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Powerful music and words of resistance from Together for Palestine fundraiser
18 September 2025 @ 12:53 pm
Last night’s Together for Palestine fundraiser brought together powerful music and words of resistance. Amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, famous voices from different professions united in opposition. The event raised around £1.5m for Palestinian-led organisations. Here are some highlights from the event. Music There was a wide variety of musical performances at the event, […]
By Ed Sykes
Breaking video: new massacre as Israel bombs civilians at Gaza port
18 September 2025 @ 12:07 pm
Israel has perpetrated a new massacre minutes ago, bombing a group of civilians, in the open air, at Gaza port:
By Skwawkbox
Israel detains British MPs AGAIN. When will Britain detain Israeli war criminals?
18 September 2025 @ 11:29 am
Israel has detained and deported two British MPs, in what is now becoming a routine. But far from returning the favour, the British government continues to be one of Israel’s most loyal international allies, allowing genocide-inciters and war criminals to walk freely in Britain. Israel detains two British MPs – covering up its crimes AGAIN […]
By Ed Sykes
Britain’s biggest union Unison “complicit in Israel’s genocide”, whistleblowers tell the Canary
18 September 2025 @ 11:10 am
Britain’s biggest trade union Unison is using Israeli and Israel-linked providers for key internal service provision, insiders have told the Canary. This is despite support for Palestinian rights and opposition to genocide being official union policy, as decided by members. One of Europe’s biggest trade unions, Unison has 1.3 million members across the public and […]
By Joe Glenton
US stops pretending, admits it’s virulently anti-free speech
18 September 2025 @ 10:27 am
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, US right wingers demanded a ‘war on the left’ – but also free speech. Although the American right claim to support freedom of speech, the truth is they only want this freedom for themselves, and that truth has never been clearer. In response, even right-leaning Democrats like Gavin […]
By Willem Moore
Spain threatens to withdraw from 2026 World Cup if Israel plays
18 September 2025 @ 10:17 am
Spain’s officials have hinted that their country may withdraw from the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, if the Israeli national team participates in the tournament. Spain threatens to withdraw from 2026 world cup over Israel The Spanish newspaper Marca reported that Patxi López, spokesperson for the […]
By Alaa Shamali
Israel just killed another journalist in a horrific massacre near Al-Shifa hospital
18 September 2025 @ 10:05 am
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIDEO SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING Israel committed a horrific massacre yesterday, 17 September 2025, targeting forcibly displaced Palestinian civilians near to Al-Shifa Hospital, as they were evacuating Gaza City. At least 15 people have been killed, including Palestinian journalist Alaa Al-Sawalhi, a cameraman for Al-Quds Al-Youm channel. Women and children […]
By Charlie Jaay
Israeli film awards are Hamas? Netanyahu government goes ballistic over ‘The Sea’
18 September 2025 @ 9:39 am
The Israeli government has gone fully ballistic and threatened the funding of Israel’s own national film awards, the ‘Ophirs’, after a film about a Palestinian boy – The Sea – won the ‘Best Feature Film’ prize. The Sea: rattling Israelis Rattled culture minister Miki Zohar posted on X that the award for The Sea was […]
By Skwawkbox
Labour’s ‘last remaining pro-Palestinian Jew’ Jenny Manson quits party
18 September 2025 @ 9:15 am
Jewish Voice for Labour’s (JVL’s) Jenny Manson, who believes she was the last remaining pro-Palestinian Jew clinging to her membership of the Labour party, has dramatically quit the party with a withering blast at the collaboration of Keir Starmer and his party in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Jenny Manson quits Labour Jenny Manson said: I […]
By Skwawkbox
“Tis the times’ plague, when madmen lead the blind” – Paul Laverty speaks out as ‘terror’ case dropped
18 September 2025 @ 9:04 am
Award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty has spoken out after the Procurator Fiscal – Scotland’s public prosecutor – contacted him at the last moment to inform him that Laverty’s prosecution under the Terrorism Act 2000, part of Keir Starmer’s ‘lawfare’ war on anti-genocide and pro-Palestine speech and protest, was cancelled. But it might be brought back. […]
By Skwawkbox