Teacher Friends of Palestine
Teacher Friends of Palestine is a recently established group of teachers whose aim is to raise awareness as well as support teachers in Palestine through a variety of activities. This group is supported by grass roots union members and branch secretaries alike in unions such as the NUT and UCU as well as retired teachers.
Teachers were garnered into action after the PSC Trade Union Conference on Palestine in March 2006 when it was clear that as an NUT grass roots union group we needed to do more to support teachers in Palestine. Following on from this came the response of the European Union to withdraw funding after Hamas was democratically elected on 25 th January 2006. The US and Israel have also taken measures to destabilise the Palestinian government throwing the whole of Palestinian society into chaos and crisis.
Teachers were garnered into action after the PSC Trade Union Conference on Palestine in March 2006 when it was clear that as an NUT grass roots union group we needed to do more to support teachers in Palestine. Following on from this came the response of the European Union to withdraw funding after Hamas was democratically elected on 25 th January 2006. The US and Israel have also taken measures to destabilise the Palestinian government throwing the whole of Palestinian society into chaos and crisis.
