German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting Israel for the first time since taking office in May. His visit comes just days after Germany decided to lift a three-month suspension on arms exports to Israel that it said could be used in the Gaza Strip. Merz, who has said he does not consider Israel’s actions in … Read moreWhat has Germany’s position been on Israel’s genocide in Gaza?
Last Monday, I was out in the street trying to catch an internet signal in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip – something that has become almost impossible in Gaza. Our home had just been bombed for the third time during the war, and we had been forced to flee for the tenth time. I … Read moreThe Italian people made us smile in Gaza
Spain has announced sweeping measures against Israel, including a total arms embargo, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez saying the move is aimed at “stopping the genocide in Gaza” and “supporting the Palestinian population”. “There is a difference between defending your country and bombing hospitals or starving innocent children,” Sanchez, one of the most vocal critics … Read moreSpain PM Sanchez imposes arms embargo on Israel to ‘stop Gaza genocide’
The United Kingdom says it is working with Jordan on “forward plans” to airdrop aid into besieged Gaza and evacuate children needing medical care as Israel’s forced starvation and bombardment of Palestinians fuel global outrage. Two infants on Saturday became the latest Palestinian children to die from malnutrition. Hospitals in Gaza have now recorded five … Read moreUK to airdrop aid in Gaza, evacuate children needing medical care
Ten British citizens, including dual nationals, who have served in the Israeli army are being accused of war crimes in Gaza. They are suspected of acts such as “murder, extermination, attacking civilians, and deportation or forcible transfer of population”, according to the Palestine-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and the UK-based Public Interest Law Centre, … Read moreTop UK barrister: Israel is carrying out ‘destruction of humanity’ in Gaza
The ruling political party in Scotland has expelled an outspoken member and lawmaker over “utterly abhorrent”, “flippant” and “completely unacceptable” comments about Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. John Mason of the Scottish National Party (SNP) confirmed his ouster on Sunday, saying he was “very disappointed” about the party’s decision. “I continue to believe that … Read moreScottish MP defiant after party sacks him over ‘abhorrent’ Gaza remark
Mass extermination and mass expulsion are “identifiable strategies” of Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip, a human rights group warns, as it calls on the United Kingdom to impose an arms embargo. Restless Beings, which is based in the UK, decried Israel’s “policies of colonialist occupation” on Monday in a report that has won … Read moreExtermination, expulsion ‘identifiable strategies’ of Israel’s war in Gaza
Germany has denied accusations that it was aiding genocide in Gaza by selling Israel arms in a case at the top UN court brought by Nicaragua – a case that reflects a mounting legal action in support of Palestinians. Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, legal adviser for the German Foreign Ministry, told the International Court of Justice … Read moreGermany rejects allegation of aiding genocide in Gaza at ICJ
The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said. Six months into the Israeli assault on Gaza, triggered by the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has come under heavy … Read moreUK will not block arms sales to Israel, says Foreign Minister David Cameron
On February 21, it was announced that the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby refused to meet with Munther Isaac, a Palestinian Lutheran pastor, after Isaac had appeared at a pro-Palestine rally with former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Isaac, whose Christmas Eve sermon went viral for its condemnation of the Israeli assault on Gaza and concomitant Western … Read moreLost in Orientalism: Arab Christians and the war in Gaza