Common Claims / Questions
In the course of our campaigning, we talk with lots of people who each have their own views and opinions. Many are curious about what we are campaigning for, and ask questions, which we welcome. Below are some of the most common questions that crop up.
“Palestine doesn’t exist”
Palestine is formally recognized as a state by 157 out of 193 member states of the United Nations, including the United Kingdom.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Palestine
- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-formally-recognises-palestinian-state
“It’s not genocide / There is no genocide”
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel has held that Israel is committing 4 out of the 5 genocidal acts defined in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Specifically;
- Killing
- Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of the Palestinians in whole or in part
- Imposing measures intended to prevent births