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...

2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, meaning ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic. So, what was the Nakba – and what is its significance today?

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...

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...

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...

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...

So, one year on, what can conclusions can we draw - and what impact has a Trump administration had?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A book which takes into account 'imperial history, partition remappings, and post/colonial dislocations'

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Until 1948, the Negev was a region of Palestine, and home to tens of thousands of Bedouin Palestinians

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....

Senior Israeli officials who are against a two-state solution

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...