A film director, historian and Holocaust survivor speak to Al Jazeera as opinions shift. Stephen Kapos and Gillian Mosely at the London screening of Planet Israel [Beardvoyage] London, United Kingdom – The lights come up slowly inside a cinema in London’s buzzy Soho district, but nobody rushes for the exit. As the credits roll, one woman lowers her face into her hands. A couple sit motionless. In the row ahead, someone exhales and says “Free Palestine”. This screening of Plan

Israeli settlers set fire to two vehicles and a Bedouin tent south of Nablus in one attack last month [Credit: EPA] The twenty-seven foreign ministers of the European Union approved new sanctions on Monday on Israeli settlers over rising violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. There has been a surge in attacks by settlers since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the UN has recorded. Settlements - illegal under international law - are built on Israeli-

Hillel International posted a map that says everything they won't say out loud. Hillel International’s Yom Ha’atzmaut map depicting Israel as stretching from the river to the sea. Credit: Hillel International/Facebook Last week, Hillel International, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, celebrated Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) by posting an illustrated map of Israel—which is not, in itself, unusual. What was unusual was the map they chose: one tha

Israeli soldiers and snipers have targeted Palestinian men, women, and children throughout more than two years of genocide (Photo credit: Khamis Al-Rifi/Reuters) The Israeli army ordered its troops to kill any males they encountered in Gaza, including the unarmed and the elderly, during the genocide of Palestinians that began in 2023, according to a 7 May investigative report aired on Israel’s Channel 13. “A man, no matter what age, don’t play games with it; kill immediately,

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez [Credit: Yeni şafak] Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has urged the European Commission to activate the Anti-Coercion Instrument to protect the International Criminal Court and the UN. Sanchez warned that sanctioning defenders of international justice endangers the entire human rights system, adding that the EU cannot remain silent amid ongoing persecution. Spain’s leader has called on Brussels to take concrete action safeguarding inte

Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila, who were among 175 activists detained by Israel on Gaza-bound aid flotilla, are the only ones still held. People gather in front of the European Commission office in Barcelona in support of activists Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila, members of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel [Bruna Casas/Reuters] Two activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla have been presented before an Israeli court days afte

A recap of recent developments US President Donald Trump says he will “soon be reviewing the plan Iran has just sent to us” but does not think he can make a deal. The comments come after Iran sent a 14-point plan to the US, calling for guarantees of non-aggression, the lifting of a naval blockade and an end to the war “on all fronts," including in Lebanon. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it is on standby for a return to war with the US, saying a resumptio

Two Gaza flotilla members describe their abduction and abuse by Israel last fall. In April, a new flotilla set off for Gaza, once again attempting to break the Israeli siege. Late Thursday, Israeli forces intercepted 22 vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla. More than 170 participants were detained before being taken to the Greek island of Crete. Two participants were taken to Israel for questioning. Journalist Noa Avishag Schnall covered last year’s flotilla for Drop Site, be

Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in 2025. Credit: PA Media The government has defended its ban on Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation, two months after the High Court ruled it was unlawful. A rare five-judge panel at the Court of Appeal is considering whether February's decision to reject Palestine Action's proscription should stand. Opening a three-day defence of the home secretary's proscription of the group, barristers told the Cour

Credit: Euro News via Associated Press Isreal has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters near Greece, arresting 175 activists, with officials saying blockade enforcement is vital to stop weapons reaching the territory. Israeli naval forces have intercepted 22 ships and arrested 175 activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, the largest-ever humanitarian mission bound for Gaza. Israel’s Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed the overnight interception, in int