Israel’s election deadlock: What could happen next? (Lubna Masarwa, Middle East Eye, 28 October 2026) How Ben Gvir and Smotrich helped drive historic Arab voter turnout (Baker Zoubi, +972, 28 October 2026) 'Detained and interrogated': Israel blocks British MPs from entering occupied West Bank to meet Palestinians (Middle East Eye, 27 October 2026) ‘There are … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
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Naza
John Clayden This Israeli film is largely shot on a rooftop in Tel-Aviv at night . It consists of interviews with disguised IDF soldiers who have served in Gaza. In the course of the war thousands of innocent civilians including women and children have been killed and these people are referred to by the Israeli … Continue reading Naza
Independent review -antisemitism in schools and colleges in England
Jewish Voice for Liberation Official Statement Antisemitism is racism not “a distinct form of harm”: response to Bell JVL responds to David Bell’s “Independent review -antisemitism in schools and colleges in England”. JVL finds it politically biased, drawing inappropriate conclusions from flawed data. It will silence debate and foster distrust. We agree unreservedly with one … Continue reading Independent review -antisemitism in schools and colleges in England
Anti-Zionism Congress
Unpublished letter to the Irish Times October 2026 Sir, Fintan O'Toole describes "Zionism is a form of racism" as a "stupid slogan" and warns us that "Jewish people worldwide are having a terrible time" (Zionism is not racism, any more than Irish nationalism is sectarianism, 20 October). Last June the second ever Jewish Anti-Zionist International … Continue reading Anti-Zionism Congress
Obama on Israel
Obama on Israel, Belfast 14 October 2026 Barack Obama says Israel has "ceded moral ground" over actions in Palestine during Belfast visit (Hotpress, 14 Oct 2016) The part of Obama's remarks on Palestine that deserved to be headlined is the following, which acknowledges that Israel engaged in ethnic cleansing: "The fact is that the Jewish … Continue reading Obama on Israel
Sports and Politics: Ireland v Israel
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
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
