Interview: Thousands Turn Out for Pro Palestine Protests
We spoke to demonstrators calling for an end to the bombardment and blockade of Gaza.
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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Apsana Begum left the party’s Liverpool conference after the Tory chairman demanded she have the whip withdrawn.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.
Opinion: In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government
Hedi Viterbo
Of course Israeli officials would think they could influence UK court cases, writes Hedi Viterbo – on Palestine and protest rights, the two states are perfectly aligned.
Report: Israeli Forces Are Deliberately Shooting at Palestinian Paramedics
Daisy Schofield
Amid the deadliest year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, paramedics tell Novara Media Israeli soldiers are driving them away from casualties with sniper fire, targeting ambulances with live ammunition and confiscating their bulletproof vests.
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?
Report: Barbican Forced to Apologise for Silencing Palestinians
Rivkah Brown
BREAKING: The Barbican cultural centre has apologised after one of its staffers advised a Palestinian speaker to avoid talking at length about Palestine – an intervention it has since described as “unacceptable”. Rivkah Brown reports.
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.
Opinion: Israeli Apartheid Won’t End Itself
Omar Barghouti
BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti on why, as settler-colonial ‘democracy’ crumbles, the movement is more necessary than ever.
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.
Interview: Israel Is a Regime Bent on Oppression | Interview With Palestinian Ambassador
Michael Walker speaks to Palestinian Ambassador Husam Zomlot about the latest assault on worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque and Israel’s violent system of apartheid.
Analysis: How Israel’s Pro-Democracy Protests Sold Out Palestinians
Daisy Schofield
Despite sharing in fears of an increasingly fascist Israeli state, Palestinians have been largely excluded from the pro-democracy protests that have engulfed the country in recent months. Now the movement has won a partial victory - at Palestine’s expense. Daisy Schofield reports.
Opinion: The West Bank is on the Brink of Collapse
Jehad Abusalim
Israel is ramping up its assault on the West Bank - but Palestinians won’t rest until they get dignity, writes Jehad Abusalim.
Opinion: Should We Boycott the Qatar World Cup?
Keir Milburn & Tom Williams
Around 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar since the country won its bid to host the World Cup. Should we be boycotting this year’s tournament?
Opinion: No, Younger People Aren’t Always More Progressive
Aaron Bastani
While ‘generation left’ might exist in some countries, things are more complicated elsewhere around the globe, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: If Lula Wins, So Does Palestine
Hamza Yusuf
If Lula reclaims the Brazilian presidency he will become one of the most powerful Palestinian allies on Earth.
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.