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Brent–Nablus twinning proposal

By Richard Kuper

The Brent Jewish Network met with the leader of Brent council on 16th July, expressing support for its proposed twinning with Nablus.
Unsurprisingly, the Board of Deputies of British Jews had taken on the role of party pooper…

End the violence against children in Gaza

By Richard Kuper

Red Line for Gaza is a campaign coordinated by War Child UK and Oxfam GB, with a simple, limited aim: to build a movement designed to end the suffering in Gaza.

Is aims to be spread by organisations and individuals, leveraging our collective voices to bring an end to the violence against children in Gaza

Below is a Q&A about it.

Two UK charities donate millions to Israeli settlement in occupied West Bank

By Richard Kuper

You couldn’t make it up. “The UK has a clear position on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: they are illegal under international law and constitute an obstacle to peace and the two-state solution.” This position has been expressed countless number of times (e.g. here) by government representatives. Yet here’s the thing. The government …

ON GAZA – an ongoing public art project

By Richard Kuper

ON GAZA is an impassioned response to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza, focusing particularly on the impact of the war on children and their extraordinary resilience. The project is a collaboration between UK based artists Zadoc Nava and Mitra Tabrizian, with Palestinian photographers. Design by Joe Nava. Images below courtesy of their creators … Continued

Hastings council passes motion demanding Israeli arms ban

By Richard Kuper

“Hastings Borough Council passed a historic motion last night to back not just an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, but also an immediate end to all arms sales to Israel and reaffirming the town’s deep friendship links with the people of Al Mawasi, the so-called ‘safe’ zone in southern Gaza into which the Israeli occupation has …

BBC: Can it sink any lower?

By Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi

With the BBC’s reputation at a low ebb following release of its “investigation” into Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, the makers of Gaza: Doctors Under Attack tell their story and DDN reprises the unquestioning platform given to pro-Israel prorganda.