The International Crisis Group examines Israel’s continuing campaign of death and destruction in Gaza, the US Administration’s failure to restrain or stop Israel, the ambivalent and possibly destructive US policies towards the Palestinians, and urges the European and Arab nations to take concrete measures to restrain Israel through trade and cultural sanctions and to hold…
By Mike Joseph 28 Sept 2025 In this extraordinarily candid outpouring of testimony from the head of a family in flight from Israel’s army, Gazan journalist Sami abu Salem talks to film-maker Mike Joseph about his fears for his and his family’s future: it is not only death and humiliation that haunt Sami by the…
The criminal, felonious, unforgivable project of Gaza’s destruction is an all-Israeli project. It could not have happened without the cooperation – whether through active contribution or silence – of all parts of Jewish Israeli society. By Michael Sfard 31 Aug, 2025 “That’s my family, Kay. It’s not me.” When Michael Corleone (played flawlessly by Al…
He tried to keep Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital open as Israel invaded. He was seized outside the hospital by the Israeli army and has been imprisoned ever since By Amel Guettatfi Drop Site News 12 Sept 2025 In the early hours of 27 Dec 2024, the walls of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza shook…
By Dr Brian Brivati, Executive Director, Britain Palestine Project (writing in a personal capacity) 12 Sept 2025 In the 1930s, British soldiers smashed down the door of a family home in Nablus and struck the mother inside with a rifle butt. Her young son, Munib Rashid al-Masri, never forgot the sight of her blood. Eight…
Tuesday 7th October 2025, 6:30pm (UK time) Buy ticket Join the Britain Palestine Project for an online screening of From the Nakba to Camp David (35 mins). Following the screenings, we’ll host a live panel discussion and audience Q&A with: Gillian Mosely, Director of From the Nakba to Camp David Dr Brian Brivati, Executive Director, Britain…
Join launch webinar Mon 15 September at 1pm UK time Read full report The Britain Palestine Project is proud to support the new international campaign, launched today, to “Stop Trade with Settlements” and welcomes its meticulously researched and authoritative report – Trading with Illegal Settlements. The alliance of more than 80 civil society organisations, including…
By Haroon Siddique and Pippa Crerar, in The Guardian 7 Sep 2025 Petition, drafted by human rights lawyers, says war crimes were committed during British occupation of Palestine A group of Palestinians will serve a legal petition asking the UK to take responsibility for what they call “serial international law violations”, including war crimes committed…
Fourteen Palestinians have launched a legal petition directed at the British Government, challenging it to account for Britain’s systematic breaches of international law during its occupation of Palestine.
See the full text of the TJ briefing by Daniel Seidemann here: TJ Analysis of E1 Developments Israeli media is reporting that the government has backtracked from discussing a formal West Bank annexation proposal, removing it from the September 5 cabinet agenda amid intense external pressure. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly shelved plans to consider…
Our beloved Awdah was taken from us too soon, but his vision and commitment to Umm al-Khair live on. As his family and community, we are determined to continue the projects he began and to stay connected with friends and supporters around the world. Here you’ll find ways to remember Awdah, support his family, and…
We are proud to launch Palestine Matters, a new podcast series from the Britain Palestine Project in collaboration with Beyond Borders Scotland.
The British Government is taking a positive step by recognising the state of Palestine on 22 September at the UN General Assembly, along with France, Australia, Canada, Portugal and others. How the UK reached this point will not matter, come the day. Recognition matters, for the reasons set out in the draft below. But it…
25th September Brian Klug is Hon Fellow in Social Philosophy, Campion Hall, University of Oxford. He has published and lectured extensively on antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism in general, and is one of the authors of the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (2021). Earlier this year he took part in a Roundtable in Granada which drafted the document ‘Combating Islamophobia…
By Menachem Klein 28 Aug 2025 In summary: Unprecedented war and devastation: Since 7 Oct 2023 the Israel–Gaza war has reached catastrophic levels of destruction, displacement and casualties;. Mainstream Israeli discourse now openly embraces genocidal language and policies once confined to extremist fringes, normalising dehumanisation of Palestinians. Structural shifts before the war: Israel consolidated a…
Three British police recruits in 1930s Palestine confront violence, political turmoil, and personal dilemmas during the Arab rebellion, discovering the complexities of colonial rule, land disputes, and their own motivations for serving.
By Erskine B Childers Published in The Spectator of 12 May 1961 The Palestine Arab refugees wait, and multiply, and are debated at the United Nations. In 13 years, their numbers have, increased from 650,000 to 1,145,000. Most of them survive only on rations from the UN agency, UNRWA. Their subsistence has already cost £110,000,000.…
By Dr Brian Brivati, Executive Director of BPP 15 August 2025 The day after Trump’s inauguration, the IDF launched a new military operation in the West Bank. The main target of Operation Iron Wall (an unambiguous reference to the policy of extending the borders of the Jewish state by military force – see p.32) was…
Treating the media as a battlefield, a secretive army intelligence squad scoured Gaza for material to bolster Israeli hasbara — including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian reporters. By Yuval Abraham 14 Aug 2025 Reprinted from Israel-based investigative journal +972 and Local Call The Israeli military has operated a special unit called…
In collaboration with Irish Artists for Palestine (IAFP), PalMusic UK and the ESNCM, the Daughters of Jerusalem (DoJ), a 35-piece all-female youth choir and music ensemble, will tour Ireland and the UK for the first time. The purpose of the Tour is to promote Palestinian culture by showcasing young Palestinian musicians as a voice for…
By Dr Brian Brivati, Executive Director, Britain Palestine Project 6 Aug 2025 Israel appears poised to escalate policies that could irrevocably undermine the prospects for an independent Palestinian state – making robust international pressure more critical than ever. In recent weeks, some of Israel’s closest allies have signalled unprecedented steps to push for a policy…
by Tawfiq Al-Ghussein6 August 2025 Ownership of the Western Wall in Jerusalem was definitively adjudicated in December 1930 by an international Commission appointed by the British Government with the approval of the League of Nations. Known in historical literature as the International Commission for the Wailing Wall, this body was composed entirely of eminent non-Arab,…
Beyond Borders International Festival – Saturday 23 August 2025Traquair House, Scottish Borders Set in the beautiful grounds of Traquair House, Beyond Borders is a unique weekend of talks, discussions, film screenings, music, and cultural events, bringing together leading thinkers, writers, diplomats, and campaigners from around the world. We’re delighted to be part of the programme…
Double Film Screening: Britain in Palestine & From the Nakba to Camp David with Afif Safieh ️ 25th August 2025 University Chapel, University Avenue, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ Doors at 6:00pm | Screenings start at 6:30pm Free entry — donations welcome. Please register in advance to guarantee your place. Join us for a powerful evening of historical reflection…
On the morning of Monday 28 July 2025, a bulldozer from Eyal Hari Yehuda, Yinon Levi’s construction company, was working the land east of the village of Umm al-Kheir which is categorised as state land. The villagers were concerned that the bulldozer would damage the village’s informal water pipes and electricity connection. This concern was…
By Michael Sfard 30 July 2025 I want to say something about the West Bank. Not about starvation, not about torture, not about annihilation. About simple, personal, small (relatively) evil. I have been a lawyer for 26 years. I’ve been representing Palestinians who live in the West Bank throughout them. I have represented individuals, families…
Our charity has long argued for the unconditional recognition of the state of Palestine alongside Israel – an acknowledgment of the inherent right to self-determination of the Palestinian people and a long overdue expression of Britain’s commitment to equal rights for both peoples. We must welcome yesterday’s announcement by the Prime Minister that Britain will…
Dr Brian Brivati, Executive Director, Britain Palestine Project 24 July 2025 The Britain Palestine Project (BPP) welcomes the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) report on the Israel–Palestine conflict (HC 488) as a significant, constructive intervention on United Kingdom policy. This cross-party report arrives at a critical moment with the confirmation by President Macron that France will recognise…
Britain Palestine Project Trustee Bishop Michael Doe wrote the following letter to the Church Times, which was published on 4 July 2025 Madam As the Board of Deputies of British Jews continues to punish any of its members who make public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the Gaza War, surely the time has come for the Christian churches…
To the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission, and the European Parliament, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union To the Heads of Government and Foreign Ministers of the EU Member States We, 38 former ambassadors of the European Union, were appalled and outraged by…
Over 50 British former diplomats and UN officials have signed a letter to the Prime Minister, urging the UK to recognise Palestinian statehood: Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Cc: Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs 23 July 2025 …
Oral statement to Parliament 21 July 2025 With permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the Middle East. I’ll begin on Syria. We have been horrified by the recent violence in the south, including civilian deaths. Clashes between Druze and Bedouin militias have quickly escalated into intense fighting between government…
By Dr Brian Brivati Executive Director, Britain Palestine Project 22 July 2025 The statement by the British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, on 21 July 2025 – issued alongside a new statement from 28 other nations calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire– struck a notably sharp tone against Israel’s Gaza offensive. The foreign ministers decried Israel’s…
A talk at the Round Table workshop on the Middle East. Initiatives of Change International, Forum on Democracy, Caux, Switzerland. By Peter Shambrook 11 July 2025 I owe Caux a huge debt. My visit here as a student some 56 years ago marked me profoundly and changed my direction in life. It led eventually to…
As a charity dedicated to equal rights, justice and security for Israelis and Palestinians, and education about Britain’s historical legacy in Palestine, the BPP calls on the UK Government to live up to its obligations under international law, including under the 1948 Genocide Convention. Below we outline a series of measures that the Government could…
11 July 2025 In the following article, reprinted from Arab Digest, and written by an unnamed author, it is argued that Ibn Saud, the founder and first King of Saudi Arabia (1932-1953) consistently prioritised relations with Britain and the United States of America over the Palestinian cause, influencing the end of the Great Arab Revolt…