Feature: London’s First Palestinian Cultural Centre Is Within Arm’s Reach
Juliet Jacques
Sprawling across five floors of a former language school, the gorgeous Palestine House is poised to make history. Juliet Jacques reports.
Tag: gaza
Report: Jonathan Ashworth Apologises After Leaving Party Colleague ‘Distressed and Alarmed’
Simon Childs
Exclusive: Former Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth, who complained about ‘vitriol, bullying and intimidation’ during the general election, has been forced to apologise after a 'personal attack' on a party colleague.
Opinion: Israel Is Running Out of Road
Rivkah Brown
In a single week, two of Israel’s closest allies have signalled they’ve had enough of its flagrant violation of international law. This could go pear-shaped quickly, writes Rivkah Brown.
Report: Activists Block Foreign Office Over UK Arms Sales to Israel
Polly Smythe
Hundreds of activists have blocked entrances to the Foreign Office in London to demand the new Labour government suspends the sale of UK arms to Israel. Polly Smythe reports.
Opinion: Never Forget How Many Times the Liberal Establishment Saved Biden’s Arse
Luke Savage
As American liberals fall over themselves to praise the president for quitting the race, remember the decades they insulated him from his own mediocrity, writes Luke Savage.
Red Flags: Israel’s Genocide in Palestine Fills Me With Sorrow. How Do I Keep on Going?
Sophie K Rosa
Don’t pathologise yourself, Sophie K Rosa tells a reader who feels alone in their despair at events in Gaza. Instead, find like-minded comrades and channel your rage into collective action.
Long Read: How the Guardian Lined Up Behind Starmer
Rivkah Brown
At the Guardian’s election endorsement meeting, a senior columnist argued that anything less than full-blown Starmerism risked losing credibility with the incoming government, while the lobby closed ranks behind Labour in a seemingly pre-agreed position. Rivkah Brown reports.
Novara Live: The Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump
20-year-old Matthew Crooks has been named as the shooter responsible for the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Plus: health secretary Wes Streeting has extended the ban on puberty blockers; and foreign secretary David Lammy has visited Israel and met with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. With Michael Walker and David Adler.
Report: Meta Extends Ban on the Term ‘Zionist’
Rivkah Brown
The big tech company has added additional contexts in which it will consider the term ‘Zionist’ to be hate speech. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Prestigious Science Institute in Meltdown Over ‘Alleged Peaceful’ Palestine Cake Sale
Simon Childs
A bizarre tale of censorship, hypocrisy and home baking.
Feature: Faced With Two Pro-Genocide Parties, Voters Are Tapping Out
Rivkah Brown
More and more people can’t bring themselves to vote for either main party - or anyone - at the next election, but want to communicate their rage. They tell Rivkah Brown why they’re spoiling their ballots.
Report: Damaging Property Justifiable to Save Palestinian Lives, Court Finds
Rivkah Brown
A Leicester court acquitted two Palestine Action activists of criminal damage, accepting that their actions were necessary to save lives and prevent greater property damage in Palestine.
Report: Arts Council Warning Against Political Statements Came After Government Talks on Gaza
Simon Childs
ACE warned arts organisations against ‘overtly political or activist’ statements after talking to the government about ‘reputational risk relating to Israel-Gaza conflict’.
Feature: Young Jews Are Sick of Being Lied to About Israel
Rivkah Brown
For decades, diaspora Jews have been raised to believe in Israel. A new documentary tracks their loss of innocence, writes Rivkah Brown.
Report: Palestine and Climate Activists Are Joining Forces at UK University Encampments
Clare Hymer
Students from climate and Palestine campaigns are working together to highlight universities’ links to arms and fossil fuel companies and share lessons in how to hold occupations. Clare Hymer reports.
Report: Did an Israel Lobbyist Confect an Antisemitism Story About a Palestine Demo?
Rivkah Brown
Gideon Falter claimed he was an ordinary bloke who’d been antisemitically abused by police on a Palestine demo. Evidence seen by Novara Media suggests he staged the altercation. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: When Governments Fail, We Sail: Massive Aid Flotilla Prepares to Head for Gaza
Rivkah Brown
On Sunday, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla will set sail from Istanbul carrying 5,500 tonnes of aid and delegates from over 30 countries. Unarmed, their safety will depend entirely on Israel’s willingness to obey international law. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Israel Keeps Pushing Western Leaders’ Limits – And Discovering There Aren’t Any
Moya Lothian-McLean
The deaths of US and British citizens in an apparently targeted Israeli attack seems unlikely to result in either sanctions or a reduction of security ‘aid’ to the country. What will?