Britain Palestine Project 2 June conference : « Recognition is the beginning »

Event Date: 2nd June 2026
Location: King’s College, London (please note: not the Strand Campus).

Please consider attending our charity’s annual conference : « Recognition is the beginning » on Tuesday 2 June, held in partnership with King’s College, London (please note: not the Strand Campus).

The focus is on us, the British – civil society, Parliament and Government. It was right for Britain to recognise the State of Palestine last September – the right start, if late. What should we do now to advance equal rights in Palestine/Israel when there is fear, terror, genocide, apartheid and ethnic cleansing ? You will hear analysis and policy proposals from experts in their field – humanitarian, legal, political, historical … We aim to draw from the discussion a set of actions to take together, and to prioritise them.

You will hear from historians William Dalrymple and Avi Shlaim ; humanitarian workers Dr Nick Maynard (MAP) and Suzanna Tkalec (UN) ; legal experts Shawan Jabarin (Al Haq) and Baroness Helena Kennedy ; analysts Nour Odeh and Daniel Levy ; and politician Dame Emily Thornberry MP. With opportunities to ask questions.

The conference runs from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm, with an hour off to forage for lunch (and for good behaviour). There is a drinks reception at 6.30 for all – a chance to meet the speakers. The venue is the Greenwood Theatre , 55 Weston St. London SE1 3RA – five minutes’ walk from London Bridge.

The cost : £30 for the day, with reductions for Friends of the Britain Palestine Project and for students. To secure your seat, please book to pay here. The capacity of the theatre is 360. Over 100 people have already booked – you will not be lonely.

For those who cannot attend in person, the conference will be live-streamed free of charge. To register your interest in attending on-line, please also book here. The link to asccess on the day will be in your confirmation email from Billetto, and you will receive a reminder on the morning of the conference.

We hope to see many of you in person or on-line on 2 June. It’s important to come together to decide on lawful actions to counter lawlessness, violence and repression.

With best wishes,

Sir Vincent Fean
Trustee, Britain Palestine Project
 

Date:
Tuesday 2nd June

Timings:
Registration – 9.00am
Conference starts – 9.30am
Lunch – 12.30-1.30pm
Conference ends –
Reception – 6.30-8.00pm

Location:
Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston St, London SE1 3RA
NOT ON THE STRAND CAMPUS!

Tickets:
Full day – £30
Friends of Britain Palestine Project – £20
Students/Jobseekers – £15
Online access – FREE

Keynote: William Dalrymple – historian

Speakers include:
Prof Adam Sutcliffe – Professor of European History at King’s College London
Dr Husam Zomlot – Palestinian Ambassador to the UK
Sarah Helm – journalist
Professor Avi Shlaim – Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford
Dr Anne Irfan – Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies at UCL
Nour Odeh – political analyst
Dahlia Scheindlin – political consultant and pollster
Professor Nick Maynard – surgeon and MAP Chair
Suzanna Tkalec – Humanitarian Director Caritas Internationalis
Shawan Jabarin – director of Al Haq
Dr Julie Norman – associate professor in politics, UCL
Zizette Darkazally – lawyer and political consultant
Nomi Bar‑Yaacov – lawyer and mediator
Daniel Levy – political analyst
Dame Emily Thornberry MP, Foreign Affairs Committee
Paul Gerrard – Campaigns Public Affairs and Policy Director at Co-op Group
Chris Doyle – Director of Caabu

Friends will receive an email with the discount code to buy an in-person full day pass, and all Friends will automatically receive a link to watch the conference online on the morning of the event.

Friends of BPP have access to full day tickets for £20 (instead of £30).

If you sign up to be a Friend of the BPP, meaning a monthly donor of any amount, before the date of the conference, you will be eligible for the Friends rates.

The Britain Palestine Project’s 2026 conference brings together leading historians, analysts, and legal experts to examine what recognition of Palestine must mean in practice, and what the UK’s responsibilities are in shaping what comes next.

Across a full day of focused discussion, the conference will explore the historical roots of Palestinian political representation, the power of public opinion and narrative, the role of international law, and the urgent need for credible pathways toward justice, accountability, and reconstruction.

Moving beyond symbolism, the aim is to identify concrete policy directions the UK can pursue to support Palestinian self-determination, rights, and long-term stability.