Michael Murray The furore over Republic of Ireland playing Israel in the UEFA Nations’ League raises the question of what happened in the days of the boycotts of rugby games with apartheid South Africa. The record shows a huge contrast between the Fianna Fáil government stance on the issue of sports and politics - then compared to … Continue reading Sports and Politics: Ireland v Israel
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UK Sanctions on West Bank Settlements
Eamon Dyas Yesterday 9 september 2026 the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Edward Miliband, announced that the Labour government was going to impose sanctions that “will target illegal settlements and settlement expansion” in the west Bank which he described as “ethnic cleansing” and which the Israeli government had done little to prevent. He said … Continue reading UK Sanctions on West Bank Settlements
NAZA: Exposing Israel’s killing machine in Gaza
NAZA is an 80-minute documentary film which examines the systems behind Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Its title is derived from Nezek Agavi, the Hebrew military acronym for collateral damage. It was directed by Israeli film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and co-produced by the Guardian newspaper. It premiered in the main competition at the … Continue reading NAZA: Exposing Israel’s killing machine in Gaza
Presidential pardons
On 19 September 2026, the President of Israel, former Labour politician Isaac Hertzog, pardoned Elor Azaria, an Israeli soldier who executed a Palestinian at an army checkpoint in Hebron in March 2016. The existence of video of the incident shot by a volunteer from the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem made it impossible for the Israeli … Continue reading Presidential pardons
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Labour minister: British Muslims haven't always been heard but Burnham will change that (Imran Mulla, Middle East Eye, 30 September 2026) Miliband speaks of a Middle East policy shift - so it's time to pick a side (Tom Blackburn, Middle East Eye, 29 September 2026) The ‘gray arm’ of Israeli annexation: a settler-led wing of … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
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ICC's Japanese president says she 'won't give up' despite US sanctions (Middle East Eye, 27 August 2026) Armed Israeli settler ‘hikes’ aren’t new — but they’re becoming deadly (Aharon Porath & Roei Kleitman, +972, 26 August 2026) US designates Palestine Action activist group 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' (Middle Ear Eye, 26 August 2026) Hundreds of academics and … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
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Israeli officials discuss renewed push to expel Palestinians from Gaza (Nadav Rapaport, Middle East Eye, 24 June 2026) Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett says he smuggled Starlink receptors into Iran (Middle East Eye, 24 June 2026) The Haredi draft revolt threatening to bring Israel to a standstill (Eli Bitan, +972, 23 June 2026) I am … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
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Why Jordan cannot be stripped of Al-Aqsa custodianship (Mustafa Abu Sway, Middle East Eye, 28 May 2026) Israel’s Gaza offshore gas plans condemned as illegal resource grab (Nadav Rapaport, Middle East Eye, 28 May 2026) Israel 'added to UN blacklist' for sexual violence in conflict zones (Middle East Eye, 28 May 2026) In first since … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
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In Gaza, life flickers as power cuts shatter livelihoods and healthcare (Nada Nabil in Gaza City, Middle East Eye, 29 April 2026) ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan describes threats from David Cameron and Lindsay Graham in new interview (Imran Mulla, Middle East Eye, 29 April 2026) New petition seeks 'accountability' from UK over role in Israel-Palestine … Continue reading Palestine Links
Britain and the War on Iran: staring into the abyss.
Editorial The United States and Israel have launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran, a state that was not threatening their interests. This is a war to destroy the Iranian state and is waged in such a way as to cause death and destruction to the political leadership, the state apparatus, civil society and … Continue reading Britain and the War on Iran: staring into the abyss.
How goes the US/Israel armed aggression against Iran
David Morrison Before the US and Israel launched their armed aggression against Iran on 25 February, a report by the US National Intelligence Council (which is part of Tulsi Gabbard’s US Office of National Intelligence) assessed that even a large-scale military assault on the country would be unlikely to overthrow the regime in Tehran, even … Continue reading How goes the US/Israel armed aggression against Iran
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‘Erasing the lines’: How settler outposts are seizing new regions of the West Bank (Oren Zvi & Ariel Caine, +972, 26 March 2026) Oops, we have wrecked another country (David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 March 2026) ‘Forever live by the sword’: Understanding Israelis’ massive support for Iran war (Jonathan Ofir, Mondoweiss, 22 March 2026) … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
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Israeli curbs risk halting World Central Kitchen in Gaza, authorities say (Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2026) Mike Huckabee lifts the veil on US backing for Israeli expansionism (Soumaya Ghannoushi, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2026) In Gaza, we’re still breaking our fast under the buzzing of drones (Ahmed Dremly, +972, 25 February … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
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'Home truths' from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war (David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 November 2025) West Bank: Israeli forces execute two Palestinians at point-blank range (Middle East Eye, 28 November 2025) Israeli settlers who breached Syria border returned by military (Middle East Eye, 28 November 2025) AI-powered surveillance … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
Inversion Of Reality The BBC: A ‘Leftist Propaganda Machine’?
Inversion Of Reality The BBC: A ‘Leftist Propaganda Machine’? By Media Lens 12 November [Media Lens is a UK-based media watchdog. Run by writers David Cromwell and David Edwards, it is our response to the increasingly centralised, corporate, state-subservient nature of the mislabelled ‘mainstream’ media system.] This follows on from a previous piece on the supposed … Continue reading Inversion Of Reality The BBC: A ‘Leftist Propaganda Machine’?
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The Israeli right’s ‘time of miracles’ is over. The Palestinians are going nowhere: while problematic for many reasons, Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza appears to spell the end of the Israeli government’s expulsion fantasies (Meron Rapoport, +972, 2 October 2025) Israel's genocide in Gaza never stopped, but UK media have enabled this … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
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UN OCHA snapshot on Gaza Strip (24 September 2025) Trump promises Arab, Muslim leaders he won’t let Israel annex the West Bank (Politico, 24 September 2025) UN General Assembly 2025: Day two brings further condemnation of Israel's war on Gaza (Yasmine El-Sabawi, Middle East Eye, 24 September 2025) Final goodbye: MEE reporters on the pain … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
Recognising Palestine
At a meeting in Algiers on 15 November 1988, the Palestine National Council, then led by Yasser Arafat, declared the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Gaza, with its capital in Jerusalem. In response, by the end of 1988, 78 states had recognised it and granted it full … Continue reading Recognising Palestine
