The Co-operative Bank has now closed the bank account of more than 20 organisation engaged in solidarity with Palestine including the national Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al-Aqsa and the Sheffield Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund.

Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) have called a number of protests outside branches of the Co-operative Bank including Manchester. More details from the FOA website . The Manchester picket take place on Friday 29th Jan (details below). There will also be pickets in Leicester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bradford and London on Saturday 16th Jan (11am-1pm). For more information including details of other pickets and protest activities see  http://www.foa.org.uk/