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While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
VIJAY PRASHAD examines the desperate actions and violent actions of Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir
RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
JAMIE BRITTON recommends this fine analysis of the architectural, ecological and infrastructural destruction of the Gaza Strip
RAMZY BAROUD explains why Israel’s political collapse cannot be separated from its war crimes
GAVIN O’TOOLE recommends a methodical unmasking of the US media’s complicity in the Israeli genocide, that should be a template for what’s needed to bring Britain’s corporate media to book
Campaigners accuse corporate partners of backing firms tied to Gaza conflict
This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics suggests CLARE CAROLIN
ANDREW DRAPER reports on the deliberate targeting and torture of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli state
Crowds lined the streets of Bethlehem as runners carried messages of solidarity, perseverance and freedom, writes SAM METZ
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
by Mohammed Yasser Al-Batniji
RUTH AYLETT recommends that this mixture of memoir, diary and poetry by a young Gazan writer be read as widely as possible
Calls for justice drowned out by choreographed symbolism and power politics at Fifa Congress, writes JAMES NALTON
From HMP Bronzefield, Palestine Action activist AMU GIB talks to Andrew Murray about why they are standing in local elections in north London, and the need to amplify voices that are often unheard
Bezalel Smotrich’s measures to extend Israeli property law into the West Bank are a continuation of a decades-long project to dispossess Palestinians and preclude statehood, argues HUGH LANNING
Israel's brutality in Lebanon, combined with efforts to draw the Lebanese government into negotiations, are part of a strategy to delegitimise resistance to occupation and apartheid, argues RAMZY BAROUD
The belief that leadership removal can dismantle Iran reflects a flawed reading of history, write RAMZY BAROUD and ROMANA RUBEO
Behind the smoke clouds over Beirut lies a radical vision of a “Greater Israel.” The tactics from Gaza are now being deployed to depopulate south Lebanon, clearing the way for a permanent occupation and the reshaping of the Middle East, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Militarism and war cannot be separated from ‘bread and butter issues,’ argues MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS — opposing them is central to trade unionism
Don’t dismiss Lebanon as a side theatre of this war, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN — there are signs Israel has expansion in mind, and it has demonstrated its willingness to expel and kill whole populations
LINDA PENTZ GUNTER reports on this week’s conference unveiling the findings of the Gaza Tribunal established by Jeremy Corbyn
Lawyer slams prosecution on final day Palestine Solidarity Campaign director Ben Jamal and Stop the War Coalition vice-chair Chris Nineham's trial
Tribunal says ministers should face ICC investigation for failing to prevent genocide in Gaza
Communist Party of Israel MP says US-Israeli attack on Iran was based on lies and only citizens standing up for peace can stop it
RON JACOBS recommends an outstanding family memoir of life in Gaza
CHRIS NINEHAM, who along with Ben Jamal, is one of the activists facing trial over a Gaza demo last year, talks to Ben Chacko about the state’s increasing use of force against peaceful protest, and the significance of increasing imperial aggression around the globe
Anti-war campaigners say the Health Secretary's private admission to Peter Mandelson only makes him more guilty of complicity in Israel’s crimes
Grounded in anti-imperialist history and lived co-operation, the region’s support highlights a growing global South resistance to genocide and domination, argues MATT WILLGRESS
Campaigners and MPs concerned by moves to ‘unblock’ arms licences to Israel
Dockers from Italy, Greece and beyond will stage co-ordinated port blockades on February 6, declaring ‘we don’t work for war’ – in a call in solidarity with Palestine. ALFIO BERNABEI reports
For those who lived in Yanoun, its disappearance is not just a local tragedy, but a stark symbol of escalating violence, displacement and impunity across the occupied West Bank, says JANE HARRIES
Admission shows that councils can divest from Israel, campaigners say
Campaigners brand the US President's so-called Board of Peace a ‘board of war’
Trump’s ‘Peace Council’ is not a peace project, but a war and colonial council that renews Western colonialism, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
Palestinian children could be denied the simple right to play a game of football, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
RAMZY BAROUD sees Gaza abandoned while the genocide continues
Out of the ashes of Gaza rises the world’s most remarkable graduating class, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
RAMZY BAROUD looks at how entire West Bank communities have been shattered, their social and physical fabric deliberately dismantled by Israel to enable its formal annexation
MARIA DUARTE recommends that this dramatic reconstruction of one instance of the Israeli killings in Gaza be seen as widely as possible
With the illegitimate partition of Palestine, and inflicting ongoing terror on Palestinians, Israel and the US continue to smash down the basic principles of democracy
Meanwhile, fallout from Israel's recognition of Somaliland continues to raise tensions
From Chartists and Suffragettes to Irish republicans and today’s Palestine activists, the treatment of hunger strikers exposes a consistent pattern in how the British state represses those it deems political prisoners, says KEITH FLETT
RAMZY BAROUD offers six reasons why Netanyahu is prolonging conflict in the Middle East
Stop the War warns government to ‘expect a very large riposte’ against its repression of pro-Palestine activism
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST
600 educators sign open letter urging government to protect lives of prisoners jailed for more than a year without trial over alleged direct action linked to Palestine solidarity
None of these Israeli officials shows the slightest interest in Trump’s ‘peace plan’ or in the Palestinian vision of statehood, warns RAMZY BAROUD
Once the bustling heart of Christian pilgrimage, Bethlehem now faces shuttered hotels, empty streets and a shrinking Christian community, while Israel’s assault on Gaza and the tightening grip of occupation destroy hopes of peace at the birthplace of Christ, writes Father GEOFF BOTTOMS
Activists graffiti the 8 hunger strikers' demands across the Deputy PM's north London office
The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
Trade union leaderships have so far stopped short of the bold industrial action over Gaza seen in Italy and Greece. NATHAN HENNEBRY calls for a re-radicalising of the union movement and rebuilding class power as vital to turning solidarity into action
Historically the framework of that expulsion of Palestinians was predicated on the use of war as a pretext, as opposed to war as a response to Palestinian resistance, writes RAMZY BAROUD
JENNY FARRELL relishes an outstanding Palestinian novel that immerses readers in the sensory reality of Gaza, then and now
The UN has shamefully empowered the occupation of Gaza rather than ending it – we must redouble our efforts to build the movement required to establish a true peace, argues BEN JAMAL
On International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, HUGH LANNING warns that the US-led “Comprehensive Plan” entrenches decades of Western complicity in Israel’s domination and denial of Palestinian land and rights
PAUL BUHLE an RAYMOND TYLER enjoy an issue of the radical comic WW3 that gives a platform to Palestinian artists, and uncensored commentary
Israel’s genocide in Gaza persists, while the war in Ukraine continues with no negotiated settlement in sight. As Europe rearms and Britain expands its nuclear capabilities, CAROL TURNER reviews the alternatives
The only name that has so far come up for the organisation’s inaugural award is Donald Trump. But what has he ever done for football, or even peace, asks LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
SWEE ANG, the founder of Medical Aid for Palestinians, is a big believer in the power of small actions, and she is the living proof it works, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
The Gaza Tribunal is a vital step on the path to justice and accountability, writes RAMZY BAROUD
ANDY HEDGECOCK recommends a cinematic glimpse of the role of the British in establishing the zionist state
Lasting peace requires the establishment of justice, the formation of an independent Palestinian state, and respect for the national sovereignty of the Palestinian people, writes NAVID SHOMALI
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
Despite the apocalyptic destruction RAMZY BAROUD points to Gaza’s triumph of spirit against the architecture of genocide
Israel still killing Palestinians and restricting aid despite ceasefire, Gazans warn
URI WELTMANN reports on a day in the life of peace activists from Israel, travelling to help Palestinians in the West Bank harvest their olives under threat from settlers and soldiers
The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on evidence of a pattern of violence and hatred targeting Arabs and Muslims, two communities that have a large population in Birmingham — overturning the ban was tacit acceptance of the genocidal ideology the fans espouse, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Our trust makes 3,200 home visits caring for 227 patients despite 198 Israeli checkpoints around Bethlehem; this compassion which transcends boundaries has lessons for the debate on end-of-life care in Britain too, writes FATHER GEOFF BOTTOMS
Politicians and campaigners back police's plans to ban Israeli fans attending Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match
KAY GREEN explains how the Middle East and colonialism were explored at at last weekend’s FiLiA conference
Joy for both sides as ground is laid for peace summit
Hundreds of thousands march for Palestine in London
Peace campaigners call for a huge mobilisation at London march
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Families call on Foreign Office to secure the release of their loved ones
Jewish campaigners condemn Starmer’s claim that demonstrations against genocide are 'un-British'
Fears grow for flotilla activist Yvonne Ridley, abducted by Israeli soldiers and held in famous Ktzi'ot prison camp
Campaigners condemned government’s plan to give police new powers to crack down on protests
Thousands of Palestine protesters march on eve of Labour conference
Rapper Mo Chara cleared of all charges due to prosecutors' ‘technical error’
Despite damning findings, Israel remains in World Cup contention - raising questions over football’s role in global accountability, writes JAMES NALTON
Meanwhile, tens of thousands join general strike in Italy in support of the people Gaza
Britain urged to follow recognition of Palestinian statehood with further pressure to end the Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza
Families in Gaza City face two deadly options, Islamic Relief says: ‘Stay put under increasing bombardment, or follow Israeli orders to move south to camps where families are being killed in their shelters and suffer life-threatening overcrowding, starvation and diseases’
Britain's involvement in the Gaza genocide condemned by Amnesty International
Meanwhile, Israeli troops prepare to advance on Gaza City after Tel Aviv cuts off its communication lines
Meanwhile, international aid groups call on global governments to take stronger measures to stop Israel's advance on Gaza City
Labour faces fresh condemnation amid Israel's ground offensive into Gaza City
Spain’s sports and education minister says: Neutrality is no longer possible in the face of the death and destruction in Gaza
Meanwhile, foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic nations discuss response to Israel’s attack on Qatar
Meanwhile, thousands of reservists refuse to take part in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
Ben-Gvir’s threat to treat the flotilla as terrorists shows how seriously Israel takes the danger of growing solidarity activism from civil society to its standing on the international stage, writes RAMZY BAROUD
TUC Congress backs calls for the 'authoritarian' proscription of Palestine Action to be repealed and for the arrest of the Israeli President at Downing Street
Unison leader says international direct action needed to get aid to Palestinians and prevent more Israeli war crimes
The plot to build a lavish Dubai-style luxury development where the rich can sun themselves on top of the mass graves of thousands is one of the most bizarre and twisted ideas to come out of the genocide in Gaza, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Speaking to the Morning Star’s Ceren Sagir, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists LAURA DAVISON outlines the threats to journalism from Palestine to Britain, and the unique challenges confronting the industry through the rise of AI
Britain accused of actively participating in genocide after an Israeli plane that refuelled at RAF Brize Norton went on to help commit a war crime
EMAN ABU ZAYED reminisces about the perilous time her family and neighbours endured in northern Gaza and how they were forced, in fear of their lives, to flee south
UN specialist speaks out as Gaza tribunal told of atrocities
The people of Palestine need our solidarity in actions not words – trade unionists must give them our full support in their darkest hour, writes DANIEL KEBEDE
Israel ends humanitarian pause that allowed limited aid into the city as it begins fresh assault
While a war photograph cannot stop a missile or feed a child, it can challenge denial and define a war, suggest SARA OSCAR and CHERINE FAHD
Double missile strike on Gaza hospital kills at least 20 people, including five journalists
Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday, against the war of extermination of Gaza, reports AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN
Meanwhile, Campaigners raise contempt of court complaint against Home Secretary Yvette Cooper over claims Palestine Action was proscribed due to violence against people
Over 100 NGOs condemn new rules that have blocked millions in aid from reaching Gaza
EWAN CAMERON picks out some remarkable performances in which Palestinian artists speak of their own experience
Castro became one of the first leaders to denounce Israeli genocide against Palestinians at the UN, comparing zionist persecution to Nazi crimes while Cuba trained PLO cadres and awarded Arafat state honours, writes PABLO MERIGUET
Gaza’s collective sumud has proven more powerful than one of the world’s best-equipped militaries, but the change in international attitudes isn’t happening fast enough to save a starving population from Western-backed genocide, argues RAMZY BAROUD
Meanwhile, Defend Our Juries say the fact that only half of the protesters faced arrests ‘shows how unworkable and unenforceable this ban is’
COLL McCAIL assesses the revelation that Britain is now outsourcing its surveillance flights over Palestine to US mercenaries
Britain faces pressure to suspend arms sales to Israel following international outcry against plans to take over Gaza City
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution points are sites of ‘orchestrated killing and dehumanisation’ that must be shut down, MSF says in new report
Israeli media awash with leaks and rumours of Netanyahu’s plans to seize Gaza. Meanwhile, the unrelenting siege of Gaza continues unabated
RAMZY BAROUD asks why it has taken so long for even left-wing voices in the West to call out what Israel is doing
The proscription of Palestine Action is illegitimate and unethical, say 300 Jewish people, including Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, Mike Leigh, Michael Rosen and Gillian Slovo, in letter to Starmer
Letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper – to be delivered by a delegation of Jews to Downing Street today
Palestinian football has been decimated, its players killed, its stadiums reduced to rubble. Yet the global game has looked away silent in the face of genocide, and will remain a stain on the sport, writes JAMES NALTON
Starmer’s conditional recognition of the Palestinian statehood dismissed as ‘gesture politics’
RAMZY BAROUD explains why the world can no longer ignore Palestine
Sir Keir Starmer announces Britain will recognise Palestinian state, unless Israel meets certain conditions, in emergency Cabinet meeting
Mr Smalls and 13 other Freedom Flotilla Coalition activists who tried to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza aboard the Handala ship remain in detention and on hunger strike
Crisis in Gaza worsens as Israel maintains blockage on aid
Ceasefire is only way to help all war-stricken civilians, warn agencies
The crew of the Freedom Flotilla boat, Handala, warned Israel to obey international law but are now in captivity, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Sir Keir faces backlash for continuing to enable the genocide in Gaza
Our Foreign Secretary now condemns Israel in the Commons, yet Britain still supplies weapons and intelligence for its bombing campaigns — as the horror reaches perhaps the final stage, action must finally replace words, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
WILL STONE fact-checks the colourful life of Ozzy Osbourne
Governments must ‘take decisive action, demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire,’ an end Israel's siege and the restoration of UN-led humanitarian missions, over 100 aid groups says
For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE
‘We are unable to get them out, even in small pieces’: Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 35 people today, including four members of one family
Over 30 nations to gather in Colombia to bring a halt to the genocide in Gaza
This time it is joined by famed Amazon union organiser Chris Smalls and the new vessel, the Handala, will carry baby formula for Gaza’s starving children just weeks after Israeli forces abducted the Madleen’s crew in international waters, reports ANA VRACAR
Protesters gather outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court in support of Palestine Solidarity Campaign's Ben Jamal and Stop the War Coalition's Chris Nineham
RAMZY BAROUD highlights a new report by special rapporteur Francesca Albanese that unflinchingly names and shames the companies that have enabled Israel’s bloody massacre in Gaza
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL
New UN report accuses 60 major tech companies and executives of profiteering from Israel’s ‘replacement’ of Palestinians
Just as the Chilcot inquiry eventually exposed government failings over the Iraq war, a full independent investigation into British complicity in Israeli war crimes has become inevitable — despite official obstruction, writes JEREMY CORBYN MP
While politicians condemned fascist bombing of Spanish civilians in 1937, they ignored identical RAF tactics across the colonies. Today’s aerial warfare continues this pattern of applying different moral standards based on geography and race, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
Despite declining to show Kneecap’s set, the BBC broadcast Bob Vylan leading a ‘death to the IDF’ chant — and the resulting outrage has only amplified the very message the Establishment wanted silenced, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Tehran has not been toppled, but a significant blow has been made against the last major state supporter of Palestinian resistance, allowing Israel to redouble its genocidal efforts on its doorstep, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Meanwhile, Iran bombs hospital in Israel as Israeli defence minister says Iran's Supreme Leader ‘should not continue to exist’
MPs and campaigners warn Starmer not to join attack on Iran
MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS explains how Britain’s largest union is putting pressure on the British government to recognise the Palestinian state and end its complicity with Israel’s murderous actions
Peace campaigners demand Britain and US stop enabling Israel's ‘insatiable killing’
Civil servants are worried that work they are being asked to undertake may be contributing to potential Israeli war crimes – and PCS will back back any member facing disciplinary action for refusing to work on arms export licences, writes general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
Two British doctors have condemned the false displays of humanitarianism by the British government and major NGOs, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Global March to Gaza calls on supporters to contact their local Egyptian embassy to ensure the protesters’ safety
Fifa must be held to account over its continued support for Israel, writes RAMZY BAROUD
RITA DI SANTO draws attention to an audacious and entertaining film that transplants Tarantino to the Gaza Strip
British Palestinians demand Labour stops enabling Israel’s starvation of their families in Gaza
MARIA DUARTE recommends an exposure of the state violence used against pro-Palestine protests in the US
Aid group pauses deliveries in Gaza as Israeli military kills Palestinians near its sites
We want our cultural institutions to actually stand for something, says HAILEY MAXWELL, as the art world fails to interrogate or acknowledge the onslaught on Gaza
MARJORIE MAYO recommends a disturbing book that seeks to recover traces of the past that have been erased by Israeli colonialism
MPs and activists demand British government end its complicity in Israel’s assault on Gaza
Peaceful protesters are facing increasingly authoritarian clampdowns, including two recent arrests for putting a sticker on a Barclays ATM. LYNDA WALKER reports
Despite internal pressure over the Gaza genocide, Narendra Modi’s government has deepened relations with Tel Aviv. ROGER McKENZIE explores the geopolitics behind these strengthening links
TERRY HANSEN explains how Netanyahu’s boasts of 92,000 aid trucks contradict his own January admission of providing ‘minimal humanitarian aid’ and decades of Israeli documents reveal policies designed to keep Palestinians at ‘minimal subsistence’ levels since 1991
MPs across the Commons denounce Labour's lack of action on Gaza
Black Americans already understand what genocide looks like, argues the Black Alliance for Peace, who are supporting the complaint, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Thousands fill London streets on 77th anniversary of catastrophe as the Co-op supermarket AGM votes to stop selling Israeli goods
From the 1917 Balfour Declaration to today’s F-35 sales, Britain’s historical responsibility has now evolved into support for the present-day outright genocide. But our solidarity movement is growing too, writes BEN JAMAL
The PFA is urging Fifa action against illegal Israeli settlement clubs and incitement to genocide, writes JAMES NALTON
MOLLY QUELL reports on the sanctions placed on International Criminal Court officials by the Trump regime, making it increasingly difficult for the tribunal to conduct even basic tasks
RAMZY BAROUD on how Israel’s narrative collides with military failure
Campaigners say there is clear evidence British weapons are contributing to war crimes as the government goes on trial to defend its continued supply of arms to Israel
As food and fuel run out, Gaza’s doctors appeal to the world to end the ‘genocide of children,’ reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
Report reveals Britain exported over 160,000 military items to Tel Aviv since genocide began – most were sent after partial arms exports ban began last September
Israel continues to operate with impunity in what seems to be a brutal and protracted experiment, while much of the world looks on, says RAMZY BAROUD
Ministers vote to escalate war on starving Palestinians
GEORGE FOGARTY is stunned by the epic and life-affirming sound of an outstanding Palestinian musical collective
STUC to call on British government to end arms sales to Israel and the Scottish government to end enterprise grants for weapons manufacturers
The overall death toll includes nearly 700
“The only good Tory is a dead Tory."
We must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
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