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Pro-Palestine Activists Oppose UK Government’s Anti-Boycott Legislation
Pro-Palestine solidarity organizations voiced opposition on Tuesday to a UK legislation that would likely target boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) efforts against Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Some European organizations expressed opposition […]

UK Civil Society Organizations Urge Government to Block Anti-Boycott Legislation
A coalition of UK Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) urged the government on Thursday to halt legislation that would likely target boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) efforts against Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

WATCH: Professional English Football Team Raises Palestinian Flag
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The English Forest Green Rovers Football Club has flown the Palestinian flag on April 18, during a game against Oldham Athletic, at the Gloucestershire club’s New Lawn Stadium. Chairman Dale […]

British War Mongers Must Be Reigned In and Held To Account
By Iqbal Jassat Dramatic political events in the last few days, ranging from what many pundits describe as a coup in Pakistan to the intensity of armed resistance within the Occupied Palestinian Territories against Israeli […]

From Korea to Libya: On the Future of Ukraine and NATO’s Neverending Wars
By Ramzy Baroud Much has been said and written about media bias and double standards in the West’s response to the Russia-Ukraine war, when compared with other wars and military conflicts across the world, […]

Palestine is a Loud Echo of Britain’s Colonial Past – and a Warning of the Future
By Jonathan Cook [This is a transcript of a talk I gave to Bath Friends of Palestine on 25 February 2022.] Since I arrived with my family in the UK last summer, I have been […]

25 Prominent Academics Sign Open Letter to Universities Calling to Divest from Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As part of the build-up of the International Day of Action, which will take place next Wednesday, 25 prominent academics have signed an open letter to universities worldwide calling on […]

Rights Groups Urge EU to Adopt Consistent Approach toward Palestinian Human Rights
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), along with partners in Europe and Palestine, including Al-Haq, wrote to key European Union (EU) institutions and Member States and the United Kingdom (UK), urging them to […]

Conservative UK Minister Calls for BDS Ban
Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, senior Conservative Party minister Michael Gove said that the only way of combating antisemitism is to “stand against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign,” the Middle […]

UK Government Says It Continues to Urge Israel to Cease “Evictions”, Demolitions
The UK government announced on Tuesday that it continues to urge Israel to cease forced “evictions” and demolitions in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. “For […]

SOAS University ‘Forcibly Removes’ Students Protesting Academic Partnership with Israel
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University has forcibly removed students who were occupying university premises in protest over the London-based university’s ties with Israel’s University of Haifa, The New Arab reported on […]

Corbyn Calls for Immediate, Unconditional Recognition of Palestine (VIDEO)
Former head of the UK Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has called for the immediate and unconditional recognition of the State of Palestine, the Middle East Monitor reported. During a discussion in Parliament regarding the recognition […]

Amendment Seeks to Block UK Public Sector from Supporting BDS, Divesting from Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Tory MP Robert Jenrick has introduced on Tuesday an amendment to the Public Service Pensions Bill, to prevent the UK public sector from divesting from companies complicit in Israel’s illegal […]

Urging Boycott of Israel, British Activists March in London (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Pro-Palestinian activists marched across the city of London on Saturday urging people to boycott Israeli apartheid, UK-based NGO Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) said in a press release. “Starting at PUMA […]

MAB Condemns Entry of Far-right Israeli Parliamentarian to UK
The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) has issued a statement on Thursday condemning the entry into the UK of notorious far-right Israeli parliamentarian, Bezalel Smotrich, the Middle East Monitor reported. Smotrich, who heads the Religious […]

Didn’t Those Now Enraged at Boris Johnson’s ‘Smears’ of Keir Starmer Defame Corbyn at Every Turn?
By Jonathan Cook “Why is Boris Johnson making false claims about Starmer and Savile?” runs a headline in the news pages of the Guardian. It is just one of a barrage of indignant recent stories in […]

WATCH: ‘Anti-Apartheid’ Protest Greets Israeli Ambassador at Cambridge University
More than 100 students at Cambridge University rallied on Tuesday against extreme right-wing ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, the Middle East Monitor reported. Hotovely, who served as a settlement minister under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, […]

UK University Decides Not to Investigate Palestinian Academic Abusalama
Palestinian academic Shahd Abusalama said that the Sheffield Hallam University has decided on Thursday not to launch an investigation into her, The New Arab reported. Abusalama, a 30-year-old Ph.D. candidate from Gaza, had previously been […]

Cambridge Students Say ‘Apartheid’ Israel’s Envoy ‘Not Welcome’
An upcoming visit to Cambridge University by the extreme right-wing Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, has sparked outrage amongst student groups, the Middle East Monitor reported on Friday. Citing Cambridge University’s “proud tradition” […]

UK Minister Says ‘River to Sea’ Chant Warrants Police Action for ‘Antisemitism’
A UK minister said that pro-Palestine activists who use the slogan “From the river to the sea” should be referred to police, saying that the chant is an example of antisemitism, The New Arab reported […]

Palestinian Academic Shahd Abusalama Reinstated at UK University
A UK-based Palestinian academic at Sheffield Hallam University has been reinstated in her teaching post, one week after she was suspended following a smear campaign by supporters of Israel, The New Arab reported. Shahd Abusalama […]

Palestinian Academic Suspended by UK University Following Israeli Lobby Pressure
By Palestine Chronicle Staff British University Sheffield Hallam has suspended a Palestinian Ph.D. student from teaching, following a smear campaign by the Israeli lobby, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Shahd Abusalama, a […]

Hundreds Protest outside Israeli Embassy in London against Ethnic Cleansing in Jerusalem (VIDEO & PHOTOS)
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in London, calling on Israel to end its ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The protest was organized by UK-based NGO Friends […]

UK Minister Urges Israel to Stop Forced Expulsions, Demolitions in Sheikh Jarrah
A UK minister urged Israel to stop forced expulsions of Palestinians and house demolitions in the occupied city of Jerusalem, in a tweet posted on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Following the […]

British Consul General: Forced Evictions in East Jerusalem Serious Concern for UK Government
British Consul General stated on Wednesday that forced evictions of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem are of serious concern for the UK government, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The UK Consulate General said […]

‘Huge Victory’: Israel’s Weapons Manufacturer Forced to Close Site near Manchester (VIDEOS)
Palestine advocacy groups have claimed a “huge victory” against Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, which decided to shut one of its UK branches, the Middle East Monitor reported. On Monday, Elbit sold off its Ferranti […]

UK-Based NGO Launches Campaign to Stop Israel’s Administrative Detention
UK-based NGO Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) launched a campaign in London, calling for an end to the administrative detention – imprisonment without charge or trial – of Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces. The #StopAdministrativeDetention campaign […]

The Combating Islamophobia Act: On Hate Crimes and ‘Irrational Fears’
By Ramzy Baroud The result of a vote, on December 14, in the US House of Representatives regarding the combating of Islamophobia, may, possibly, appear to be a positive sign of change, that Washington […]

Conservative MP Says UK Will Outlaw BDS ‘in Following Months’ (VIDEO)
UK lawmaker Robert Jenrick said that legislation would be passed to outlaw Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, Israeli media reported. The comments were made at the Leadership Dialogue Institute (LDI), described on its website as a […]

Hamas and Hezbollah Banned: ‘We Decide Who is the Terrorist’
By Jeremy Salt The past few weeks have been a very gratifying time for the colonial-settler regime in Palestine. Hamas and Hezbollah have been listed as terrorist organizations by the UK and Australian governments, a […]