30th July 2026 No Way But Forward with Brian K. Barber Professor Brian K. Barber talks to us about his book, No Way But Forward: Life Stories of Three Families in the Gaza Strip. Brian first travelled to Palestine as a researcher in the 1990s. Over the following three decades, he developed close relationships with…
1 July 2026 What happens when a healthcare system is systematically dismantled during war? Professor Nick Maynard – consultant surgeon, humanitarian, and Chair of Medical Aid for Palestinians – shares his eyewitness testimony from multiple medical missions inside Gaza since October 2023. Drawing on over sixteen years of experience working in Palestinian hospitals, Professor Maynard…
Thurs 7th May 2026 at 3pm UK time. Omer Bartov is an Israeli-American scholar and Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University.
Thurs 7th May 2026 at 3pm UK time. Omer Bartov is an Israeli-American scholar and Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University.
Director Gillian has met and worked with many supporters through Britain Palestine Project events and screenings, and now invites your support for her latest film.
The declining Christian presence in the Holy Land – webinar with Miranda Pinch. Miranda is on the Advisory Forum of the Britain Palestine Project and has recently returned from a visit to the West Bank.
Stav is Gisha’s Director of International Relations and has served as Director of Community Engagement at Yachad, a British Jewish organisation advocating to end the occupation.
Professor Mekelberg has been an associate fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House since 2002. He is currently a guest professor at the University of Roehampton, in the UK.
The BPP’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 next.
Britain Palestine Project reflects on the political, legal and humanitarian developments of 2025 and looks ahead to the challenges and opportunities shaping 2026.
Susie Becher – Communications Director of the Policy Working Group – explores the state of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the failures of diplomacy, and the urgent need for international engagement to secure a just two-state solution.
The BPP’s Diana Safieh, in conversation with Humza Yousaf, former First Minister of Scotland, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Pollok, recorded on 20th November 2025.
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…
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…
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…
July 2025 Britain has a unique historic responsibility to advance equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis. One year into a Labour Government, is it really “leading on international law issues” globally, as our Attorney General claims? Not on Israel/Palestine, where the Palestinian right to self-determination is denied. Britain Palestine Project chair Andrew Whitley and trustee…
July 2025 Watch Video Listen to Audio/Podcast We hear from child psychotherapist Teresa Bailey, a founding member of the UK Palestine Mental Health Network. Drawing on decades of experience in children’s mental health services and recent advocacy with colleagues in Gaza, Theresa delivers a searing and compassionate account of what war does to a child’s…
10 June 2025 Professor Menachem Klein speaks on the radicalisation of Israeli society and its support for war crimes in Gaza. Klein, a veteran in unofficial Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and a signatory of the Geneva Agreement, discusses the historical and social transformations leading to the current conflict. He identifies three key structural changes in Israeli society:…
By Brian Brivati Executive Director, Britain Palestine Project, 9 May, 2025 On 8 May, 2025, the Britain Palestine Project/King’s College London conference on the “Rule of Law and Justice in the Middle East – Focus on Palestine” brought together academics, legal experts, diplomats and humanitarians to examine the ongoing crisis in Palestine through the lens…
Read the outcomes of the conference here Our conference, The Rule of Law – the route to a better future for Palestinians and Israelis, took place on 8 May 2025 at King’s College London, The Strand, and online. This conference brought together leading legal minds and experts to discuss the role of international law in…
It is our pleasure to present the Britain Palestine Project Conference and Podcast Catalogue, a collection embodying our charity’s mission of advocacy and education. The Britain Palestine Project (BPP), formerly the Balfour Project, is a UK-based educational charity dedicated to promoting peace with justice, security, and equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis. Central to our…
20th February 2025 Watch Recording Here Listen to Recording Here Dr. Lex Takkenberg spoke on the basic facts about the Agency’s mandate, history and work on behalf of Palestinian refugees. A Dutch National, he is Senior Advisor on the Question of Palestine at ARDD, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development, in Amman. From 1989 until…
6th February Charlotte Andrews-Briscoe is a Lawyer with GLAN and a Consultant at Bindmans LLP. Charlotte works on GLAN’s public law litigation, both domestically and internationally, particularly with respect to the prevention of the commission of war crimes, and accountability thereafter. Charlotte is a member of the legal team representing Al Haq in Al Haq…
January 2025 Watch Here Listen Here View Miranda’s Slides Here Miranda’s mother was a secular Jewish refugee from the Holocaust in 1938. She was always bitterly opposed to what was being done to the Palestinians in her name as a Jew. Because of that, Miranda became an Ecumenical Accompanier in 2009, spent 3 months in…
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4th December 2024 Click here to download slides. Thair Abu Ras is a PhD candidate at the department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. A Palestinian citizen of Israel, Thair has extensive experience in civil society in Israel. Thair worked for Mossawa – The advocacy centre for Arab citizens in Israel’, “Sikkuy-Aufoq:…
14th November 2024 Jonathan Kuttab is a co-founder of the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and co-founder of Nonviolence International. A well-known international human rights lawyer, Jonathan practices in the US, Palestine and Israel. He serves on the Board of Bethlehem Bible College and is President of the Board of Holy Land Trust. Jonathan was…
24th October 2024 Helena Cobban is a writer and researcher on international affairs who lives in Washington DC. In 1984, Cambridge U.P. published her seminal study The Palestinian Liberation Organisation. Three of her six other sole-authored books dealt with political and strategic developments in the Arab-Israeli theatre, the rest with more global matters. For 17…
Watch film here Watch Q&A with director Kavitha Chekuru From air strikes to field executions, Fault Lines investigates the killings of civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza and the role of the United States in the war. As Israel’s bombing campaign continues in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis deepens to catastrophic levels, the Biden…
2nd October 2024 Tamara El-Halawani is a research assistant at the SOAS ICOP project and a recent MSc graduate in International Politics from SOAS University, London. She is currently completing a dissertation on ‘The Erasure of Palestinians on social media.’ Prior to joining ICOP, she worked as a reporter for The Conduit in London and served…
12 July 2024 Watch webinar Listen to audio/podcast Dr. Ardi Imseis is an Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University. He is a Member of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen, a UN Human Rights Council commission of inquiry mandated to investigate violations of international human rights and humanitarian…
30th July 2024 with Kristyan Benedict, Crisis Response Manager for Amnesty International UK Kristyan Benedict manages Amnesty International UK’s Crisis Response Programme, focusing on armed conflict, mass repression, and UK foreign policy. His work has involved working with and supporting activists and human rights defenders from a range of countries and regions, including Israel/Palestine, Syria, Lebanon,…
Vincent Fean May I draw your attention to a strong new economic document called Palestine Emerging. You will find it on a website:a website: http://www.palestine-emerging.org. It’s not a political document, but it is based on the assumption that there will be game changers and that the Palestinian economy will be enabled to grow both in…
Adrian Kreutz, Lily Wood (Balfour Project Peace Advocacy Fellows), chaired by Matan Rosenstrauch (Fellowship Programme Coordinator) Adrian Kreutz – Israel Arms Suspension Lily Wood – Israel Arms Suspension, Recognise Palestine, TikTok Matan Rosenstrauch Matan Rosenstrauch is an anti-occupation activist and Peace Advocacy Fellowship Coordinator since 2019. He has worked with Jewish communities’ anti-occupation organisations…
Imad Karam I was born and brought up in Gaza. I’ve lived in Britain for the last 22 years. My whole family is in the north of Gaza today. More than 70 of my relatives have died. The latest one is Malak, 10 years old, who is still under the rubble. She’s my niece. All…