Report: Campaigners Are Planning a Tax-Strike for Gaza
Charlotte England
Campaigners want 100,000 people to withhold tax in protest at the British government’s complicity in Israeli war crimes. Could it work?
Tag: gaza
Long Read: How the Guardian’s Editor-in-Chief Caved to Pro-Israel Pressure
Rivkah Brown
Having started her career as an unflinchingly pro-Palestine author-activist, Guardian editor Katharine Viner has since risen to one of the most powerful positions in media. The ascent has changed her, colleagues say. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Politicians Don’t Feel Unsafe, They Feel Uncomfortable
Janey Starling
MPs say Palestine protesters make them feel unsafe. What they mean is that they feel uncomfortable being challenged by their constituents, writes Janey Starling.
Opinion: Who Cares About Rochdale?
Craig Gent
The Rochdale byelection has the Westminster press in rapture. But what the saga really shows is that politicians will rake over deprived towns as if all they could ever be is a means to an end, writes Craig Gent.
Report: Indian Port Workers Refuse to Handle Israeli Weapons
Polly Smythe
The massive and growing arms trade between the two countries kills innocents in Palestine and helps repression in India, trade unions say.
Novara FM: Can International Law Protect Gaza?
Legal scholar Rob Knox offers an urgent account of the limitations of international law as Israel prepares for its Rafah offensive.
Report: Google’s Internal Rebellion Over Israel Goes Global
Rivkah Brown
On Tuesday, workers at Google’s London offices followed their US colleagues in protesting the company’s provision of cloud services to Israel. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: Pregnant Women Are Desperate to Flee Gaza
Adam Ali
Palestinian women are giving birth in appalling conditions, with some facing extortionate fees to escape Gaza. Adam Ali reports.
Long Read: The Chief Rabbi Has Always Been a Servant of Empire
Joseph Finlay
Ephraim Mirvis’s comments about Israel have shocked many who think of the chief rabbi as an apolitical office. That’s never been the case, writes Joseph Finlay.
Opinion: Palestine Expected More From Latin America
Sabrina Fernandes & Bruno Huberman
The region’s history of anti-colonial struggle and its new cadre of progressive leaders promised a robust response to the ongoing genocide. Instead we’ve had rhetorical flourishes void of concrete action, write Bruno Huberman and Sabrina Fernandes.
Report: UK Charity Honours IDF Soldier Who Rummaged Through Gazan Women’s Underwear
Rivkah Brown
Levi Simon, a dual UK-Israeli national who’s just returned from three months in Gaza, is being hosted by The Boy’s Clubhouse.
Opinion: Mehdi Hasan’s Exit From MSNBC Is an Embarrassment to US Journalism
Nathan J Robinson
The MSNBC host, who announced his departure from the network on Tuesday, brought relentless pugnacity and fearless critique of Israel to American screens - and was punished for it, writes Nathan J Robinson.
Report: Police Are Beating and Arresting Anti-Zionists in Israel’s ‘Coexistence’ Capital
Daisy Schofield
Report: Palestinians Are Having Their Bank Accounts Frozen. Their Banks Won’t Explain Why
Sebastian Shehadi
Exclusive: Neobanks Wise and Payoneer are freezing Palestinian accounts en masse and without warning, citing vague regulatory obligations. Sebastian Shehadi reports.
Novara Docs: Palestinian Volunteers Bring Smiles to Displaced Children in Gaza
In Rafah in Gaza’s south, Palestinian volunteers have created an entertainment camp for some of the territory’s many displaced children. With music, games and dancing, they bring a reminder of normal childhood to a war zone.
Report: Court Acquits Two Palestine Activists of Targeting Israeli Weapons Company, Leaving Six in Limbo
Rivkah Brown
Two of the six defendants standing trial for targeting Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems were acquitted, while Palestine Action co-founder Richard Barnard was found guilty of criminal damage. Jury indecision means the remaining defendants may be retried in the new year. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: Israeli Soldiers Are Snatching Palestinians’ Phones and Punishing Them for Having Photos of Gaza
Daisy Schofield
Israel is using a new law to punish Palestinians simply for possessing images of the war in Gaza. Daisy Schofield reports.
Analysis: What’s Up With Germany’s Pro-Israel ‘Left’?
James Jackson
Germany's anti-Deutsch used to be 'fringe weirdos'. Now their pro-Israel ideology has gone mainstream.