The Miliband statement: moral clarity, political realism

The Britain Palestine Project applauds the British Foreign Secretary’s statement to the House of Commons enacting policies to combat the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, by banning trade with settlers and their produce and introducing bars to financing settlement expansion. The whole package, writes BPP Chair Tim Livesey, shows moral clarity and political realism, and may prove greater than the sum of it parts—there is no turning back.

Britons’ overwhelming Yes to Miliband, No to Israeli occupation

UK joins 12 Western states in Israeli settlement goods ban

The British, Canadians and French Governments and 10 other Western nations cite settler violence, settlement expansion and the publication of tenders for the massive E1 project east of Jerusalem in their decision to ban trade in settlement goods.

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Who Controls What We See? Free Speech, Palestine and Building a New Social Media Platform

We speak to Issam Hijazi, founder of UpScrolled, about building an ethical alternative to Big Tech. From shadow banning and Palestine to algorithms, privacy and political influence, Issam explores who really controls our social media. And with UpScrolled now reaching millions of users, could a different kind of online world be possible?

PODCAST: Gaza – a War on Healthcare 

Recorded with Nick Maynard, Professor of Surgery and chair of Medical Aid for Palestinianson 1 July 2026.

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Choose from more than 150 BPP podcasts available on Spotify, featuring expert guests from a wide range of professional fields.

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The second ‘Nakba’ of 1967

The Mandate: Imperial governance disguised as a legal framework

How the first High Commissioner rigged Palestine for the Zionists

Herbert Samuel, Britain’s first – and Zionist – High Commissioner in Palestine, was able to deploy the contradictions and vagaries of the Balfour Declaration to the eternal advantage of the Zionists, right from the start.

The hidden history of British war crimes in Palestine

Disappeared—under a British-made law

Britain in Palestine 1917–1948

We investigate the contradictory promises and actions which defined British Mandatory rule in Palestine and laid the groundwork for the Nakba (the catastrophe) and the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. This is essential viewing for understanding Britain’s legacy in the region and the situation on the ground today.

From the Nakba to Camp David

Our second BPP film traces the calamitous history of the Palestinian people from the Zionists’ eviction of them from their homeland between 1947 and 1949, through the 1967 Israeli invasion and occupation of the remaining Palestinian lands in Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank in 1967, and to the betrayal of the Palestinian case and cause in the Camp David agreement of 1979 when Egypt made a separate peace with Israel, brokered by the United States.

Origins of the Israel-Palestine conflict

The Balfour Declaration was published on 2 November 1917. It stated the intent of the British government to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine. William Dalrymple (historian and BPP patron) and Anita Anand (historian) are joined by Tom Segev (Israeli historian and writer) to discuss the declaration and the ensuing British mandate for Palestine.

Stop Trade with Settlements – Campaign Launch

The Britain Palestine Project is proud to support the launch of the international campaign to ban trade with Israel’s illegal settlements, backed by a new report: Trading with Illegal Settlements.

Palestine: UK must act against genocide and settlements following recognition

Recognition is a vital first step, but it must be given real meaning through action. Britain’s historic responsibilities, and its obligations as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, require more than symbolic gestures.

Britain owes Palestine – a lot

Our Chair’s response to 14 Palestinians who have filed a legal petition demanding the British Government account for systematic violations of international law during its occupation of Palestine (1917–48). The Britain Palestine Project urges the Government to meet its historic responsibilities.

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BOOK REVIEW: The Administration of Palestine: Authority Unresolved

How the Palestinians’ right to self-determination has been consistently ignored and denied during the past 100-plus years, by the British, the Israelis and the Western ‘International Community’. Mike Scott-Baumann examines this seminal volume, The Administration of Palestine, by Palestinian author and historian TAWFIQ Al GHUSSEIN.

BOOK REVIEW: The Arab Awakening

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