Palestine
Palestine and the Olympics
The Olympics is here, Tokyo 2021, and after the world being in lockdown for most of last year, this is a huge global stage that draws a lot of attention. It was great to see […]
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Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Ice Cream Sales in Occupied Palestine
Ben and Jerry’s to stop selling ice cream in occupied palestine. […]
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Israel’s Pegasus spyware Linked to the Murder of Journalists Covering Human Rights
It’s no secret that Israel uses advanced technology and surveillance to spy on Palestinians and human rights activists. You only have to visit the west bank to see the surveillance drones and CCTV so see […]
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#SaveSheikhJarrah – What’s Happening?
On the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan Israeli police stormed the prayer room in the scared Al Aqsa grounds, as hundreds of Palestinians were congregated in religious worship. As the police unprovoked opened fire, worshippers tried to defended themselves by throwing shoes, rocks and chairs at the Israeli police who were in full riot gear. #SaveSheikhJarrah […]
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Who Defines Our Freedom of Speech? #facebookweneedtotalk
Social media censorship is currently under debate as the Israeli government is urging Facebook to classify discussion of the word, ‘Zionist’ under it’s hate speech policy. If agreed the use of the word, ‘Zionist’ will […]
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UN Human Rights Experts Condemn Israel’s Annexation Plan Over The West Bank As A “Vision Of A 21st Century Apartheid”
I vividly remember standing in my hotel lobby in the West Bank, watching the news, speechless as Donald Trump spoke about his continued support for the annexation of the West Bank by Israel. The demolition […]
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Amsterdam: Tropen Museum
You can find other museums outside of museum square so do not limit yourself to only museumplein. These were some of my favourite in Amsterdam. Tropen Museum I loved this museum about world cultures and […]
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Palestine Expo 2019 in London A Huge Success
The Palestine Expo this weekend in London went ahead as a huge success despite pushback from ‘UK lawyers for Israel’ who tried to get it shutdown citing its support for BDS. Organised by non-profit NGO […]
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Angela Davis in Conversation
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world” – Angela Davis What better way to spend International Women’s Day than in conversation with Angela Davis at the Royal Festival […]
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Palestine Lobby 2018 – Houses of Parliament, London
An overview of what was discussed at the Palestine Lobby in the Houses of Parliament and the main agenda points as well as the importance of keeping this on the agenda and speaking out for […]