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Petition: Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement

Petition: Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement

The Peace Cycle have sponsored a petition to get the EU to Suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement. The EU is Israel’s biggest importer of goods, and its second biggest exporter. In 2006 the total traded between the EU and Israel amounted to 23.5 BILLION Euros. The EU-Israel Association Agreement forms the legal basis for this relationship which gives Israel preferential trade terms with EU countries. Article 2 of the Agreement states that these relations shall be based on respect for human…

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Are Lidl and Aldi donating to Israel?

Are Lidl and Aldi donating to Israel?

Chain emails and SMSs have been circulating calling for a boycott of Lidl and Aldi supermarkets claiming that: “Lidl and Aldi supermarkets declared publicly on TV from their HQ’s in Germany that they will donate all their takings/ revenue to Israel during this war on Gaza.” This is not true, Aldi and Lidl have both put statements out saying that they do not fund Israel On their Digital Press Centre Aldi have said: ALDI DOES NOT FUND THE ISRAEL ?…

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BBC R3 Interview with Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad

BBC R3 Interview with Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad

This is an excellent interview with Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad in which he discusses his reasons for converting to Islam in his teenage years. If you want to read about his conversion you can do so in the article Quicunque Vult, or, A teenage journey to Islam. Joan Bakewell explores areas of belief with artists, thinkers and other public figures. She talks to Cambridge University chaplain and Muslim convert Tim Winter, known as Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad. He explores the…

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