Al Jazeera reports After years of being buried under dust, sand and insulation materials, Palestinian authorities have unveiled one of the world’s largest mosaic panels, located in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho. The…
A group of UK charities have published a statement condemning the Israeli governments labelling 6 Palestinian Human Rights groups as “terrorist”. They are calling on the international community to oppose this. Here is the statement…
This is the motion that was passed at the October Lib Dem Conference. It was moved by Layla Moran MP our Foreign Affairs spokesperson. Conference believes wholeheartedly in the universal liberal principles of human rights,…
The Palestinian village of Kisan faces Israeli settler violence on a near-daily basis as the army seizes tracts of land. Al Jazeera reports The small Palestinian village of Kisan, nestled atop the rugged, picturesque hills…
Israeli forces kill Palestinians in occupied West Bank village of Burqin, Jerusalem’s Old City, and in Gaza. Aj Jazeera reports… Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli occupation forces have shot and killed three Palestinians in separate…
Mohammad El Halabi has been detained for five years without trial, accused of diverting $50m in aid funds to Hamas Khalil El Halabi comments in the Guardian (30 September 2021) Children around the world have…
Abeer Jebril, a Palestinian artist, portrays ballerinas in pain to raise awareness of the social and political difficulties of Gaza women amid conflict. The beauty and elegance of ballerinas come together with dark colours of…
Arab News reports.. JERUSALEM: A new poll has found that nearly 80 percent of Palestinians want President Mahmoud Abbas to resign, reflecting widespread anger over the death of an activist in security forces’ custody and a…
The Lib Dems have called for more trade with Palestine and Israel, more resources for peace and upholding of international law by ceasing trade with illegal settlements Liberal Democrat members have today passed a motion…
An article by David McDowell in Liberal Democrat Voice I was only 19 when I first visited the West Bank in 1964 but was sufficiently gripped that, after studying the region’s history at university, I…
Ramallah, August 24, 2021—Israeli forces shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy today in the northern occupied West Bank. Imad Khaled Saleh Hashash, 15, was shot and killed by Israeli forces around 4 a.m. this…
– This week, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres presented a report to the 75th General Assembly on the “Promotion and protection of the rights of children.
Over 600 scholars, artists and intellectuals have signed a declaration calling for the dismantling of the apartheid regime in historic Palestine, and the establishment of a democratic constitutional arrangement with equal rights for all. By…
Assigning the label “terrorist organization,” they say, hides a more complicated truth. By Jeff WrightJuly 9, 2021 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in the West Bank city of…
Ten of 11 justices favored denying petitions arguing the law was discriminatory. ‘Law does not negate Israel’s character as a democracy,’ chief justice says. Arab lawmaker deplores ‘racist, anti-democratic’ ruling A man holds a banner…
