Palestine solidarity statistics at a glance
Palestine solidarity statistics from the PSC annual report and related polling show a movement with large-scale mobilization, expanding supporter reach, substantial fundraising, and a clear footprint in public debate. The numbers also show how campus activism, public opinion, and campaign infrastructure intersected across 2023 and 2024.
Table of contents
- Fast facts
- Movement reach
- Fundraising and finances
- Organization and branch growth
- Campus and public opinion context
- What the statistics suggest
Fast facts
Here is the quickest way to read the data set.
- The PSC says its national demonstrations reached a peak turnout of over 800,000 people (PSC annual report 2024).
- The PSC says its London marches were regularly attended by more than 100,000 people (PSC annual report 2024).
- The PSC says it planned 24 national marches from October 2023 through the end of 2024 (PSC annual report 2024).
- The PSC says its supporter email list grew from just below 70,000 to 275,000 (PSC annual report 2024).
- The PSC says the subscriber base later grew from 65,000 to close to 300,000 (PSC annual report 2024).
- The PSC says income for the financial year was Ł3,431,028, and income grew by 357% year on year (PSC annual report 2024).
- The PSC says the branch network reached a record 93 branches across England and Wales (PSC annual report 2024).
- The PSC says staffing increased to 18.5 full-time equivalent by year end, up from 15 FTE the previous year (PSC annual report 2024).
The most important pattern in the data is scale: attendance, list growth, branch growth, and revenue growth all moved upward together (PSC annual report 2024).
Movement reach
The clearest signal in the statistics is mass participation. The PSC says its national demonstrations reached a peak turnout of over 800,000 people, which places its mobilization capacity in the range of a major national campaign rather than a niche advocacy effort (PSC annual report 2024). That same report says its London marches were regularly attended by more than 100,000 people, which suggests the capital remained the central stage for visibility and message amplification (PSC annual report 2024).
The planned cadence matters as much as the peak numbers. The PSC says it planned 24 national marches from October 2023 through the end of 2024 (PSC annual report 2024). That is a sustained event schedule, not a one-off surge. If you are reading the data for movement analysis, the basic takeaway is that the organization was not only drawing crowds, it was doing so repeatedly over many months.
High-visibility turnout patterns
A simple comparison helps show how the movement operated across formats:
| Metric | Value | Source label |
|---|---|---|
| Peak turnout at national demonstrations | Over 800,000 | PSC annual report 2024 |
| Typical London march attendance | More than 100,000 | PSC annual report 2024 |
| Planned national marches from Oct. 2023 to end of 2024 | 24 | PSC annual report 2024 |
| National Eisteddfod stall visitors | Over 18,000 | PSC annual report 2024 |
The table shows three distinct layers of reach. First, there is mass street turnout. Second, there is recurring city-center visibility. Third, there is event-based outreach through the National Eisteddfod stall, which the PSC says attracted over 18,000 visitors across 8 days (PSC annual report 2024).
The mix matters because it shows the organization operating both as a protest machine and as an engagement machine. Large marches generate headlines. Stalls, branch forums, and online supporter lists help convert attention into continuing participation.
Fundraising and finances
The financial numbers are unusually strong for a campaign organization and deserve a close read. The PSC says income for the financial year was Ł3,431,028, with year-on-year growth of 357% (PSC annual report 2024). It also says donations and membership income totaled Ł3,093,595, while other income totaled Ł57,617 and merchandise sales surplus totaled Ł168,118 (PSC annual report 2024).
That mix suggests the organization’s funding base was overwhelmingly supporter-driven. The donations and membership line is by far the largest of the listed income categories. In other words, the movement was not just growing in visibility; it was converting visibility into cash flow.
Income and spending snapshot
| Financial figure | Value | Source label |
|---|---|---|
| Income for the financial year | Ł3,431,028 | PSC annual report 2024 |
| Income and expenditure account total income | Ł3,319,330 | PSC annual report 2024 |
| Total expenditure | Ł1,764,318 | PSC annual report 2024 |
| Year-end surplus | Ł1,555,012 | PSC annual report 2024 |
| Donations and membership income | Ł3,093,595 | PSC annual report 2024 |
| Other income | Ł57,617 | PSC annual report 2024 |
| Merchandise sales surplus | Ł168,118 | PSC annual report 2024 |
The surplus figure is notable on its own. The PSC says the year-end surplus was Ł1,555,012 (PSC annual report 2024). That means the organization finished the year with room to expand operations, fund campaigns, and sustain staffing growth.
The report also says the Emergency Campaign Fund was increased to Ł455,000 as of 31 August 2024, the Campaign Development Fund was reinstated to Ł400,000, and the Working Capital Contingency Fund stood at Ł450,000 (PSC annual report 2024). Those reserve figures point to a campaign structure that was not merely spending as it went. It had buffers. That matters because campaign intensity often depends on whether an organization can absorb spikes in activity without immediately retrenching.
Organization and branch growth
A strong mobilization wave needs structure behind it, and the statistics show that structure expanding. The PSC says its branch network reached a record 93 branches across England and Wales (PSC annual report 2024). That is a geographically broad base for local action, event promotion, and rapid response campaigns.
The report also says it held 2 physical branch forums in London and Birmingham, weekly online branch forums throughout the year, and monthly training sessions in a new branch social media support group (PSC annual report 2024). That combination suggests a layered organizing model:
- in-person coordination for leadership and branch networking,
- online forums for continuity and scale,
- training sessions for practical campaign execution.
The staffing figures reinforce the same picture. The PSC says staffing increased to 18.5 full-time equivalent by year end, up from 15 FTE the previous year, and that a further 5 staff were being recruited in 2024/25 (PSC annual report 2024). A shift from 15 to 18.5 FTE is not a headline-grabbing number by itself, but in a campaign context it signals operational expansion. More staff usually means more communications, more coordination, more supporter management, and more capacity to sustain repeated campaign cycles.
Supporter list growth as infrastructure
The supporter list is one of the most revealing numbers in the dataset. The PSC says its supporter email list grew from just below 70,000 to 275,000, and later says the subscriber base grew from 65,000 to close to 300,000 (PSC annual report 2024). Those figures indicate a major increase in owned audience reach.
That matters because email lists are not just broadcast tools. They are conversion tools. The PSC says it sent over 20 targeted fundraisers to its supporter email list, which shows the list being used for repeated fundraising and engagement rather than passive updates alone (PSC annual report 2024).
The scale of the audience also helps explain campaign tactics like account-closure days. The PSC says it held 4 physical account-closure days at Barclays and that more than 4,000 former Barclays customers used its tool to close accounts (PSC annual report 2024). That is a direct-action pipeline: awareness, instruction, and measurable behavioral response.
Campus and public opinion context
The PSC numbers sit inside a broader public debate that also includes campus activism and public opinion polling. The data set includes ADL, Pew, and Gallup figures that help show the surrounding environment in 2024.
On campuses, the ADL says there were 2,087 anti-Israel incidents on U.S. campuses in 2023-2024, a 477% rise versus the prior school year (ADL campus report 2023-2024). The ADL also says there were 1,418 campus protests and actions, 360 targeted verbal or written harassment incidents, 201 vandalism incidents, and 28 assaults (ADL campus report 2023-2024). It further says anti-Israel incidents impacted over 360 campuses across 46 states and Washington, D.C. (ADL campus report 2023-2024).
A wider ADL report says there were 2,637 anti-Israel incidents across U.S. campuses, a 628% increase from 2022-2023, and that the activity impacted over 430 campuses across 47 states and Washington, D.C. (ADL anti-Israel activism report). Separate from campus activism, the ADL says there were 1,694 antisemitic campus incidents in 2024, an 84% increase from 2023, and that 58% of all antisemitic incidents in 2024 included Israel- or Zionism-related elements (ADL antisemitic incidents audit 2024).
That broader environment helps explain why the topic remained politically salient. Pew says 66% of Americans were familiar with widespread pro-Palestine student protests and encampments nationwide in April-May 2024, while 34% were not familiar (Ipsos consumer tracker). Pew also says 34% cared a lot and 34% cared a little about those protests and encampments (Ipsos consumer tracker). That is a rare blend of visibility and uneven intensity: many people know the issue exists, but concern is split across levels rather than concentrated at one extreme.
Public opinion patterns in the data
The polling in the dataset shows a public that was responsive but not uniform in its views. Gallup says 55% of Americans disapproved of Israel’s actions in Gaza in March 2024, while 36% approved (Gallup March 2024 Gaza poll). Gallup also says 58% had a favorable view of Israel in February 2024, down from 68% a year earlier, while favorable views of the Palestinian Authority fell to 18% (Gallup March 2024 Israel/PA poll).
The same Gallup poll says 51% sympathized more with Israelis and 27% sympathized more with Palestinians, while 52% viewed the conflict as a critical threat to U.S. vital interests (Gallup March 2024 Israel/PA poll). Gallup also says 53% favored an independent Palestinian state, including 74% of Democrats, while 59% of Republicans opposed it (Gallup March 2024 Israel/PA poll).
Pew’s March 2024 data adds another layer. Pew says 36% favored U.S. military aid to Israel in the Israel-Hamas war, 34% opposed it, and 22% favored sending both military aid to Israel and humanitarian aid to Gaza (Pew March 2024). Pew says 40% favored a two-state solution, 13% favored one state with shared leadership, 14% favored one state under an Israeli government, and 2% favored one state under a Palestinian government (Pew March 2024). It also says 64% had a favorable view of the Israeli people, 50% had a favorable view of the Palestinian people, 41% had a favorable view of the Israeli government, 23% had a favorable view of the Palestinian Authority, and 8% had a favorable view of Hamas (Pew March 2024).
For younger adults, the split looks different. Pew says 33% of U.S. adults under 30 sympathized entirely or mostly with Palestinians, and only 16% of adults under 30 favored military aid to Israel (Pew short read 2024). That age gap matters because campus activism tends to shape, and be shaped by, younger public opinion.
What the statistics suggest
Taken together, the numbers point to a campaign ecosystem with three reinforcing parts. First, the PSC says it achieved mass turnout and frequent repeat marches, which gave it public visibility (PSC annual report 2024). Second, it says it built a large supporter list and used it for targeted fundraising and direct-action mobilization, which gave it conversion power (PSC annual report 2024). Third, it says it expanded branches, staffing, and training, which gave it organizational depth (PSC annual report 2024).
The external polling and campus figures show the wider issue was also highly active in public life during 2024. That does not mean every statistic points in the same direction. It does mean the topic was operating simultaneously as a protest movement, a fundraising machine, and a contested public issue.