Tag Archives: Israel

Peace makers promote peace, not boycotts

By Guest | Published: May 10, 2013

The international community should disabuse those Palestinians promoting boycotts of the idea that they can avoid these compromises. By failing to take that stand against the boycott campaign, professor Hawking has done nothing for the cause of peace. If anything, by encouraging behaviour that entrenches the conflict, he has set it back.

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So why did Stephen Hawking think it was ok to visit Iran and China?

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 9, 2013

Is Israel uniquely bad, or has hypocrisy towards the Jewish state become so widely accepted among some progressives that even an eminent scholar like Hawking is susceptible to hypocritical and lazy double standards?

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Occupy Zionism! Stav Shaffir on the new politics of patriotism and protest

By Guest | Published: May 7, 2013

Stav Shaffir was in conversation with Alan Johnson of ‘Fathom: for a deeper understanding of Israel and the region’

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Why is Obama hugging Israel today?

By Guest | Published: March 21, 2013

Britain and other European countries can play an important supporting role in a US-led process, but the stronger their relationship with both Israelis and Palestinians, the more constructive a role they will be able to play.

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The Left and Israel: Ed Miliband just pressed reset

By Guest | Published: March 8, 2013

In an event organised last night by the Board of Deputies, Labour leader Ed Miliband was asked by a member of the audience whether he is a Zionist. He replied, “Yes, I consider myself a supporter of Israel.” Ed Miliband wants to make the progressive case for Israel in the spirit of the late David Cairns. The Left should welcome that.

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George Galloway does debate with some Israelis

By Carl Packman | Published: February 21, 2013

Respect MP George Galloway walked out of a debate at Christ Church college at Oxford University last night after being asked a question by an Israeli citizen. Galloway’s response before walking out was “I don’t debate Israelis”.

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Upcoming elections in 2013

By Ben Mackay | Published: January 10, 2013

Israel Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to win re-election on January 22nd. National opinion polls show that Likud and its electoral partnership with the nationalist party Yisrael Beiteinu are in a strong position, and it looks likely they will be able to combine with other right wing parties to form an overall majority.  On Tuesday, the [...]

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What is E-1 and why do the international community care so much?

By Seph Brown | Published: December 5, 2012

Seph Brown of the Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu) explains what the E-1 settlement is and why the international community cares so much.

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Watch: Optimistic Blair draws on NI lessons for Mid East: “You just don’t give up, because you can’t”

By Shamik Das | Published: December 4, 2012

Former PM Tony Blair today sought to draw hope from his success in Northern Ireland as he works to get the Middle East peace process back on track.

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Celebrations at Palestine UN vote – but UK abstention attacked as “historic misjudgement”

By Dan Holden | Published: November 30, 2012

Yesterday saw the UN vote to make Palestine a ‘non-member observer state’ – a vote the UK abstained from.

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