Drones provide backdrop to Bible-inspired play by Palestinian writer
6 June 2012
A new play takes a poetic, violent, poignant take on the Biblical story of Abraham. Read more about Drones provide backdrop to Bible-inspired play by Palestinian writer
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BBC challenged for ignoring plight of Palestinian prisoners
London 25 April 2012
Hundreds of protesters in Glasgow, Scotland, converged on the BBC’s headquarters demanding an end to the media blackout of the ongoing hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners. Read more about BBC challenged for ignoring plight of Palestinian prisoners
Interview with Addameer's Mourad Jadallah: hunger strikes reignite prisoner movement
London 1 March 2012
Mourad Jadallah discusses the case of Khader Adnan, the hunger striking Palestinian political prisoner who made administrative detention an international issue. Read more about Interview with Addameer's Mourad Jadallah: hunger strikes reignite prisoner movement
Stop the JNF campaign makes steady gains as Israel charity goes "on the retreat" in UK
London 22 February 2012
Because of the efforts by Palestine solidarity activists to expose the colonization project of the Jewish National Fund, 2012 could perhaps be the organization’s last year holding charity status in the UK. Read more about Stop the JNF campaign makes steady gains as Israel charity goes "on the retreat" in UK
Raed Salah deportation case disintegrates in UK court, but verdict still to follow
London 15 February 2012
The judge heading the panel assessing whether Palestinian civil rights leader Sheikh Raed Salah can be deported from the UK has cast serious doubt on the British government’s case. A final verdict is expected in the next two weeks. Read more about Raed Salah deportation case disintegrates in UK court, but verdict still to follow
Putting the spotlight on London university's links to Israel's war machine
London 8 February 2012
Students at the London School of Economics protest the university’s ties to the Technion — Israel’s Institute of Technology — which has inextricable links to Israel’s weapons industry. Read more about Putting the spotlight on London university's links to Israel's war machine
UK Labour Party student officials face backlash over free tour of Israel, settlements
London 16 January 2012
A member of the UK’s National Union of Students Executive Council has denounced several youth and student officers from the opposition Labour Party for taking part in an all-expenses-paid tour of Israel and its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Labour students delegation met with Captain Barak Raz, an Israeli army spokesperson and other Israeli officials. Read more about UK Labour Party student officials face backlash over free tour of Israel, settlements
Exposed: UK university student claiming bias works for project of Israel pressure group
London 30 December 2011
A worker at an Israeli media pressure group used her low dissertation mark as a post-graduate student at University of Warwick to smear a professor involved in Palestine solidarity activism this month. Read more about Exposed: UK university student claiming bias works for project of Israel pressure group
Three years ago: A "normal morning" turns to horror in Gaza
London 24 December 2011
Three years ago, Israel began its savage 22-day long bombardment of Gaza. Looking back, Mohammed Suliman recalls that there seemed to be “no beginning and no end to the bombing.” Read more about Three years ago: A "normal morning" turns to horror in Gaza
EI exclusive: UK charity with Mossad links secretly denounced anti-Zionist Jews to government
London 21 December 2011
An influential UK charity denounced Jewish critics of Israel in secret reports to the government earlier this year, The Electronic Intifada has learned. Read more about EI exclusive: UK charity with Mossad links secretly denounced anti-Zionist Jews to government