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The morning after Israel's second election of the year failed to offer clarity about who exactly will form the next government, or whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will remain...
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2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, meaning ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic. So, what was the Nakba – and what is its significance today?
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A week on from Israel's deadly crackdown on Palestinian protests in the occupied Gaza Strip on Land Day it is clear that the killing of demonstrators constituted a case...
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Last week, a Knesset committee approved a final version of the controversial "Jewish nation state" bill, sending it to the plenum for its three readings before becoming law. Some...
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Pro-Israel groups in Britain are facing resistance in their attempts to use a controversial definition of anti-Semitism to stifle Palestine solidarity activism. Concerns over free speech are being heeded...
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For those who always saw a so-called two-state solution as a means of preserving Israel as a 'Jewish and democratic' ethno-state, goodbye is the hardest word to say. As...
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So, one year on, what can conclusions can we draw - and what impact has a Trump administration had?
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There is a phrase in Hebrew which literally translates as 'shoots and cries' (or 'shooting and crying'). As explained by literature scholar Karen Grumberg, "the Zionist solider, a man...
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The Israeli Supreme Court has been accused of redefining torture so as to permit it after a major new ruling was greeted with dismay by local and international human...
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The First Intifada is typically dated from 9 December 1987. It involved many forms of civil disobedience, including: massive demonstrations, general strikes, refusal to pay taxes, boycotts of Israeli...
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In comparison to the focus on opposition to the move and its possible ramifications, relatively little has been said about why Donald Trump's administration has decided to recognise Jerusalem...
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On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Middle East Monitor presents a round-up of the successes achieved by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement, a...
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In an unprecedented development, Amnesty International has pledged to consider whether the Israeli government is committing the crime of apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). This marks the...
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A book which takes into account 'imperial history, partition remappings, and post/colonial dislocations'
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The BBC has conceded that it should have properly identified the Israel advocacy roles of interviewees featured in a report on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, and...
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It is easy enough to understand why an ambitious politician like Priti Patel would have wanted to court Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI), described this week by The Jewish...
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Following a year of build-up, the Balfour Declaration centenary has now come and gone. After the campaigns, events, articles and protests, I want to take a moment to make...
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The 100-year anniversary of the Balfour Declaration is many things, but it should not pass without observing how, in 2017, Israel's friends are still justifying the Zionist project with...
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The Charity Commission has warned that making grants to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) could potentially constitute a breach of the Geneva Conventions Act of 1957,...
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Until 1948, the Negev was a region of Palestine, and home to tens of thousands of Bedouin Palestinians
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Last month saw yet another attack on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the body supporting Palestinian refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and wider region....
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Senior Israeli officials who are against a two-state solution
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The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA), the European Palestinian Conference (EPC), and a number of other groups have launched a campaign called "Balfour: A Colonial Project", in the...
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The pending demolitions of Khan Al-Ahmar and Susiya, two Palestinian communities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, along with the forced expulsion of their inhabitants, have been attracting international concern...
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The Israeli government and its allies are mobilising to try and thwart a United Nations list of companies complicit in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). These...
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Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the dismantling of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The call was unprecedented in terms of Israeli policy...
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A BBC report on alleged "anti-Semitism" on campus failed to disclose a key interviewee's leadership role in the pro-Israel advocacy group StandWithUs. The report, broadcast twice on the 27...
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Israel's Ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev, places a premium on speaking at university campuses. The context? Israel's uphill struggle to assuage a growing sense of frustration and anger...
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Before Donald Trump's inauguration, it was a safe bet to assume that his administration's approach to Israel and the Palestinians would either be one of relative neglect, or serve...
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Many media outlets are continuing to repeat important mistakes when it comes to covering the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces, errors that result in a whitewashing of the...
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A key element of Israel's military regime in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), an occupation that will complete fifty years in June, is the Coordination of Government Activities in...
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Revelations about the activities of an Israeli embassy staff member have been headline news in the British media over the last few days. There might be more to come...