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Report: Revealed: a British Charity Gave Over £1m to ‘Israel’s Largest Militia’

by Rivkah Brown

Between 2011 and 2018 The Jewish National Fund UK gave £1.1m to HaShomer HaChadash, a ‘neo-nationalist’ organisation that uses military tactics to expand illegal settlements and defend Israeli land from Palestinians. Rivkah Brown reports.

a person with a keffiyeh covering their face, with only their eyes visible, holds a homemade cardboard sign above their head on which is written in the black, white, red and green colours of the palestinian flag: 'from the river to the sea, palestine will be free'

Report: A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’

by Rivkah Brown

Tugba Iyigun, a former journalist who fled Turkey, received a visit from North Yorkshire police officers for a single tweet about her local pro-Palestine demo. Rivkah Brown reports.

Novara FM: Fascism Is Not the Exception

To understand the threat we need to look beyond 20th century histories, explains Alberto Toscano.

Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi is supported by others as she leaves prison

Report: Freed Palestinians Say They Were Tortured, Beaten and Starved in Israeli Prisons

by Daisy Schofield

Palestinians released from Israeli prisons describe seeing 'blood everywhere' from beatings and being denied food, visits and legal advice. Daisy Schofield reports.

a man with short brown hair and a fade looks pained as he's arrested by police in yellow hi vis

Analysis: The March Against Antisemitism Is a Far-Right Dream

by Rivkah Brown

Rather than telling Tommy Robinson to ‘fuck off’, the march against antisemitism should question why he was there in the first place, writes Rivkah Brown.

Novara Live: Pause Extended in Gaza; Elon Musk Visits Israel

The pause in Gaza is extended by two days, more Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees are released. Plus Elon Musk visits Israel and takes on the country of Sweden’s labour laws. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar.

an israeli soldier with mouth agape stands in front of a spotlight, pointing at something behind him

Opinion: The World Is Finally Waking Up to Israel’s Disinformation War – But Is It Too Late?

by Yara Hawari

Even the BBC is starting to pick up on Israeli propaganda. Its belated epiphany won't bring back 15,000 dead Palestinians, writes Yara Hawari.

Downstream: The History of Israel’s War on Palestine. Ash Meets Rashid Khalidi

Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and the author of several books focussing on the Middle East including The Hundred Years’ War On Palestine. He explains some of the basic facts of the struggle for Palestinian independence and the history of the creation of the Zionist project […]

Report: Parents Hold Playgroup at Arms Company Office in Protest at Gaza Genocide

by Lauren Van Schaik

Dozens of parents and children have staged a noisy playgroup at the London office of BAE Systems in order to highlight its complicity in Israel's killing of thousands of Palestinian children.

Novara Live: UN Chief Blasts Israel for Thousands of Child Casualties

More than 5500 children have now been killed in Gaza, Israel’s latest targets include a refugee camp and a United Nations run school… Plus Argentina’s new ‘Anarcho-capitalist’ president. With Michael Walker and David Adler.

Pro-Palestine protesters outside parliament as MPs vote on an amendment calling for a ceasefire. Photo: Clare Hymer

Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

by Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

On Wednesday night, one third of Labour MPs defied the whip and voted for a ceasefire. Others gave stirring speeches in favour, then abstained anyway.

a man looks at the camera while holding a pink balloon besides his face with the face of Yasser Arafat on it

Long Read: Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh

by Juliet Jacques

The works of Elia Suleiman and David Osit capture the numbness produced by decades of occupation and in so doing offer an antidote to it, writes Juliet Jacques.

Far-right protesters clash with police on Remembrance Day. X/Twitter

Report: The Far-Right Observed Remembrance Day by Fighting the Police

by Simon Childs

Far-right activists threw missiles and started fights in order to 'defend' the cenotaph from a protest march happening a mile away.

Protestors hold Palestinian flags and placards during a march in London

Opinion: Armistice Day Is Perfect for a Peace March

by Joe Glenton

Suella Braverman has tried to instrumentalise the war dead to stop a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day. But as a veteran, I hope the streets are heaving, writes Joe Glenton.

A white man and a brown woman wearing keffiyehs stand facing each other, with a palestine flag in the background

Feature: These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’

by Rivkah Brown

On Monday, three members of Palestine Action will be the first political activists to be tried for blackmail in over a decade. Rivkah Brown reports.

A woman with grey hair, glasses and a keffiyeh holds a placard on which is written on a white blackground in blue writing 'what a cuntry'. She is surrounded by uniformed police officers

Report: Former Amnesty Official Arrested for Satirical Placard

by Rivkah Brown

Aisha Jung was arrested for holding a placard that described Israel as an ‘apartheid cuntry’ while attending a pro-Palestine demo with her husband and sons.

Report: School Students Walk Out of Shadow Minister’s Assembly Over Labour’s Position on Palestine

by Clare Hymer

Around 300 sixth form students in east London boycotted an assembly with Wes Streeting last week over Labour’s support for Israel, while young people in Bristol skipped school for the UK’s first ever ‘school strike for Palestine’. Clare Hymer reports.

Opinion: With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

by Dani Ellis

In early October, a major western ally began an air campaign against a small Middle Eastern territory unlike anything experienced in the region’s decades-long liberation struggle. This wasn't Israel’s assault on Gaza, but Turkey’s on Rojava.

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