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- Inside a co-ordinated, multi-village settler-soldier ‘pogrom’ in Masafer Yatta
- Letter to the Foreign Secretary from Andrew Whitley, Chair, BPP
- Israeli army accepts that 70,000+ Palestinians were killed in Gaza campaign
- Demolition of UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem: joint statement
- When Europe’s abused became the abusers in Palestine
- 40 Years an Israeli captive – the unbreakable Nael Barghouti
- Life and death under Trump’s ‘ceasefire’: the war continues behind borders closing to vital outside medical aid and supplies
- CONFERENCE: Recognition is the beginning
- Gaza fall-out: Israeli agricultural exports face ‘collapse’ as world rejects products
- A Historian in Gaza by Jean-Pierre Filiu
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Inside a co-ordinated, multi-village settler-soldier ‘pogrom’ in Masafer Yatta
As settlers set homes ablaze and looted livestock across three villages for over five hours, Israeli soldiers blocked ambulances, arrested victims, and even took part in beatings. This is how it unfolded. By Basel Adra 30 Jan 2026 Originally published … Continue reading
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Letter to the Foreign Secretary from Andrew Whitley, Chair, BPP
Letter to Foreign Secretary
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Israeli army accepts that 70,000+ Palestinians were killed in Gaza campaign
By Dr Brian Brivati Executive Director, Britain Palestine Project 1 Feb 2026 On 29 Jan 2026, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) privately briefed Israeli journalists that about 70,000 Palestinians were killed in Gaza during the war – a figure that … Continue reading
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Demolition of UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem: joint statement
A Joint statement by the foreign ministers of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom on demolitions by the Israeli authorities of the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem. From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development … Continue reading
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When Europe’s abused became the abusers in Palestine
By Robert Rosenthal 18 Jan 2026 Less than three years after the Jews of Europe – including members of my own family – were ghettoised and ethnically cleansed for being Jewish, the people of Palestine were ethnically cleansed and ghettoised … Continue reading
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40 Years an Israeli captive – the unbreakable Nael Barghouti
Nael Barghouti, aged 68, has spent more than four decades incarcerated by Israel, 34 years consecutively. He was released in a Palestinian prisoner and Israeli hostage swap in January 2025 but had to agree to live in exile and is … Continue reading
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Life and death under Trump’s ‘ceasefire’: the war continues behind borders closing to vital outside medical aid and supplies
By Rawan Jouda 18 Jan 2026 Gaza is not in the news headlines or much at all here in the United Kingdom. Trump and domestic concerns have stolen the space. But the dreadful Israeli assault on Gaza continues apace, despite … Continue reading
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CONFERENCE: Recognition is the beginning
Get tickets Recognition Is the beginning The Britain Palestine Project’s 2026 conference brings together leading historians, analysts, and legal experts to examine what recognition of Palestine must mean in practice, and what the UK’s responsibilities are in shaping what comes … Continue reading
Gaza fall-out: Israeli agricultural exports face ‘collapse’ as world rejects products
Israeli farmers issue a warning that the country’s agricultural export industry is facing a looming collapse becauseof international opposition to the Gaza invasion, the mass killings of Palestinian civilians and the almost total physical destruction of environment and infrastructure . … Continue reading
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A Historian in Gaza by Jean-Pierre Filiu
translated by Cynthia Schoch and Trista Selous C,Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd ISBN 9781805265252 RRP £16.99 Review by Mike Scott-Baumann Jean-Pierre Filiu is a French historian and author of Gaza: A History. He had visited Gaza many times before 7 … Continue reading
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Trump’s new Board of Peace plan challenges UN peace roles well beyond Gaza
By Dr Brian Brivati BPP Executive Director 21 Jan 2026 A central issue with Trump’s latest Board of Peace plans is legal basis. The BoP claims legitimacy largely through United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2803, which authorises the Board … Continue reading
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WEBINAR: Being Jewish after the destruction of Gaza with Professor Peter Beinart
Tuesday 24 February 2026 at 3pm UK time Register for webinar Peter Beinart is Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the Newmark School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He is a contributing opinion writer at … Continue reading
‘Steadfastness’ in the Trumpian future: how Hamas narrates the war today and tomorrow
In an updated text, the group is unapologetic about its conduct, taking credit for the damage Israel’s genocide did to itself but offering some strategic peace pointers in a future dominated at present by the Trump peace plan By Menachem … Continue reading
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Faith-based activism in response to extremist settler violence in the West Bank with Rabbis for Human Rights
28 Jan 2026 In this episode of the Britain Palestine Project Podcast, host Diana Safieh is joined by Rabbi Dr Dana Sharon and Anton Goodman from Rabbis for Human Rights, an Israeli NGO grounded in Jewish ethical and religious values. … Continue reading
Israel’s plan to end the Palestinian refugee issue by demolishing its main symbol: the refugee camp.
by Shatha Hanaysha, Mondoweiss, 8 Jan 2026 Last week, the Israeli army demolished 25 residential buildings in Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem in the northern West Bank. The homes used to belong to dozens of families who were displaced … Continue reading
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Israel/Palestine: ban UK trade in goods, services and investments with illegal Israeli settlements
EMAIL YOUR MP Dear Friends A happy New Year to you. We can wish for better in 2026; work is needed to achieve it. The media spotlight has shifted to Venezuela – to US law-breaking. It is important to keep … Continue reading
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Land grab: Israel’s escalating campaign for control of the West Bank
By Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim From The New York Times 20 Dec, 2025 Every Saturday, sheep owned by Jewish settlers march through the olive groves that Rezeq Abu Naim and his family have tended … Continue reading
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Amnesty Report on Crimes against Humanity by Palestinian Groups
The report documents Amnesty International’s investigation into the actions of Palestinian armed groups—primarily Hamas and other factions—during and after the 7 October 2023 attacks in southern Israel. Drawing on video evidence, survivor testimony, and corroborated material, Amnesty concludes that these … Continue reading
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Leading German research institute confirms 100,000 dead in Israel’s campaign against Gaza
For two years officials in Germany dismissed Gaza’s death toll as propaganda. Now the Max Planck Institute has released estimates that make such denial impossible – and echo the patterns of past genocides By Hanno Hauenstein 2 Dec 2025 A … Continue reading
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Passing the torch – A Giving Tuesday Appeal for Alaa Hathaleen’s UK Tour
Donate now — and help bring Palestinian voices to the UK stage. When 31-year-old peace activist Awdeh Hathaleen was killed by an Israeli settler in July 2025, his family and community in the West Bank were devastated. Awdeh was cherished … Continue reading
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British complicity in Israel’s murderous campaign against Gaza
COMPLICIT: Britain’s role in the destruction of Gaza By Peter Oborne OR Books BOOK REVIEW by TIM LLEWELLYN A version of this review first appeared in Electronic Intifada on 25 Nov 2025 Peter Oborne has written the most powerful, detailed … Continue reading
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‘Give Peace a Chance’ is a smokescreen–keep up the pressure on Israel and Western states
Beware the language of ceasefire and peace, writes MANDY TURNER. When Israel and its Western allies call for ‘ceasefire’ they mean not of Israeli bombs but of Palestinian demands for self-determination, dignity and freedom. In recent weeks, the phrase “give … Continue reading
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Lethal Ceasefire – Day 44
Audio report from Sami Abu Salem 22 Nov 2025 Mike Joseph introduces Sami’s report Sami’s report from Gaza on day 44 reveals a ceasefire in name only. On this day alone, Saturday 22 Nov 2025, he has already noted 21 … Continue reading
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UN embraces colonialism: a Security Council mandate for US colonial administration of Gaza
The Security Council’s backing of the Trump plan for Gaza ignores international law, punishes the Palestinians and rewards those responsible for genocide By Craig Mokhiber 19 Nov 2025 (This article is taken from the Mondoweiss website) More than two years … Continue reading
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Archbishop of York: Gaza, ‘ a stain on the conscience of the world’
18 Nov 2025 Sisters and brothers, it is a great honour and a privilege to be with you and to share these thoughts this morning from a visit that was both horrifying, harrowing but actually deeply beautiful as well. When … Continue reading
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Recognition was the beginning: BPP review of 2025 and preview of 2026
With Andrew Whitley (Chair), Sir Vincent Fean (Trustee) and Dr Brian Brivati (Executive Director) 16th December 2025 Britain Palestine Project reflects on the political, legal and humanitarian developments of 2025 and looks ahead to the challenges and opportunities shaping 2026. … Continue reading
The British in brutal action in the Mandate Palestine of the Thirties
Review of the feature film Palestine 36, written and directed by Annemarie Jacir, a Palestinian film-maker from Haifa By John Bond Any British person who criticises Israel’s brutality against Palestinians should watch Palestine 36, now in cinemas. It makes clear … Continue reading
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Palestinian-Israeli opinion polls expose hollowness of Trump’s ‘Peace Plan’
Latest surveys indicate most Palestinians oppose the disarming of Hamas and the Israeli conviction that ‘there are no innocents in Gaza’ By Menachem Klein 6 Nov 2025 (this article first appeared in Middle East Eye) Tomorrow is Yesterday is the … Continue reading
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108 Years After Balfour: Imperial Legacies and Modern Plans in Palestine
2 November 2025 By Dr Brian Brivati, Executive Director, Britain Palestine Project “A British ‘officer in Flanders in 1918, transplanted to a British messroom in the same country in 1793, would be more at home than in a foreign messroom … Continue reading
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Which is it Israel, targeted military aims or a targeted Nakba?
28 Oct 2025 This article was originally published by +972 on 20 Oct 2025 by Yuval Abraham A few months after 7 Oct, I enrolled in an introductory course on genocide at the Open University of Israel. The lecturer began the first … Continue reading
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The Herbert Samuel machinations that set in stone a Zionist state in Palestine
By Sahar Huneidi Haddington, East Lothian, 2013, at a conference of the Scottish Friends of Palestine IN SUMMARY First British High Commissioner (1920–1925): Herbert Samuel, a British Jew and committed Zionist, was appointed to govern Palestine after WWI, giving the … Continue reading
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A new order is being imposed on the Palestinians: how do we confront it?
Ignoring this new reality or refusing to engage with it would mean to lose agency, writes Leila Sansour, Palestinian film director and producer and founder of Open Bethlehem 21 Oct 2025 Originally published by al-Jazeera There are two conversations unfolding … Continue reading
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In conversation with Humza Yousaf, former First Minister of Scotland
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Policy Working Group: Israelis seeking two-state solution through international engagement with Susie Becher
25th November 2025 Watch Video Listen to Audio/Podcast Susie Becher – Communications Director of the Policy Working Group (PWG), founding member of All Its Citizens, managing editor of the Palestine-Israel Journal, longtime activist, and former US Embassy analyst – explores … Continue reading
A narrow opportunity for a better future: the view of a Gaza journalist in exile
Introduction to New Yorker essay by Andrew Whitley, Chair, Britain Palestine Project 14 October 2025 With a precarious ceasefire in place in Gaza, for now at least, its exhausted people can begin to look ahead more than one day at … Continue reading
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What next for Gaza? Israel stays there indefinitely; Trump’s plan lacks legal oversight
Two Palestinians look with trepidation to the medium- and short-term future. First, Muhammad Shehada explains that, after this first phase, Israel will hold onto a fully depopulated 58 per cent of Gaza including almost all its agricultural land and, even … Continue reading
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Perfidious Albion and Israel-Palestine
British policy towards Palestine reveals a persistent pro-Israeli bias, from Lord Balfour to Theresa May—and on both sides of the Houses of Parliament By Avi Shlaim 19 Jan 2017 Tony Blair was the most ardent supporter of Israel, with the … Continue reading
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Britain Palestine Project Welcomes William Dalrymple as Patron
We are honoured to welcome William Dalrymple as a Patron of the Britain Palestine Project. Dalrymple is an internationally acclaimed historian and award-winning author whose works include White Mughals, The Last Mughal, Return of a King, and The Anarchy. His … Continue reading
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AVAILABLE NOW: Recognition is the Beginning merch
Recognition is the beginning. The UK has finally recognised the State of Palestine – a long overdue step. But recognition is only the start. Justice, equality, and freedom still demand action. To mark this moment, we’ve launched our brand-new ‘Recognition … Continue reading
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The great betrayal: Why Arab and Muslim rulers backed Trump’s Gaza plan
By David Hearst Editor in Chief, Middle East Eye 1 Oct 2025 Regional leaders have responded to the bravery and steadfastness that Gaza’s Palestinians have shown with fear, cowardice and self-interest. Arab and Muslim leaders have betrayed the Palestinian cause … Continue reading
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Why recognition of Palestine is a reward to Israel
By Nadav Tamir Executive Director of J Street From The Times of Israel 4 Oct 2025 Former Israeli Defence Minister and current opposition leader Benny Gantz, in his New York Times op-ed, What the World Gets Wrong About Israel, exposes … Continue reading
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Recognition of Palestine: Australia should lead a global cultural, academic and sporting boycott of israel until its Gaza invasion ends
By Bob Bowker Reprinted from the Age, Melbourne, Vic 28 Sept 2025 If a pathway to translating Palestine into reality remains elusive, and the wounds of today are not healed, a grim future awaits—not only for Palestinians, Israel and Israelis, … Continue reading
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Prospects for lasting peace under the Trump Plan: ‘the Imperial Peace Board’
By Brian Brivati, Executive Director, Britain Palestine Project, writing in a personal capacity with his reflections on the Trump Plan 1 Oct 2025 Trump’s plan for Gaza is simple to describe. Twenty points.* A ceasefire. Hostages exchanged for prisoners. Israeli … Continue reading
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Cardinal joins Church leaders in calling for an end to the war in Gaza
18 Sept 25 2025 The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has joined Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, the Church of England Archbishop of York, and other Church leaders … Continue reading
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Recognition: a first step, denying Israel’s phoney rhetoric of security
By Leila Sansour 23 Sept 2025 This article was written for the London Review of Books blog Few leaders have turned fear into political currency as relentlessly as Benjamin Netanyahu. For decades, he has convinced Israelis – and many people … Continue reading
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UK bishops welcome recognition of Palestinian state: Israel‘s occupation is unjust, untenable
21 Sept. 2025 A group of bishops with a close interest in the Holy Land have welcomed the announcement that the UK has formally recognised a Palestinian state. The Bishop of Southwark, Christopher Chessun, the Church of England’s lead bishop … Continue reading
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How the recognition news was greeted by the BBC, Times Radio and RTE
The World This Weekend: Rashid Khalidi & Robert Malley on BBC Radio 4 On The World This Weekend (BBC Radio 4, Sunday 21 Sept), host Jonny Dymond spoke with two leading voices on the Middle East. Robert Malley, American lawyer … Continue reading
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How the UN could act today to stop the genocide in Palestine
As a key deadline approaches in the United Nations General Assembly, a little-used UN mechanism, immune from the US veto, could bring military protection to the Palestinian people – if we demand it. By Craig Mokhiber 27 Aug, 2025 After … Continue reading
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Sir Vincent Fean on RTÉ & Times Radio: Why UK Recognition of Palestine Must Have Meaning
On Monday 22 September, Britain Palestine Project trustee Sir Vincent Fean joined Trevor Phillips on Times Radio’s The Times at One to discuss the UK’s recognition of the State of Palestine. Sir Vincent stressed that recognition cannot be a symbolic gesture … Continue reading
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Britain Palestine Project: Recognition is the beginning
Sunday 21st September 2025 Dear Friends Recognition is the beginning The statement below sets out the Britain Palestine Project’s considered view on the UK’s recognition of the State of Palestine. Recognition is a vital first step, but it must be … Continue reading
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