How to stop Israel from starving Gaza (Professor Jeffrey Sachs & Sybil Fares (Other News, 1 September 2025) As Israeli students return to classrooms, Gaza's schools lie in ruins (Middle East Eye, 1 September 2025) How disability can become a death sentence in Gaza today (Penny Green & Grace Spence Green, Middle East Eye, 1 … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
LA comment: reading press headlines over the years, you could be forgiven for thinking the BBC ‘has a problem with Israel’ and is biased in favour of Palestinians. Nothing could be further from the truth, as this report shows. CfMM’s new report concludes that the BBC is systematically biased against Palestinians in Gaza war coverage. Analysis … Continue reading BBC on Gaza-Israel: One Story, Double Standards
Morning Star 16 August 2025 TEN out of 24 pro-Palestine activists charged over a break-in at an Israeli weapons factory in Bristol have been held in prison for a year without trial. Eight have been in custody for nine months, with most of the Filton 24 set to be imprisoned for more than two years … Continue reading ARMS FACTORY 10 HELD FOR A YEAR WITHOUT TRIAL
Official JVL Statement Labour Affairs supports this official statement by Jewish Voice for Labour Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation Sat 28 Jun 2025 Palestine Action is not a Terrorist Organisation There is an overwhelming consensus that terrorism involves the use or threat of violence against civilians for a political purpose. So says JUSTICE, the … Continue reading Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation
Workers Party podcast with Philip O’Connor Hosted by Dr Michael Scott (ex-BA officer), together with former UK Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford. The podcast was made at the end of May, before the latest shenanigans in Brussels/Strasburg especially the Martin conflict with his "allies" and Kallas's attack on Ireland. No2Nato EP33 | The EU and … Continue reading Podcast with Philip O’Connor
Gaza: Israeli soldiers admit to deliberately killing unarmed aid seekers (Middle East Eye, 27 June 2025) Legal experts tell Fifa Israel is breaking international law as it considers sanctions (Oscar Rickett, Middle East Eye, 26 June 2025) New Israeli directive expedites ethnic cleansing of Masafer Yatta (Yuval Abraham & Basel Adra, +972, 25 June 2025) … Continue reading Palestine Links
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Israel's new model for weaponised aid (Amira Nimerawi, Sara el-Solh, James Smith & Mads Gilbert, Middle East Eye, 28 May 2025) UN and aid groups condemn US-Israeli initiative after deadly scenes in Gaza (Middle East Eye, 28 May 2025) Outrage as Netanyahu says no mass starvation in Gaza, suggests Palestinians are overweight … Continue reading Palestine Links
Mads Gilbert, Dr James Smith, Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah Israel is starving the entire population of Gaza - to the point of death, for a growing number of Palestinians. There is not a single place in the world where starvation is an inevitability: not after major environmental disasters, amid drought and crop failure, or during armed conflict and … Continue reading Israel is starving Gaza to death, and still the world does nothing
Israel is starving Gaza to death, and still the world does nothing (Mads Gilbert, Dr James Smith & Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, Middle East Eye, 1 May 2025) Syria’s Druze fearful after deadly attacks on Damascus suburbs (Madeline Edwards, Middle East Eye, 1 May 2025) Amnesty International: Israel committing 'livestreamed genocide' in Gaza (Mera Aladam, Middle East … Continue reading Palestine Links
Israel is working overtime to hide its crimes (David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 13 March 2025) Palestinian captives in Israeli prison face 'health disaster', advocacy group warns (Middle East Eye, 27 March 2025) Israel parliament passes bill bringing judicial appointments under political control (Middle East Eye, 27 March 2025) How operating drones became a death … Continue reading Palestine Links April 2025
Palestinians in Egypt fear for return amid Trump uncertainty (Reem Sleem, Electronic Intifada, 27 February 2025) ICC urged to investigate Biden’s personal role in Gaza genocide (Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, 26 February 2025) Tough return to harsh reality (Abdallah al-Naami, Electronic Intifada, 26 February 2025) By pulling Gaza film, BBC shows it cannot stand up … Continue reading Palestine Links, March 2025
Labour Affairs Group There are now four main pieces of counter-terrorism legislation: the Terrorism Act 2000, the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001, the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, and the Terrorism Act 2006. Plus The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (which includes the “Prevent” programme). In fact this list may not be exhaustive, as the anti-terror legislation keeps … Continue reading Use of the Terrorism Acts against Palestine supporters
(Reprinted from Church and State 2025) British Premier Sir Keir Starmer took part in mid-December, in his official capacity as British Prime Minister, in the Jewish celebration of the festival of Hanukkah. A segment of his speech played by the media suggested that Hanukkah was about meditation conducive to peace, rather like what Christmas has become in … Continue reading Celebrating Hanukkah!
Three Israeli captives released in exchange for 183 Palestinians (Middle East Eye, 8 February 2025) US State Department informs Congress of $7.4 billion arms sale to Israel (Times of Israel, 7 February 2025) The Middle East's longest-reigning king heads into a standoff with Trump (Sean Mathews, Middle East Eye, 7 February 2025) The damage of … Continue reading Palestine Links February 2025
https://www.defenddemocracy.press/icc-arrest-warrants-welcomed-as-a-glimmer-of-hope-in-gaza/ 24/11/2024 While many Palestinians in Gaza see Netanyahu and Gallant warrants as merely symbolic, the faint promise of justice still resonates By Maha Hussaini in Deir al-Balah, occupied Palestine22 November 2024 Sitting in Gaza City, Anas al-Ramlawi could hear the bombardment of northern Gaza. He read the news. The International Criminal Court (ICC) had … Continue reading ICC arrest warrants welcomed as ‘a glimmer of hope’ in Gaza
Full text of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon (Josephine Deep, Middle East Eye, 27 November 2024) 'Why is Hezbollah celebrating?' Israelis unconvinced by ceasefire agreement (Lubna Masarwa, Middle East Eye, 27 November 2024) Lebanon: Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France (Josephine Deep & Lubna Masarwa, 27 November 2024) … Continue reading Palestine Links—December 2024
Mustafa Barghouti reflects on the future of the Palestinian struggle in a time of genocide and ethnic cleansing (Mondoweiss, 7 October 2024) Israeli bombing kills entire family in West Bank (Tamara Nassar, 6 October 2024) A year after October 7: British Jewish views on Israel, antisemitism and Jewish life (Institute for Jewish Policy Research, 5 … Continue reading Palestine Links November 2024
Torture, abuse and humiliation: Palestinians on Israeli prison ‘hell’ (Guardian, 5 August 2024) Hubris drives deadly Israeli gamble in Tehran (Omar Karmi, Electronic Intifada, 31 July 2024) Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh will strengthen resistance resolve (Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, 31 July 2024) Canada strikes Jewish National Fund’s charitable status (Nora Barrows-Friedman, Electronic Intifada, 25 July … Continue reading Palestine Links
