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.
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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: Pro-Palestine Protester Arrested for Using Pins to Put Placard on MP’s Door
Simon Childs
A pensioner was subjected to a dawn raid in an ‘act of intimidation’, after some drawing pins were put in the door of the local MP’s office.
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.
Opinion: Meet Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh, the Irish Lawyer Supporting South Africa’s Case Against Israel
Jad Salfiti
Ireland may have refused to back South Africa in its case against Israel, but one star barrister is continuing a long Irish tradition of solidarity with Palestine.
Analysis: Bombing Yemen Won’t Protect Britain’s Precious Trade Interests
Ash Sarkar
There’s a ghoulish irony that after stoking a humanitarian crisis in Yemen by cutting off its maritime trade, the West is bombing Houthi targets in the name of protecting commercial shipping, writes Ash Sarkar.
Report: Police Are Beating and Arresting Anti-Zionists in Israel’s ‘Coexistence’ Capital
Daisy Schofield
Report: In Berlin, ‘Art Is Free!’ – Unless It’s Standing for a Free Palestine
Jad Salfiti
The Berlin senate has said artists must accept the controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism or miss out on funding. Jad Salfiti reports.
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.
Novara FM: Palestine 2048
Palestinian sci-fi predicts the dystopias of now, not tomorrow, as editor Basma Ghalayini explains.
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.
Report: Revealed: A British Charity Gave Over £1m to ‘Israel’s Largest Militia’
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.