Report: Palestine Protestors Block Entrance to UK Foreign Office
Organised under the banner of @workers4pal, activists have blocked the entrance to the government department.
Tag: palestine
Report: Activists Block Foreign Office Over UK Arms Sales to Israel
Polly Smythe
Hundreds of activists have blocked entrances to the Foreign Office in London to demand the new Labour government suspends the sale of UK arms to Israel. Polly Smythe reports.
Red Flags: Israel’s Genocide in Palestine Fills Me With Sorrow. How Do I Keep on Going?
Sophie K Rosa
Don’t pathologise yourself, Sophie K Rosa tells a reader who feels alone in their despair at events in Gaza. Instead, find like-minded comrades and channel your rage into collective action.
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.
Long Read: How the Guardian Lined Up Behind Starmer
Rivkah Brown
At the Guardian’s election endorsement meeting, a senior columnist argued that anything less than full-blown Starmerism risked losing credibility with the incoming government, while the lobby closed ranks behind Labour in a seemingly pre-agreed position. Rivkah Brown 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.
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.
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.
Opinion: Prestigious Science Institute in Meltdown Over ‘Alleged Peaceful’ Palestine Cake Sale
Simon Childs
A bizarre tale of censorship, hypocrisy and home baking.
Feature: How UK Universities Are Cracking Down on Pro-Palestine Occupations
Christophe Domec
The London School of Economics used a court order to evict a campus pro-Palestine encampment this week. As universities crack down on protest, Christophe Domec asks, what next for student occupations?
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.
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.
Long Read: Who Is ‘Starmtrooper’ Josh Simons?
Rivkah Brown
Josh Simons, the 30-year-old director of Starmermite 'Super Pac' Labour Together, has just been handed a safe seat. A former Corbyn staffer, Simons claims he left the party over antisemitism. New evidence suggests otherwise. Rivkah Brown asks: what is he really about?
Feature: Faced With Two Pro-Genocide Parties, Voters Are Tapping Out
Rivkah Brown
More and more people can’t bring themselves to vote for either main party - or anyone - at the next election, but want to communicate their rage. They tell Rivkah Brown why they’re spoiling their ballots.
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.
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.
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’.