jaber) and depicts the close relationship that Jeff Halper and ICAHD have with the family going back to 1998. During the conference a clip will be shown from the new feature-length documentary about the Atta Jaber family and settler violence, and our new website will be introduced. ICAHD UK’s range of resources will be available. Advance registration is required here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/icahd-uk-annual-conference-tickets-1993770570447) National March for Palestine March with ICAHD UK when once again we take to the streets of London to express our solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for liberation. Such actions are needed because Israel’s ethnic cleansing, apartheid and genocidal policies continue. Our government is doing far too little in calling Israel to account for its many violations of international law. Dates for your Diary Saturday, 10th October – National March for Palestine – noon, central London. Commemorating three years since 7th October. Saturday, 17th October – ICAHD UK Annual Conference, The Wesley Hotel, London Register here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/icahd-uk-annual-conference-tickets-1993770570447) Monday, 17th - 27th May 2027 – ICAHD Study Tour (/org-page/extended-study-tours) Join the ICAHD family! Support the Palestinian struggle for liberation and a just and sustainable solution for all people groups. We are a membership organisation and invite you to join us (https://icahd.org/join-us/) to enable our campaign to spread at this critical time in history. From all at ICAHD UK. — ICAHD (icahd.org) /newsletter/newsletter-september-2026