Report: Labour Councillors Are Defying Keir Starmer to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza
Clare Hymer
All 31 Labour councillors in Sheffield backed a motion in support of Palestine, as opposition to the party’s line on Israel builds.
Tag: gaza
Report: Jewish Activists Protest at Foreign Office Calling for a Ceasefire
Clare Hymer
Protesters sang 'ceasefire now' and 'end the occupation' in Hebrew.
Opinion: The Israeli War Machine Runs on Jewish Fear
Rivkah Brown
From national newspapers to communal gatekeepers, the British establishment is playing on Jewish fear to justify genocide, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?
Aaron Bastani
Conservatives claim they want to reduce immigration - yet they are cheering on the displacement of 1.5m Palestinians in Europe’s near abroad. It makes no sense, writes Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Ofcom Has Capitulated to a Rightwing Witch-Hunt Over Israel
Simon Childs
The broadcast regulator suspended a director after her supposedly ‘extreme’ views were exposed by hypocritical free-speech warriors.
Report: ‘Blood On Your Hands’: Labour Faces Protests Over Israel-Palestine Stance
Simon Childs & Clare Hymer
Muslim members have demanded an apology from Keir Starmer over his statements about Israeli war crimes, and the party has tried to stop members from talking about the crisis.
Novara Live: Protests Clamped Down in West Bank
With all eyes on Gaza, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank say settler violence is increasing. Also on the show, Sunak visits Israel and UK government counter-terrorism advisor blames ‘multiculturalism’ for anti-Israel sentiment. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar.
Report: ‘A Chance to Implement Forced Displacement’: Israeli Settlers Are Attacking Palestinians in the West Bank
Daisy Schofield
Emboldened by the crisis in Gaza, Israeli settlers in the West Bank are putting on uniforms, shooting unarmed Palestinians and driving them off their land. Daisy Schofield reports.
Report: Dutch Court Rules ‘From the River to the Sea’ Protected Speech and Not Antisemitic
Rivkah Brown
The pro-Palestine chant is now officially protected under Dutch law, striking a blow at those who claim it is antisemitic. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: Labour Councillors Keep Quitting Over Party ‘Endorsing’ Israeli War Crimes
Simon Childs
Labour has been hit with a number of resignations after its leadership affirmed Israel’s right to ‘self defence’ when asked to condemn war crimes.
Report: Palestinian Trade Unions Call for End to ‘Complicity’ in Israeli Crimes
Polly Smythe
An open letter from Palestinian trade unions to the international labour movement has called for 'a mass increase of global solidarity'.
Opinion: The British State is Waging Its Own War on Palestinians
Palestinian Youth Movement
Britain is embroiled in war propaganda not unlike that deployed to manufacture consent for the war on Iraq. The British public should show more courage in its dissent, argues the Palestinian Youth Movement.
Opinion: A Second Nakba Has Begun
Ash Sarkar
For Gazans, the prospect of indefinite displacement – with no guaranteed right of return to their homes – carries ugly echoes of 1948, argues Ash Sarkar.
Report: Muslim MP Forced to Flee Labour Conference After Visiting Palestine Stall
Rivkah Brown
Apsana Begum left the party’s Liverpool conference after the Tory chairman demanded she have the whip withdrawn. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: The Public Supports Palestine. Why Don’t Our Politicians?
Ell Folan
The polls are unequivocal: nobody likes Israel, not even Tories, writes Ell Folan. So why are our politicians so absolutely committed to keeping their fingers in their ears?
Opinion: You’re Either Pro-Israel or Pro-Palestine. You Can’t Be Both
Ghada Karmi
Nakba survivor Ghada Karmi, whose book talk was cancelled after complaints from liberal Zionist groups, argues that it's impossible to promote Palestinian rights while also befriending Israel.
Report: Palestine Activists Are Planning to Besiege an Israeli Weapons Factory
Rivkah Brown
First they shut down one in Oldham. Now they’re coming for one in Leicester. Rivkah Brown reports on the rise and rise of Palestine Action.
Opinion: Israel Gave Terrorism As the Reason for Its Latest Assault on Gaza. It’s Never Needed a Reason
Hamza Ali Shah
Anyone familiar with Israeli apartheid saw Operation Breaking Dawn for what it was, writes Hamza Ali Shah: Israel’s regular reminder to the Palestinians that they will never be free.