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The Voice of Hind Rajab: film backed by global stars earns the longest standing ovation

In January 2024, a tragic event in Gaza captured global attention: a young Palestinian girl, Hind Rajab, was trapped in a car under fire and made an emergency call to the Palestinian Red Crescent pleading for rescue. Over hours, she stayed on the line, saying “please come, I am scared,” until…

UN confirms famine in Gaza – a moral and legal turning point

The United Nations has officially confirmed what Palestinians and humanitarian workers have been warning for months: famine is now present in Gaza. The announcement, issued yesterday by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) – the global standard for famine analysis – marks the first time famine has been declared…

Palestine Action: From proscription to defiance in the streets

On 7 July 2025, the UK government officially proscribed Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 – making membership, support, or even public expressions of solidarity a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Founded in 2020, the direct-action network built its reputation on non-violent but disruptive…

Remembering the Dawabsheh family and the systemic violence against Palestinians

Today, we pause in reflection on the anniversary of the brutal arson attack in Duma that killed the Dawabsheh family – baby Ali, aged just 18 months, and his parents, Riham and Saad – in July 2015. On July 31, 2015, a group of Israeli settlers stormed the Palestinian village…

Palestinian refugees and the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war

As we mark the anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, it’s vital to remember the plight of Palestinian refugees who were caught between the conflict’s violence and its lingering trauma. At the time, around 300,000 Palestinian refugees – whose families were originally forced out of Palestine in 1948 – found…