7 October 2023 did not start on 7 October 2023 1 In October 1972, my treatise, “Middle East Conflict: a tale of two peoples,” which called for a Palestinian state on the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip alongside Israel, was due to be issued as a pamphlet by a leading British … Continued
By Leah Levane
This is a 13 minute video created from footage shot of the “Lift The Ban” protest in Trafalgar Square on 4 October 2025. As we witness person after person being carried into the ‘sterile’ area by police, we hear words from politicians from the past and from today. We did not heed their warnings in 1999, will we heed their warnings today? The piece serves also as an explanation of how it is that we are witnessing hundreds of peaceful people being carried into a holding pen by police officers, each and every one of them under arrest for terrorism.
Hungarian Holocaust survivor Agnes Kory tells the Metro newspaper her fears for the future of Gaza’s children.
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, the world’s largest sporting event is set to unfold against the backdrop of Israel’s ongoing mass atrocities in Gaza and a growing global consensus that the Israeli state is engaged in genocide. Israel’s occupation of Palestine, the longest running occupation in modern history, forms the context for repeated … Continued
This has been the longest, bloodiest and most destructive war fought by Israel against the Palestinians in the history of this conflict. It will end in theatrics, largely orchestrated by US President Donald Trump, who will fly to Israel to welcome home the hostages who are still alive. There could also be a declaration, at … Continued
By Leah Levane
The Jewish Bloc for Palestine have issued this statement outlining our opposition to the Crime and Policing Bill and the ways that it will dramatically reduce our right to protest. The assumption that the large marches for Palestine and against the genocide are “hate marches” or antisemitic is an evidence free assumption.
A Sky News investigation has uncovered new details about Israel’s support for a Palestinian rebel group with extremist ties and a history of looting aid trucks. As negotiators debate who will run Gaza after the war is over, Israel is already shaping a new reality on the ground. In recent weeks, several tribal militias have … Continued
By Leah Levane
This latest Double Down News Video features Mark Etkind, son of a Holocaust survivor and coordinator of the Holocaust Survivors Against Gaza Genocide Group. He calmly dissects the position taken by those from the Jewish Establishment who claim to speak for all Jews and the media’s bias labelling the marches and other actions in support of peace and justice for Palestinians as being antisemitic. He speaks also of the horrors of the Holocaust and his father’s experiences.
“Words don’t mean anything anymore.” This is one of the most common sentiments I hear from family, friends, and colleagues still in Gaza. Two years into Israel’s relentless genocide, what we are left with is not only a trail of bodies and ruins but also a brutal collapse of meaning itself. Words like “atrocity,” “siege,” … Continued
It is the fervent hope of all in Gaza, and all who care about them, that the agreement between the Palestinian resistance and Israel, via the U.S. and Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye, ends the genocide of the past two years. Those who have lived through the most sustained campaign of state terror of this century … Continued