Facing charges of genocide, Israel claims “self-defense” in front of the ICJ, as world powers strike Yemeni rebel group in the name of protecting global trade. Meanwhile, Israel continues to bomb and shoot Palestinians.
In order to defend academic freedom we need to challenge groups such as the Pinsker Centre which is working to silence Palestinian solidarity on UK campuses.
Too often Palestinians are forced to prove their humanity but last Saturday the atmosphere among the 800,000 people marching in London for a ceasefire and a free Palestine felt something almost like hope.
A new report details how a controversial definition of antisemitism is stifling free speech at United Kingdom universities.
A deeply thought-provoking exhibition, “In the Shade of the Sun” invites audiences to imagine the absurdity of the experience of being young, bright, and Palestinian, yet subject to hostile censorship at home and abroad.
The British empire – and particularly the British Labour Party – bears historical responsibility for the Zionist colonization of Palestine which ultimately led to the expulsion of the Palestinians.
In “Weaponising Anti-Semitism,” Asa Winstanley effectively debunks the allegations of antisemitism the Israel lobby used to “bring down” Jeremy Corbyn, but downplays the role of British imperialism in creating the Palestine problem.
We must act now to stop the U.K. anti-boycott bill, which threatens to erode local democracy, restrict freedom of expression, and undermine all campaigns to protect human rights and the planet.
Activists say that new UK legislation to prohibit the boycott of Israel is “a grave attack on our human rights and our ability to defend human rights – not just in Palestine but around the world.”