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Alan Duncan on a ministerial visit in 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Report: Former Foreign Minister Cleared of Antisemitism Claims After Calling Out Israel Lobbying

Simon Childs

Sir Alan Duncan has been formally exonerated by the party following claims that his criticism of two directors of the Conservative Friends of Israel - only one of whom is Jewish - constituted antisemitism. Simon Childs 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.

A man with light brown hair and a suit looks wanly at the camera

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.

Keir Starmer at a Labour Friends of Israel event. Labour Friends of Israel

Opinion: What Would Keir Starmer As Prime Minister Mean for Palestine?

Hamza Yusuf

Starmer has a long record of backing Zionism 'without qualification' and helping Israel avoid accountability.

A slice of cake. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto

Opinion: Prestigious Science Institute in Meltdown Over ‘Alleged Peaceful’ Palestine Cake Sale

Simon Childs

A bizarre tale of censorship, hypocrisy and home baking.

Feature: Andrew Feinstein Is the Left’s Anti-Keir Starmer

Rivkah Brown

A former South African MP thought his politician days were behind him – until a UK Labour leader came along who embodied everything he’d ever fought against. Rivkah Brown meets Andrew Feinstein.

Israeli soldiers detain an Israeli peace activist as hundreds of Israeli left wing activists try to enter the West Bank town of Huwara, to show solidarity with Palestinians following a deadly settler rampage there earlier in the week on February 27, 2023 in Huwara, Israel.

Novara FM: Whatever Happened to the Israeli Left?

Israel has swung hard to the right in the last few decades, but a left remains. They are calling not just for a ceasefire, but for an end to the apartheid regime. What power do they have?

A woman waves a Palestine flag while shouting

Analysis: South African Muslims Didn’t Vote for Pro-Palestine Parties. Why Not?

Ilham Rawoot

In the country’s recent general election, South African Muslims voted overwhelmingly for the centre-right, white-controlled Democratic Alliance. The results have exposed ethnic tensions that have bubbled away under the surface for decades.

Opinion: Netanyahu Doesn’t Want a Deal – He Wants to ‘Finish the Job’

Rivkah Brown

As the two sides inch towards a US-brokered settlement, the Israeli PM is throwing his toys out of the pram at the prospect of ending his beloved military campaign, writes Rivkah Brown.

Report: Students Are Catching Their Universities in Bed With Arms Companies

Zac Larkham

Student Palestine protesters are investigating their own institutions and discovering genocide profiteering. Zac Larkham reports.

a man flies a palestinian flag beside leicester crown court

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.

Darren Henley, chief executive of Arts Council England. Screengrab: University of Cumbria on Youtube

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’.

A person wearing a face mask sits at a passover seder table holding a sign that reads 'my jewish family wants palestinian families to be safe'

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.

Activists blockading the Department for Business and Trade on Wednesday morning. Polly Smythe

Report: Business Department Blockaded in Protest at Arms Exports to Israel

Polly Smythe

The government department was surrounded by protesters, as similar blockades took place at arms factories across the UK.

A group of people hold banners that say 'zero tolerance for antisemites' and similar slogans

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.

an activist holds a palestine flag against the railings of a ship

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.

A shepherd herds sheep across a road in Palestine

Report: Activists Are Putting Themselves Between Israeli Settlers and Palestinian Shepherds

Daisy Schofield

Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinian shepherds in the West Bank, in a bid to drive them from their land. These activists won't let them win.

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