A series of meetings in Damascus last week has raised hopes that the full extent of Syria’s chemical weapons activity under the Assad regime will finally be revealed ... Read more
An advertisement containing the word "genocide" has been removed from a billboard after pro-Israel lawyers claimed it posed a threat to public order… Read more
UKLFI says protests about environmental damage from the war in Gaza are antisemitic ... See more
A youth theatre in Brighton is the latest victim of bullying by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), a lawfare organisation that tries to stifle support… Read more
A group of pro-Israel lawyers have succeed in getting references to genocide removed from the publicity for a Palestine-related art exhibition … Read more
The Gaza war has long tentacles. In Britain, art galleries and concert halls are becoming part of the battleground. Cultural events that give voice to Palestinians are under attack … Read more
Lord Carlile, a prominent Jewish member of the House of Lords, has resigned as a patron of UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), a controversial activist group… Read more
The Barbican Centre in London has become the latest recipient of threatening letters from the notorious "UK Lawyers for Israel" organisation ... Read more
Friday was Mark Smith’s last day as a British diplomat and he said goodbye to colleagues in a humdinger of an email accusing his former employer of complicity in Israeli war crimes... Read more
Last week the so-called “High Level Military Group” — consisting mainly of retired officers whose speciality is whitewashing the Israeli army — sent a 10-page memo to the International Criminal Court … Read more
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
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