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The vote at the UN Security Council is expected later today.

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The US will not support Palestine becoming a UN member until Israel does.

That's the essence of this leaked US cable.

Even though 140 of 193 UN members already recognise Palestine as a state, the US is prepared to give Israel a de facto veto on the issue.

Muslims are only 6.5% of the UK's population.

What this graph shows is that the vast majority of people in Britain - of all faiths and none - take an unfavourable view of Israel's actions in Gaza because they are decent human beings.

Muslims are only 6.5% of the UK's population.

What this graph shows is that the vast majority of people in Britain - of all faiths and none - take an unfavourable view of Israel's actions in Gaza because they are decent human beings.

The US will not support Palestine becoming a UN member until Israel does.

That's the essence of this leaked US cable.

Even though 140 of 193 UN members already recognise Palestine as a state, the US is prepared to give Israel a de facto veto on the issue.

A child is killed or injured every 10 mins in Gaza.

Yesterday, Israeli occupying forces struck a playground in Maghazi refugee camp, killing over a dozen people.

Minister David Rutley MP was unable to say if British arms were used in the massacre.

The UK must suspend arms sales.

For anyone who has been interested in my lawsuit against the Sun, the news is that  I’ve had to settle my claim out of court before it gets to trial. A 🧵…

The Democratic senator for Oregon, Ron Wyden, has been sounding the alarm on this for months. Now, it's only days away from happening - with implications not only for Americans but for the privacy rights of everyone on the planet.

🚨Just minutes ago the Senate voted to bring the expanded FISA bill to the floor for consideration. Full Senate vote on this bill to expand the government's warrantless surveillance power is coming in the next day or two. I'll be working down to the wire to stop it.

The hostages that the Western world doesn't seem to care about.

Israel has killed over 14,000 children. Murdered journalists. Attacked hospitals. Shot civilians holding up white flags. Bombed ambulances. Used starvation as a weapon of war

David Cameron: 'Its right to be in Israel today to show solidarity after that appalling attack by Iran'

Occupied territories aren't occupied territories, refugee camps aren't refugee camps, Palestine isn't Palestine - welcome to the surreal world of The New York Times where journalists have to 'avoid' internationally-recognised terms for what they're writing about.
theintercept.com/2024/04/15/nyt…

South Asians in Britain have a rich and proud tradition of political activism.

My review of the new Channel 4 series #Defiance which documents how our elders fought back against a vicious tidal wave of racism from street gangs and the state.

tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/defian…

In the past hour an Israeli drone fired a missile into a group of children in a playground. 11 children have been killed with more injured.

Hani Mahmoud reporting.

BREAKING:

“The United States has issued a non-assurance in relation to the First Amendment, and a standard assurance in relation to the death penalty. It makes no undertaking to withdraw the prosecution's previous assertion that Julian has no First Amendment rights because he…

Google is blocking news stories in California in a bid to stop a new state law that would require tech giants to pay publishers for stories they use - with a requirement they have to spend most of it funding jobs.

One to watch NUJ sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo…

These 26 members of Congress — including Rep. Veronica Escobar, who co-chairs Joe Biden's 2024 campaign — are pressing the Biden administration to explain how exactly it has found Israel to not be violating international law:

Today we learned that an Israeli military court has placed Palestinian Christian young woman Layan Nasir, who was arrested last week, in administrative detention for four months (renewable). No charges have been presented. Layan is just one of thousands of Palestinians who are in…