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5 July 2012
On the eve of the Church of England’s General Synod, the Private Member’s Motion on Palestine/Israel by Dr John Dinnen has received further support from Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), The Parents Circle-Family Forum member Rami Elhanan, and the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Read more about On eve of synod, Palestine/Israel motion gains more support
27 June 2012
Protests by Israeli academics to the proposed upgrade of Ariel’s college to university status highlights hypocrisy about complicity in human rights abuses. Read more about Uproar over Ariel settlement university highlights Israeli academia's hypocrisy
25 June 2012
The Palestine and Israel motion tabled for next month’s Church of England General Synod has received strong support from Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JfJfP). Read more about Jewish support for Church of England Synod motion
22 June 2012
The Board of Deputies of British Jews continue their attack on a proposed Church of England motion. The hypocrisy has deepened further with an opinion piece in this week’s Jewish Chronicle by BoD chief executive Jon Benjamin, and his attack on the author of the motion, Dr John Dinnen. Read more about Attack on EAPPI is exposing Board of Deputies' hypocrisy
20 June 2012
The Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD) has launched a campaign to pressure the Church of England to reject a proposed motion expressing support for the well-respected Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). Read more about Board of Deputies of British Jews misleads supporters in attack on human rights observers
13 June 2012
The chair of Yisrael Beiteinu in Upper Nazareth has called for a campaign to pay Palestinian citizens to leave the city. Read more about “Initiative in Upper Nazareth: $10,000 to every Arab family that leaves”
9 June 2012
A section on West Bank industrial zones in a report by Israel’s State Comptroller contains damning findings about the conditions for Palestinian workers. Read more about Israel's State Comptroller slams West Bank industrial zones
26 May 2012
The Israeli embassy in London, along with pro-Israel bodies in Britain, is coordinating a planned effort to counter the call for a boycott of drama group Habima, it has been revealed. Read more about Israel’s UK embassy plans Twitter campaign against boycott of Tel Aviv theater group
21 May 2012
The National Union of Student’s (NUS) National Executive Council has unanimously adopted a proposal mandating the body to work with local Student Unions to lobby universities to cancel contracts with Eden Springs. Read more about UK student union to support campus boycott initiatives
16 May 2012
A hasbara video called “The Rhythm of Israel”, produced by the American Jewish Committee’s initiative ‘Project Interchange’, includes a church from an ethnically cleansed Palestinian village. Read more about AJC hasbara video includes ethnically cleansed Palestinian village
Ben White is a freelance journalist, writer and activist, specialising in Palestine/Israel. His articles have been widely published in the likes of The Guardian‘s Comment is free, Al Jazeera, Electronic Intifada, New Statesman, and many others. He is the author of ‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide’ (2009, Pluto Press) and ‘Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination & Democracy’ (2012, Pluto Press). Ben is a researcher/writer for the Journal of Palestine Studies.