Europe & Russia

When the borders of Gaza were sealed by Israel in June 2007 the population faced a situation that was, inevitably, going to deteriorate on every level very quickly. A...

I am writing this in Malta, a small island state in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, just south of Sicily. It is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean...

The Independent columnist Johann Hari is someone I don't always agree with, but that's the nature of freedom of speech and democracy. He's just as entitled to his opinion...

In an interview with the Times (6 May), Israel's ambassador to the UK, Ron Prosor, is reported to have "complained about "extremism in British universities" which caused his deputy...

He's two weeks into his new role as Foreign Secretary, but already the Zionists' guns are out to get William Hague. The editor of the Jewish Chronicle, Stephen Pollard,...

It is heartening that a senior British politician can still find the time to attend a minority community function to offer praise and support for its contribution to British...

In his speech in Germany a couple of weeks ago, Britain's Prime Minister said that his government will not give funds to Muslim organisation unless they believe in "universal...

It has been an interesting couple of weeks watching the reactions to the latest Islamophobia emanating from Western sources; first that film and then, almost inevitably, it seems, more...

The real surprise this week was not that the British House of Commons voted against the government's plans to attack Syria, but that people were surprised that elected MPs...

Following the release of Israel's report to the UN on Friday in which the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) essentially looked into their own behaviour during operation Cast Lead, in...

Rachel Corrie: A Case for Justice On March 16th 2003, twenty-three year old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by a 65 tonne Israeli bulldozer in...

When political protesters are arrested by "oppressive regimes" around the world, human rights organisations are the first to rally the call for justice. In practically every issue of Amnesty...

Sarah Colborne (Campaign Director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign) arrived at Heathrow airport this morning clearly tired and shaken but steadfast and determined. She was the only one aboard...

This afternoon a press conference was held in the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office between Foreign Secretary William Hague and Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu. The two men seemed...

More than two weeks after British Prime Minister David Cameron likened Gaza to a "prison camp" during a speech in Turkey, he is still facing a backlash from the...

It is a legal maxim in this country that justice must not only be done but it must also be seen to be done. Unfortunately, for many of those...

Harsh sentences deliveredOn Friday morning last week the waiting room inside Islington Crown Court started to fill with some of the protesters who had taken part in the London-Gaza...

Gordon Brown promises a full investigation as to how an assassination squad completed their murderous mission with the use of British passports

While Desmond Travers argues for prohibition of certain weapons, ex-head of Shin Bet says forget the past and move on! On Monday 8 March, the London School of Economics...

Israeli historian Professor Ilan Pappe and South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former government minister Ronnie Kasrils spoke on Wednesday 10 March 2010 in the Houses of Parliament on the...

The increasingly cosy relationship between the extremist, racist EDL movement and the ultra-racist Zionist movement in the UK is becoming more and more visible with each passing demonstration that...

In a major step towards promoting justice and human rights, Britain's Trades Union Congress (TUC) voted this week in favour of a campaign to boycott companies that profit from...

It seems as though the Israeli scandal that emerged following the assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh 10 months ago will simply not go away; nor should it. The...

In an attempt to improve political relations and strengthen existing ties between Arab states and the UK, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has been on a tour of Gulf states...

The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) hosted UN Special Rapporteur Prof. Richard Falk for a series of events this week including a parliamentary briefing on the issue of Universal Jurisdiction....

2011 looks set to be a year for increased awareness and discussion on the major issues surrounding the conflict in Palestine. 2010 ended in mixed fortune for the Palestinian...

The first anniversary of Israel's horrific assault on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla is fast approaching. As most people will remember, nine peace activists were killed by Israeli commandos when...

Sheikh Raed Salah has been the target of a vicious and concerted smear campaign by the pro-Israel lobby in the UK and unfortunately our government has now weighed in...

With what is appalling timing, given the arrest of Sheikh Raed Salah a week ago on the order of the Home Secretary Theresa May, a certain Major General (ret.)...

In the time since his shocking arrest in London on 28th June, Sheikh Raed Salah's name has been the focus of vicious and potentially libellous headlines in the British...

Following the Middle East Monitor's report on Tuesday 7th July that Israeli Major General (ret.) Danny Rothschild – was due to speak in the Houses of Parliament later the...

There is no doubt that attempts to whip up Islamophobia are on the rise and there certainly seems to be an atmosphere of intolerance and racism gaining traction here...