Israel
Erin Axelman: ‘Ignorance keeps the pro-Israel narrative alive’
The Israelism director talks about the film’s morphing impact, Israel’s colonialism, and being accused of being anti-semitic.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Palestine’s water crisis is intensifying
End Israeli apartheid — Israel’s restrictions on Palestinians’ access to water is having an increasingly devastating impact as the climate crisis worsens.
Written by: Haya Abushkhaidem
Israeli impunity is endangering global human rights
Free Palestine — The recent Israeli raids of leading Palestinian rights groups highlights the danger of countries and institutions making Israel the exception, writes Em Hilton.
Written by: Em Hilton
Londoners gather to condemn Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza
Free Palestine — Protestors gathered outside Downing Street following the latest atrocities committed by Israel against Palestinians living in the besieged strip.
Written by: Huck
Could cryptocurrency help the fight for Palestinian liberation?
Free Palestine — With Israeli restrictions continuing to weaken the Palestinian economy, people are taking to crypto as a way of getting around some of these barriers.
Written by: Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh
Israeli violence is central to Palestine’s mental health crisis
End apartheid — The answer to improving the well-being of Palestinians rests not with individualised solutions from the Global North, but with ending settler colonialism, writes Layth Hanbali.
Written by: Layth Hanbali
The anti-boycott bill is an attack on our democracy
Free Palestine — Legislation set to be announced in the Queen’s speech today will make it more difficult to hold Israel accountable for its human rights abuses.
Written by: Tamara Stanton
Israel’s attacks on Amnesty weaponise anti-semitism
Free Palestine — A report from Amnesty says that Israel’s apartheid against Palestine is a crime against humanity. The attempts to undermine the organisation’s findings must be resisted, writes Yael Shafritz.
Written by: Yael Shafritz
Can Netflix help in the fight for Palestinian liberation?
Cinema beyond checkpoints — Earlier this year, Netflix released a collection of 32 films dedicated to sharing Palestinian stories. While this is worth celebrating, the behemoth should go further in its support, writes James Greig.
Written by: James Greig
The Palestine activists who occupied Liverpool’s arms fair
#ShutElbitDown — Yesterday, protesters seized Liverpool’s ACC venue in a demonstration against the Electronic Arms Fair taking place in the city this week. From the ACC roof, Huck spoke to activists who had successfully scaled the building and to those on the ground.
Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela
What it’s like to be a Gaza student studying in the UK
‘I feel guilty to be safe’ — After surviving war and finding a way out, Gazan students speak about the experience of studying in Britain, their guilt, family, and the future of Palestine.
Written by: Max Kendix
The K-pop stans fighting for a free Palestine
Activist Army assemble — After emerging as a powerful force for social justice during the BLM protests last summer, K-pop fans are now mobilising around another urgent human rights issue: Palestinian liberation.
Written by: Chloé Meley