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Members of the Abu Jarad family, who were displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, bake bread at a makeshift tent camp in the Muwasi area, southern Gaza, January 1, 2024
MAJOR European governments’ systematic censorship and repression of solidarity with the Palestinians has been revealed in a new damning report, with some states associating peaceful activism with terrorism.
The briefing by Cage International, released on Thursday, analyses state policies in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Britain in relation to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and calls for a ceasefire.
European governments have “adopted a unified stance in response to the genocidal bombardment of Gaza by Israel,” the campaign and advocacy group said.
After NGOs and the EU, UN condemns Germany’s crackdown on Palestine Solidarity, writes LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
Spain has joined South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel while imposing weapons bans and port restrictions, moves partly driven by trade unions — proving just how effectively civil society can reshape government policy, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Home Secretary Cooper confirms plans to ban the group and claims its peaceful activists ‘meet the legal threshold under the Terrorism Act 2000’