Palestine

How adapting controversial play Seven Jewish Children into a film expanded my Jewish identity
Israel

How adapting controversial play Seven Jewish Children into a film expanded my Jewish identity

Omri Dayan, director of Seven Jewish Children: A Film For Gaza – a new short film produced by Brian Cox – says the film asks us ‘to reflect on how fear and suffering, passed down through generations, can shape the way we see the world and, tragically, how we treat others’

Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’
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Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’

‘If a Labour government isn’t committed to ending child poverty, then what do you stand for?” suspended MP Zarah Sultana tells Big Issue

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights
Riham Jafari

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights

Riham Jafari, advocacy and communications coordinator at ActionAid Palestine, writes about the harrowing experiences faced by women and girls and Gaza in 2024, and why the world needs to act to protect their rights in 2025

‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma
Gaza

‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy
Bethlehem

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy

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‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?
Gaza

‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?

Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why
Cressida Brown

Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why

‘I will never forget the day it all changed’: This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza
Salwa Al-Tibi

‘I will never forget the day it all changed’: This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza

‘I lost everything imaginable’: Women in Gaza recall how a year of war has upended their lives
Shurooq, Asmaa and Raja

‘I lost everything imaginable’: Women in Gaza recall how a year of war has upended their lives

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Review

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation

It’s never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us
Salma Altaweel

It’s never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us

‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza
War in Gaza

‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza

I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza
War in Gaza

I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza

Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
Israel-Gaza war

Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza

‘Pinkwashing’ or ‘unifying’? Why fans are boycotting Eurovision – and why some are watching anyway
Eurovision

‘Pinkwashing’ or ‘unifying’? Why fans are boycotting Eurovision – and why some are watching anyway

‘Helpless’ UK residents call for Home Office to help get families out of Gaza: ‘We feel betrayed’
Israel-Gaza war

‘Helpless’ UK residents call for Home Office to help get families out of Gaza: ‘We feel betrayed’

I lost 200 members of my family to war in Gaza. I feel betrayed by the UK government
Israel-Gaza war

I lost 200 members of my family to war in Gaza. I feel betrayed by the UK government

Our leaders’ self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war
John Bird

Our leaders’ self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war

Banning pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day seriously risks wider public disorder, UN warns 
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Banning pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day seriously risks wider public disorder, UN warns 

As war rages, music forces us to confront political complexity. We mustn’t look away
Music

As war rages, music forces us to confront political complexity. We mustn’t look away

Netanyahu clinging to power has left Israel in crisis
Stephen Pollard

Netanyahu clinging to power has left Israel in crisis

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Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas
Ethical Shopping

Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas

Raja Shehadeh: We weren’t close in life, but in researching my father I finally understand him
Palestine

Raja Shehadeh: We weren’t close in life, but in researching my father I finally understand him

Scottish scrap wood is funding a Palestinian skate revolution
News

Scottish scrap wood is funding a Palestinian skate revolution