When Gandhi’s doctrine of non-violent resistance (satyagraha) is invoked in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict, it is invariably as a propaganda…

As the election looms the political landscape in Israel looks increasingly consumed by militarism and right-wing nationalism. The Washington Post reports that…

After putting the exclamation point on its murderous rampage by shelling yet another hospital and bombing yet another UN school where people…

A UN report (.pdf) published last week concludes that the wall Israel is constructing in the occupied West Bank is creating severe…

A video published this week by the B’Tselem human rights organisation shows an unarmed, handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian being shot by an Israeli soldier at very…

I’ve just returned home from the World Against War demo today in London. It was a fantastic event, with an excellent turnout…

Life is grim in Gaza. According to a report (.pdf) published today by eight human rights NGOs based in the UK, including…

The latest escalation of violence in Gaza, sparked by the assassination of five Hamas militants, saw some of the fiercest fighting in…

Note – I wrote this two days ago. Since then, many more Palestinians have been killed and injured, including a two month-old…

I refer, of course, to the recent encounter between President Bush’s derrière and Matt Frei, butt-kisser extraordinaire. Not for Frei are half-measures…