Report: Ministers Accused of ‘Lying’ About Arms Exports to Israel
Simon Childs
David Lammy has claimed Britain is sending ‘helmets and goggles’ to Israel. But new research shows that Britain kept exporting weapons even after its partial ban.
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Downstream: How Israel Became a Fascist State
Ilan Pappé joined us live at EartH in Hackney.
Report: Ten Brits Accused of War Crimes in Gaza, Including Killing Civilians
Harriet Williamson
Legal experts have lodged a landmark report with the Met police, alleging that British citizens have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity while fighting with the IDF in Gaza. Harriet Williamson reports.
Interview: ‘We’re Witnessing the Last Gasp of Israeli Violence’: In Conversation With Avi Shlaim
Sebastian Shehadi
Professor Avi Shlaim speaks to Sebastian Shehadi about his latest book, western complicity in the genocide in Gaza and how Israel’s own archives turned him into an anti-Zionist.
Opinion: How the Pro-Israel Right Used Identity Politics to Crush Palestine Solidarity
Ash Sarkar
In an exclusive extract from her new book, Minority Rule, Ash Sarkar explains how Israel’s advocates weaponised the lived experience of Jewish people to obscure a genocidal war in Gaza.
Analysis: The ICJ’s New Acting President Is a Christian Zionist. What Does That Mean for Israel?
Louis Matheou
Judge Julia Sebutinde believes in the biblical bond' between Jewish people and the land of Israel and has been accused of plagiarising pro-Israel sources. What does her acting presidency mean for South Africa’s case at the ICJ, and for the international order as a whole? Louis Matheou speaks to legal experts.
Analysis: Days Into the Gaza Ceasefire, Israel Declared War on the West Bank
Mariam Barghouti
A mere two days into its supposed ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, Israel announced Operation Iron Wall, targeting refugee camps across the West Bank. This has nothing to do with defence, writes Mariam Barghouti, and Israeli politicians have said as much – they want the land.
Opinion: Trump’s Gaza Resettlement Plans Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
Ash Sarkar
From Biden’s "humanitarian corridor” to Jared Kushner’s dreams of Miamifying Gaza, Trump’s ethnic cleansing programme is not brand-new territory for the US, writes Ash Sarkar.
Feature: We Asked Legal Experts: Is 2025 the Year Israel Faces Justice?
Nadine Talaat
From the ICJ’s plausible genocide ruling to the ICC issuing arrest warrants, last year the wheels of justice began to move against Israel. Nadine Talaat asks legal experts whether 2025 could finally end its decades-long impunity.
Interview: ‘The Entire Human Rights System Is in Danger’: In Conversation With Francesca Albanese
Sebastian Shehadi
The United Nations rapporteur has broken with institutional convention with her straight-talking manner and willingness to call out Israeli genocide, no matter the personal cost. Sebastian Shehadi sits down with Francesca Albanese.
Report: UN Official Slams David Lammy’s Refusal to Call Gaza a Genocide
Sebastian Shehadi
In an interview with Novara Media, the UN rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories said the foreign secretary was 'wrong' to suggest it was premature to call Gaza a genocide. Sebastian Shehadi reports.
Report: Joy, Relief and Fear: Gaza in the Hours Before the Ceasefire
Ahmed Dremly
As a ceasefire was announced, Palestinian celebrations were cut short by Israeli bombs. Ahmed Dremly reports from Gaza.
Report: Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban
Rivkah Brown
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has always cooperated with police, until now. Rivkah Brown reports on why the group is refusing to cancel Saturday's central London march, despite the Met doubling down.
Report: British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban
Rivkah Brown
Over 720 British Jews, including prominent human rights lawyers and academics, have signed a statement slamming the Met’s ban on an upcoming Palestine demonstration over supposed synagogue disruption. Union leaders, MPs and cultural figures have joined them. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: BBC Exec Downplayed Israel ‘Plausible Genocide’ Ruling to Dismayed Colleagues
Rivkah Brown
Exclusive: BBC News global director Jonathan Munro refuted colleagues’ claims that the corporation was suppressing the International Court of Justice’s ruling that Israel was plausibly committing genocide while minimising the ruling’s significance, internal emails reveal. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: No Legal Term – Even Genocide – Can Fathom Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza
Rob Howse
Israeli soldiers filming themselves killing civilians surpasses legal definition, writes international law professor Rob Howse.
Review: Novara Media’s Best Books of 2024
Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar
There’s little worse than wasting your time on a bad book, and little more rewarding than getting it right. Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar share their top reads of the year.
Report: ‘This Is Genocide’: Amnesty Publishes Landmark Report on Gaza
Rivkah Brown
Amnesty International has published a 290-page report analysing 102 Israeli official statements, 212 interviews and a cache of documentary evidence. Its conclusion? “This is genocide.” Rivkah Brown reports.