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Opinion: We Also Broke Into an Airbase to Stop War Crimes. Thankfully, We Were Two Nice White Boys

Sam Walton & Reverend Daniel “Woody” Woodhouse

In 2017, we broke into a BAE Systems airfield to stop jets from going to bomb Yemen, write Sam Walton and Daniel Woodhouse. Our lenient treatment exposes the Palestine Action ban for what it is: racist and politically motivated.

A protester gives a V finger sign while being handcuffed by workers on a crane

Opinion: Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective

Rivkah Brown

The direct action group has closed factories, scuppered contracts and dented share prices. There’s no way Yvette Cooper could’ve allowed Palestine Action's runaway success to continue, writes Rivkah Brown.

Police form a line facing a man wearing a keffiyeh and megaphone

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.

A sign that reads 'Jews against genocide' is held up at a protest

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: Berlin Police Brutalise Women at Anti-Violence Demonstration

James Jackson

Protesters marking the international day for the elimination of violence against women were choked, pepper-sprayed and kettled in a show of police force that has become quotidian in the German capital.

Report: Israel Detained a US Journalist for 4 Days. Why Was the World Silent?

Rivkah Brown

Jeremy Loffredo was detained for allegedly publishing sensitive military information. The US state department said nothing for two days. Rivkah Brown reports.

Novara FM: When Does a Crowd Become a Mob?

Received wisdom tells us that large groups of people are generally up to no good – but this is a convenient fantasy for the powers that be, explains the author of Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World.

A man in a keffiyeh and thawb sits on someone's shoulders holding a megaphone.

Opinion: One Year On, the Pro-Palestine Movement Is Undefeated

Palestinian Youth Movement

The last year has exposed the gulf between the British public and its ruling class. Despite Rishi Sunak and now Keir Starmer’s determination to crush the massive popular movement for a free Palestine, the people have not bent to their will, writes the Palestinian Youth Movement.

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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.

A group of people hold banners that say 'zero tolerance for antisemites' and similar slogans

Report: Did an Israel Lobbyist Confect an Antisemitism Story About a Palestine Demo?

Rivkah Brown

Gideon Falter claimed he was an ordinary bloke who’d been antisemitically abused by police on a Palestine demo. Evidence seen by Novara Media suggests he staged the altercation. Rivkah Brown reports.

Report: Germany Is Seizing Jews’ Money Again

James Jackson

On Tuesday, a German Jewish group had its account frozen after the bank demanded a list of its members’ details, in what experts believe is a clear breach of EU law. James Jackson reports from Berlin.

a person with a keffiyeh covering their face, with only their eyes visible, holds a homemade cardboard sign above their head on which is written in the black, white, red and green colours of the palestinian flag: 'from the river to the sea, palestine will be free'

Report: A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’

Rivkah Brown

Tugba Iyigun, a former journalist who fled Turkey, received a visit from North Yorkshire police officers for a single tweet about her local pro-Palestine demo. Rivkah Brown reports.

A white man and a brown woman wearing keffiyehs stand facing each other, with a palestine flag in the background

Feature: These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’

Rivkah Brown

On Monday, three members of Palestine Action will be the first political activists to be tried for blackmail in over a decade. Rivkah Brown reports.

A woman with grey hair, glasses and a keffiyeh holds a placard on which is written on a white blackground in blue writing 'what a cuntry'. She is surrounded by uniformed police officers

Report: Former Amnesty Official Arrested for Satirical Placard

Rivkah Brown

Aisha Jung was arrested for holding a placard that described Israel as an ‘apartheid cuntry’ while attending a pro-Palestine demo with her husband and sons.

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Analysis: There Is Zero Evidence of a Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’

Ell Folan

Shoplifting rates are down from 2017, writes Ell Folan, while the media is acting as if all hell has broken loose.

A white man with brown short hair and glasses and a red keffiyeh makes a speech at a red lectern, in front of a poster that says 'justice for palestine'

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.

a row of police officers line up in front of protesters holding up free palestine banners

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.

Two police officers with backs turned stand either side of another police officer, an older white man, who faces the camera

Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims

Rivkah Brown

The media’s prurient obsession with women's trauma has ensured the inquiry is a depoliticised dead-end, writes Rivkah Brown.

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Opinion: Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective

Rivkah Brown

Report: Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban

Rivkah Brown

Report: British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban

Rivkah Brown

Report: Israel Detained a US Journalist for 4 Days. Why Was the World Silent?

Rivkah Brown

Novara FM: When Does a Crowd Become a Mob?

Report: Did an Israel Lobbyist Confect an Antisemitism Story About a Palestine Demo?

Rivkah Brown

Report: A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’

Rivkah Brown

Report: Former Amnesty Official Arrested for Satirical Placard

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: There Is Zero Evidence of a Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’

Ell Folan

Report: Dutch Court Rules ‘From the River to the Sea’ Protected Speech and Not Antisemitic

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government

Hedi Viterbo

Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims

Rivkah Brown

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Tag: Policing

Opinion: We Also Broke Into an Airbase to Stop War Crimes. Thankfully, We Were Two Nice White Boys

Sam Walton & Reverend Daniel “Woody” Woodhouse

Opinion: Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective

Rivkah Brown

Report: Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban

Rivkah Brown

Report: British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban

Rivkah Brown

Report: Berlin Police Brutalise Women at Anti-Violence Demonstration

James Jackson

Report: Israel Detained a US Journalist for 4 Days. Why Was the World Silent?

Rivkah Brown

Novara FM: When Does a Crowd Become a Mob?

Opinion: One Year On, the Pro-Palestine Movement Is Undefeated

Palestinian Youth Movement

Report: Damaging Property Justifiable to Save Palestinian Lives, Court Finds

Rivkah Brown

Report: Did an Israel Lobbyist Confect an Antisemitism Story About a Palestine Demo?

Rivkah Brown

Report: Germany Is Seizing Jews’ Money Again

James Jackson

Report: A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’

Rivkah Brown

Feature: These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’

Rivkah Brown

Report: Former Amnesty Official Arrested for Satirical Placard

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: There Is Zero Evidence of a Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’

Ell Folan

Report: Dutch Court Rules ‘From the River to the Sea’ Protected Speech and Not Antisemitic

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government

Hedi Viterbo

Analysis: Stop Sexing Up the Spy Cops Scandal, Say Victims

Rivkah Brown

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