Europe & Russia

The British government is said to be 'urgently' looking into its universal jurisdiction laws, following the successful issuing of a warrant by Westminster magistrates' court for the arrest of...

In a letter to the editor of The Times today (18 December) the UK Director of Amnesty International, Kate Allen said the newspaper's denunciation of the arrest warrant for...

The Families of the Kidnapped Committee disclosed yesterday that "the torture and abuse of our sons in the West Bank prisons is much more widespread than reported by The...

The Director-General of the Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) has said that the role of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) remains vital for the protection of Palestinian refugees....

The Rt. Hon. David Miliband MPSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsForeign and Commonwealth OfficeKing Charles StreetLondon SW1A 2AH 23rd December 2009 Dear Mr Miliband, I am writing...

Yesterday a delegation of senior British parliamentarians, Muslim figures and Palestinian solidarity leaders in the UK presented a letter to the Egyptian Ambassador Hatem Seif El Nasr to London...

Five Turkish MPs will on Monday join an international aid convoy that has reached Egyptian port one-week later after the date that they initially hoped to reach Gaza Strip...

The Turkish Foreign Ministry yesterday said it was concerned about Israel's decision to build 700 new Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, adding that such a move was a clear...

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have accused the Egyptian authorities of procrastination over their application for approval to visit Gaza via the Rafah border crossing. The visit is...

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Israel on Monday for violating Lebanon's airspace and using disproportionate force against Palestinians in Gaza, the latest in a series of...

A Letter to the Prime Minister, Gordon BrownDear Prime Minister, We are shocked at suggestions by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister Ivan Lewis and Foreign Secretary David Miliband, that...

The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is preparing to receive the largest delegation of European parliamentarians since the imposition of the blockade against the Gaza Strip. The delegation of MEPs...

Fifty European MP's visited the besieged Gaza Strip this weekend to assess for themselves the aftermath of Israel's offensive a year ago, which left over 1400 Palestinians dead, most...

On the first anniversary of the end of the Israeli war against Gaza, Smash EDO activists in Brighton organized a demonstration against the local factory of arms manufacturer EDO...

By Glen Owen for the Daily MailPlans to bring a war crimes prosecution against Tony Blair based on last week's bombshell evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry have been launched...

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister, Daniel Ayalon, is to visit Britain this week, the first visit by a senior Israeli politician since an arrest warrant for war crimes was issued...

Hebrew media sources claim that the Russian authorities have decided "suddenly" to cancel an International Conference of the Jewish Agency, which was scheduled to be held later this month...

As part of the Europe-wide campaign to highlight the issue of Palestinian MPs who have been abducted by the Israeli authorities, Baroness Jenny Tonge has had informal discussions with...

Khaled Meshaal, the head of the Political Office of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has told a Russian newspaper that the United States is "obstructing" Palestinian reconciliation. Along with...

The Islamic Resistance Movement 'Hamas' considers the summoning of the Israeli ambassadors to both London and Dublin additional international proof that Israel's Mossad is behind the assassination of the...

The fallout from Mossad's use of British passports in a murder operation is spreading ever wider with new allegations emerging by the day. The Daily Mail today, for example,...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESYesterday, Irish Foreign Minister, Michael Martin, was finally able to visit Gaza after having been denied entry by Israeli officials via the Israeli border crossing at Beit Hanoun,...

The European High Court ruled on Thursday that products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are not included in Israel's trade agreement with the European Community (EC)...

Consistent with its call for full, credible and independent investigations by all the parties into their conduct during the Gaza Conflict, the UK yesterday voted in favour of a...

EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton has said she plans to visit Gaza on her Middle East trip next week, putting Israeli authorities in an awkward position. "I have...

Following the issue of an arrest warrant in December against former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Gordon Brown announced last week that Britain will "legislate as soon as possible"...

The Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine have been adopted by the European Parliament today on March 10 2009. The resolution was adopted with 335 votes in favour, 287 against and 43...

Riyadh Negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority "will not bring results", Turkey's Prime Minister has said. Mr. Rajab Tayeb Erdogan made his statement during a visit...

By Dr Hanan Chehata All charges were dropped against 24 year old protester Jake Smith yesterday in Isleworth Crown Court after it emerged that the police had withheld crucial...

"If Europe does not take political action to bring about the end of the siege, we are culpable"Israel's consistent breaches of international law were the focus of a debate...

Israel lobby support for the leader of HM Opposition   By George Galloway MP This House notes with concern the increasingly close relationship between the Britain-Israel Communications and Research...

At a big opening ceremony, the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, launched the inaugural broadcast of Turkey's first Arabic-language satellite TV channel. The ceremony was attended by Turkey's...