On 17 June 2025 the Guardian Newspaper published an Opinion piece which began… As Palestinians starve amid the rubble, western governments defend Israel, fund armed aid and dismantle the very rules they claim to uphold. Here are some extracts which … Continue reading →
Both the following statements were made on 20 June 2025, one week after Israel started the war against Iran. Israel on Iran Media stakeout before a UN Security Council meeting in New York by Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel … Continue reading →
The United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has been in discussion with Iran for some time. On 15 April he said that must stop and eliminate’ nuclear enrichment. Conversations between the US and Iran continued but … Continue reading →
The Letter On 16 May 2025, 310 staff of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) wrote to the UK Foreign Secretary in a letter marked OFFICIAL SENSITIVE saying, among other things: In July 2024, staff expressed concern about … Continue reading →
27 May 2025 Chaos ensued when the first of the new Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) aid distribution site opened in the in the Tal al-Sultan area of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The UN Human Rights Office has said … Continue reading →
The following open letter was published on 26 May 2025 signed by more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges. The full list of the signatories can be found here. The text of the letter and footnotes but excluding the … Continue reading →
On 26 May 2025 Anna Foster (AF) interviewed the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan Egeland (JE) during the BBC Today radio programme. Egeland was previously United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. The above … Continue reading →
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said its “aircraft struck a number of suspects who were identified operating from a structure adjacent to IDF troops in the area of Khan Younis” on 24 May. Among those killed were nine of Dr … Continue reading →
This conference was cancelled. See this page for more details. An International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two State Solution will be held in New York on June 17-20, 2025. … Continue reading →
On 21 May 2025 Anna Foster (AF) interviewed Michael Kleiner (MK), President of the Supreme Court of the Likud Party, during the BBC Today Programme. He is a member of the Likud party to which the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Continue reading →