Kamila Shamsie, Monica Ali and China Miéville are among those who have signed a letter organised by Artists for Palestine The Guardian reports (22 Nov)… Major authors including Kamila Shamsie, Monica Ali and China Miéville…
Al Jazeera reports…… Occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man after he carried out a shooting and stabbing attack that killed an Israeli and wounded three other people, including two police officers.…
Numerous European parliamentarians (including in the UK) who form part of the European Parliamentarians for Israeli-Palestinian Equality, a network of those from various European parliaments of 17 countries and the European Parliament which meets regularly…
UK government watchdog finds lack of due diligence over potential use of equipment in occupied territories The Guardian reports today (12 Nov 2021) … JCB, the British tractor firm, has been found by a UK…
Ramallah, November 5, 2021—Israeli forces shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy Friday afternoon in the northern occupied West Bank during confrontations between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youth. Mohammad Amjad Salem Da’das, 15, was shot…
UK has cut relief grant for Palestinians by more than 50% from £42.5m in 2020 to £20.8m in 2021 The Guardian reports (5 Nov 2021) Cuts to the budget of the UN’s relief agency for…
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…
The Guardian (27 October) reports that the Israeli government is set to approve the construction of 3,000 more homes in Occupied Palestine – a move that most governments see as breaking international law. It also…
A joint statement by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called the decision ‘an alarming escalation,’ as the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ‘unequivocally condemned’ the move On 22 October the Israeli Defence Minister, Benny…
Na’amod – British Jews Against Occupation staged a walk out at an event featuring the Israeli Ambassador to the UK The protest occurred at a recent event celebrating Tzipi Hotovely’s (Israeli Ambassador to the UK)…
Families of prisoners call for the release of their sons, held in Israeli jails under ‘administrative detention’. Al Jazeera reports (20 Oct 2021) Dozens of Palestinians staged a protest at the al-Manara Square in downtown…
In August, the Israeli authorities demolished, forced people to demolish, or seized 118 Palestinian-owned structures across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, resulting in the displacement of 191 people, including 116 children, according to a…
Read an in depth article on the problems of Palestinian farmers from Al Jazeera
For the Palestinian children of Luban Ash-Sharqiya near Nablus, walking to school is a dangerous journey. Luban Ash-Sharqiya, Occupied West Bank – Travelling to and from school is a normal, relatively straightforward activity for most children…