Report: Labour Councillors Are Defying Keir Starmer to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza
Clare Hymer
All 31 Labour councillors in Sheffield backed a motion in support of Palestine, as opposition to the party’s line on Israel builds.
Tag: palestine
Report: Minister Who Loves Free Speech Starts a Witch-Hunt Against Academics
Polly Smythe
Michelle Donelan: 'The freedom to disagree is just as important as the freedom to agree'. Also Michelle Donelan: 'Criticising Israel is extremist'.
Report: Jewish Activists Protest at Foreign Office Calling for a Ceasefire
Clare Hymer
Protesters sang 'ceasefire now' and 'end the occupation' in Hebrew.
Report: Arms Factory Blockaded As Calls for Practical Solidarity With Palestine Grow
Polly Smythe
150 activists are picketing an arms factory in Kent in protest at the UK arms trade with Israel.
Report: Tory MP Says It’s ‘Not Easy’ to See Difference Between Hamas Members and Civilians
Simon Childs
John Howell, vice-chair of the Conservative Friends of Israel, also told a constituent he ‘disagrees’ that the UK has historical responsibility for the situation in Palestine.
Opinion: The Israeli War Machine Runs on Jewish Fear
Rivkah Brown
From national newspapers to communal gatekeepers, the British establishment is playing on Jewish fear to justify genocide, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?
Aaron Bastani
Conservatives claim they want to reduce immigration - yet they are cheering on the displacement of 1.5m Palestinians in Europe’s near abroad. It makes no sense, writes Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Ofcom Has Capitulated to a Rightwing Witch-Hunt Over Israel
Simon Childs
The broadcast regulator suspended a director after her supposedly ‘extreme’ views were exposed by hypocritical free-speech warriors.
Report: ‘Blood On Your Hands’: Labour Faces Protests Over Israel-Palestine Stance
Simon Childs & Clare Hymer
Muslim members have demanded an apology from Keir Starmer over his statements about Israeli war crimes, and the party has tried to stop members from talking about the crisis.
Novara Live: Protests Clamped Down in West Bank
With all eyes on Gaza, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank say settler violence is increasing. Also on the show, Sunak visits Israel and UK government counter-terrorism advisor blames ‘multiculturalism’ for anti-Israel sentiment. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar.
Report: ‘A Chance to Implement Forced Displacement’: Israeli Settlers Are Attacking Palestinians in the West Bank
Daisy Schofield
Emboldened by the crisis in Gaza, Israeli settlers in the West Bank are putting on uniforms, shooting unarmed Palestinians and driving them off their land. Daisy Schofield reports.
Report: Dutch Court Rules ‘From the River to the Sea’ Protected Speech and Not Antisemitic
Rivkah Brown
The pro-Palestine chant is now officially protected under Dutch law, striking a blow at those who claim it is antisemitic. Rivkah Brown reports.
Interview: This Israeli Onslaught Is Unacceptable | Husam Zomlot Interview
Michael Walker spoke to Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK Husam Zomlot after a press briefing on the ongoing attacks in Gaza.
Report: Labour Councillors Keep Quitting Over Party ‘Endorsing’ Israeli War Crimes
Simon Childs
Labour has been hit with a number of resignations after its leadership affirmed Israel’s right to ‘self defence’ when asked to condemn war crimes.
Report: Palestinian Trade Unions Call for End to ‘Complicity’ in Israeli Crimes
Polly Smythe
An open letter from Palestinian trade unions to the international labour movement has called for 'a mass increase of global solidarity'.
Interview: Thousands Turn Out for Pro Palestine Protests
We spoke to demonstrators calling for an end to the bombardment and blockade of Gaza.
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.