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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gaza death toll rises after eight killed in Israeli attacks on Wednesday. There IS no ceasefire in the ongoing #GazaGenocide. Israel must be held to account. www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
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Gaza death toll rises after eight killed in Israeli attacks on Wednesday
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Arrests of Palestinian farmers, bulldozing of their trees, theft of their olive harvest - on their own private land. The criminal behaviour goes on and on. Our politicians must call for an end to it. #WestBank #Palestine #SanctionIsrael #SilenceIsComplicity
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Funeral prayers were held at Gaza City’s St Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church for a Palestinian mother and daughter who were among five killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment. #WhatCeasefire? #GazaGenocide #SanctionIsrael www.instagram.com/reel/DeDB0nQ...
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Al Jazeera English on Instagram: "Funeral prayers were held at Gaza City’s Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church for a Palestinian mother and daughter who were among five killed in an overnight Israe...
5,432 likes, 132 comments - aljazeeraenglish on October 3, 2026: "Funeral prayers were held at Gaza City’s Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church for a Palestinian mother and daughter who were among f...
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Attacks on the olive harvest are part of Israel’s broader policies of ethnic cleansing and annexation in the West Bank. How long can we let this continue @andyburnham.bsky.social #EdMiliband ?
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John Kelly @johngkelly42.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Lib Dems in Kenilworth and Southam emerge as firewall to block a Conservative-Reform coalition at next General Election
A major new YouGov poll has revealed that the Liberal Democrat, Louis Adam, is the only candidate in Kenilworth and Southam who is positioned to stop Kemi Badenoch from handing the keys to No 10 to Ni...
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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wanted war criminal Netanyahu is coming to New York. Join us on Thursday September 24 to march to the gates of the UN to him and the genocidal Zionist project. ⏰ 4pm 📍Bryant Park www.codepink.org/nyc924
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lib Dem Friends of Palestine stand at #LibDemConference doing brisk business. Over 2 days LDFPal membership up by 50+ , with an avalanche of enquiries. This amid much surprise & disappointment at the lack of plenary debate on Palestine & international law at Conference this year. @libdems.org.uk
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“We dread nightfall…we toss and turn and try to sleep…the sound of bombs won’t allow it.” The shocking reality of day to day life for Palestinians. Sound used as a torture weapon. #SilenceIsComplicity #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Powerful speeches at the #LibDemConference Palestine Reception tonight. As the Palestinian Ambassador said, “This is our S. Africa moment. The people of the world are saying ‘enough is enough’.” @libdems.org.uk are committed to international law & must seize the moment. x.com/palestine_in...
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Palestine in the UK (@Palestine_in_UK) on X
At the @LibDems Annual Reception for #Palestine, H.E. Ambassador @hzomlot spoke about the current situation in Palestine and and the recent UK government measures against Israeli settlements. Dr Zomlo...
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@laylamoran.bsky.social MP at the #LibDemConference talks with pride about Britain “standing tall on the world stage when it comes to international law”, & mentions her briefings today from Palestinian Ambassador Husam Zomlot and MK Aida Touma-Slima. Sky clip on X: x.com/skynews/stat...
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Lib Dem MP Layla Moran reveals she "shed a tear" during Ed Miliband's recent announcement targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Moran's mother is Palestinian and members o...
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Middle East briefing for MPs at the #LibDemConference in Brighton today with the Jordanian and Palestinian Ambassadors. x.com/palestine_in...
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Palestine in the UK (@Palestine_in_UK) on X
H.E. Ambassador @hzomlot alongside H.E. Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the UK @ManarMDabbas briefed today the Liberal Democrat’s Autumn conference on the latest developments in the M...
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 16/09/2026
“For too long, Israel’s policies in the West Bank have been treated or looked at as isolated events,” says Ori Givati, director of international relations at B’Tselem. “We actually find that there is one very coherent logic behind all of them, and this is the logic of elimination."
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“The Elimination Project”: Israel's Systematic Dismantling of Palestinian Life in West Bank: B'Tselem
A major new report by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem titled “The Elimination Project” accuses Israel of “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.” “For too long, Israel's policies in the West B...
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 16/09/2026
Exclusive: Six registered British charities are openly fundraising for activities and infrastructure in illegal Israeli settlements, a Declassified investigation has found. www.declassifieduk.org/the-uk-chari...
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The UK charities sending nearly £2 million to illegal settlements
Exclusive: Six British charities appear to funnel donations to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
H.E. Husam Zomlot blasts the unlawful US barring of Palestine’s delegation from the UN General Assembly next week, while Netanyahu, with arrest warrant for war crimes, is welcomed.   “This is not diplomacy. It’s piracy, and complicity in the erasure of the Palestinian people.” x.com/palestine_in...
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Palestine in the UK (@Palestine_in_UK) on X
🚨🚨 Statement by Ambassador Husam Zomlot on the unlawful barring of Palestine’s delegation from the UN General Assembly meeting London, 17 September 2026 The US administration has unlawfully denied a...
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Middle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Laws that bind other nations do not apply to Israel, says Likud lawmaker Hanoch Milwidsky, claiming that the Jewish people’s divine calling exempts them from constraints imposed on others. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260917-we-...
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A heartrending review of the new film NAZA, bringing home the sickeningly casual, random, ‘fun’ nature of mass AI killing in Gaza. Can anyone stay ‘neutral’ or silent faced with these facts? #GazaGenocide‌ #SilenceIsComplicity #SanctionIsrael @libdems.org.uk www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Watching NAZA was like peering through a window – and seeing the machinery of killing in Gaza | Mahmoud Mushtaha
I now know that the only difference between life and death may have been an AI algorithm, says Mahmoud Mushtaha, a Palestinian journalist from Gaza
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Over 20,000 precious Palestinian children have been killed and children continue to be killed every day. We have a moral obligation to use our privilege and platforms to protect children and human rights” Ms Rachel www.thewrap.com/culture-life...
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Ms. Rachel Matches Macklemore’s $1 Million Donation to Support Palestine: ‘We Have a Moral Obligation'
Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Accurso, shared she is matching Macklemore's $1 million dollar donation to help support Palestine.
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ICJP @icjpalestine.com · 19/09/2026
📣🟧 Calling all @libdems.org.uk with an interest in Palestine Our Annual Reception for Palestine features some really exciting speakers this year! We're greatly looking forward to hosting them along with @ldfpalestine.bsky.social and Islamic Relief UK at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference 2026.
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Silence [on Israel] undermines our credibility”. Well said @ldfpalestine.bsky.social members Jonathan Brown & Brian Austen👇in today’s international security policy debate at the #LibDemConference. Extraordinary, embarrassing, short-sighted avoidance of the Middle East crisis! @libdems.org.uk 😔
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“We’re beyond being afraid, we must speak up” says Arab Knesset Member Aida Touma-Slima at the #LibDemConference fringe event on Palestine-Israel today. Alongside 3 liberal Jews she said “We’ve seen genocide & ethnic cleansing not only by settlers but by the Israeli govt itself” #SilenceIsComplicity
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Since Oct 2023 we’ve seen the same Gaza tactics used on the W. Bank by Israel. Genocide perpetrators don’t simply stop. Action by the international community is CRUCIAL”. Ori Givati of Israeli human rights group B’tselem speaks with Hannah Weisfeld of @yachad.bsky.social. @libdems.org.uk conference
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“We should demonstrate our liberal values by speaking out with clarity on human rights, int’l law &injustice abroad, recognising that voters expect political parties to take principled positions on global issues.” @johngkelly42.bsky.social at #LibDemConference today. Spot on. ⚖️🇵🇸💪 @libdems.org.uk
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Please keep the govt’s feet to the fire” appeal to @libdems.org.uk from Medical Aid For Palestine at #LibDemConference tonight. Moving speeches by MAP CE Steve Cutts, Gazan Yara Alzinati of MAP, and Ben de Pear, producer of the film Gaza:Doctors Under Attack. #Gaza #LetTheAidIn #SanctionIsrael
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@issymaple.bsky.social ‘s report from ReformUK’s conference notes the party’s strong show of support for Israel, the anti-Moslem rhetoric, and the promotion of JCB equipment (known to have been used in illegal demolition of Palestinian homes & olive groves). #ReformAlliances #ReformBreaksLaws
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Six Hasidic American rabbis met privately with Trump and delivered a letter calling for an end to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. They said Israeli leaders and Zionists do not speak for Jewish people. They also raised Israel’s military draft of yeshiva students, which has sparked protests in Israel
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 04/09/2026
UN raises ‘ethnic cleansing’ concerns over Israel’s West Bank operation aje.news/8skazx
UN raises ‘ethnic cleansing’ concerns over Israel’s West Bank operation
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Jewish groups back stronger measures on Israel in letter to Andy Burnham. #WestBank #Gaza #Palestine
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
70,000+ Palestinians, mostly civilians, killed by the Israeli military in the 3 years of their war on Gaza. Plus the killing of humanitarian workers like this. Innocents killed with impunity. #SanctionIsrael #StandForInternationalLaw www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals targeting of World Central Kitchen convoy was result of widely used military tactic
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The human, planetary cost of Israel's destruction of sewage treatment plants and pipes in #Gaza, for all to see. Five of Israel’s 6 desalination plants shut down due to pollution. #Sewage #CleanWater @greenlibdems.org.uk @diannewoodward.bsky.social #GreenJustice www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
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Editorial | Water crisis triggered by Gaza's ruin: Israel is paying the price of destruction
Israel's desalination crisis exposes the consequences of destroying Gaza's sewage system, refusing to let it be rebuilt and failing to prepare Israel's own water economy for a worsening climate crisis
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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
As I said in my piece in Al Jazeera English, the algal blooms affect Israel’s desalination plants are caused by the tons of raw sewage entering the sea every day from Gaza which Israel ecocided. Call it karma. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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Toxic waste of war on Gaza reached Israel
The Israeli government cannot insulate its citizens from the impact of the ecocide it wrought on the strip.
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Israeli settlers are armed not just with weapons but with impunity”. A hard watch, but excellent reporting by @aljazeera.com from the occupied West Bank. #WestBank #Palestine
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“This is what passes for normal now in villages across the West Bank” BBC’s Lucy Williamson reporting on settler violence after two teenagers killed during an Israeli raid by settlers and soldiers on their village. #WestBank #Palestine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say
Al-Mughayyir's council says they were trying to stop settlers stealing sheep, but the Israeli military says they threw stones at its troops.
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The highest court in the Australian state of New South Wales has ruled that “F**k Israel” graffiti constituted political protest—not antisemitism—and rejected the state government’s attempt to rely on the controversial IHRA definition to justify extended supervision of the defendant
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Referring to this report by France24: f24.my/C8So
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Israel ‘organised and prepared’ to remove Gaza population if US gives green light, Katz says
Israel is "organised and prepared" to remove Palestininians from Gaza "by every way possible", Defence Minister Israel Katz told reporters Wednesday, adding that there was no alternative "solution" to...
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“A blatant policy of genocidal ethnic cleansing. Expulsion is not ‘migration’. The total destruction of Gaza has always had the purpose of getting rid of its Palestinian population. Wake up world!” Hanan Ashrawi responding on X to Israel’s Defence Secretary X link: x.com/drhananashra...
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2026
This is racism, straight out of the Trump playbook. Reform are trying to turn our great country into a franchise of Trump's America. There are countless British patriots who came here from overseas, many of them refugees we proudly welcomed. That's the kind of country we are.
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Yes, blatant racism, blatant inhumanity, and blatant disregard for the rule of law. #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #SanctionIsrael
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In Parliament yesterday @libdems.org.uk Foreign Affairs Spokesperson @calummillerld.bsky.social pushed the Govt to introduce new trade sanctions on Israel to target settlers as well as the extremist Ministers who encourage them. And to set out the consequences if those bans are breached. Well said.
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Another excellent report, this time from the #WestBank town of Jenin, from @adamparsons1.bsky.social at Sky News. Palestinian stories must be heard. The pain and loss of Randa and Afiyeh must be heard. #SilenceIsComplicity #SanctionIsrael
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Israel bombs Al Aqsa Hospital compound in Gaza. #WhatCeasefire? #Gaza www.newarab.com/news/israeli...
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Israeli army bombs hospital, kills three in Gaza Strip
Israel struck Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, claiming to have targeted a Hamas commander, while three people were killed in separate attacks on Gaza.
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“Those who organize, finance or facilitate forced displacement should be held accountable – sanctioned governments or brought before international justice.” Powerful words from Jeremy Ben-Ami on X 👇 x.com/jeremybenami...
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Jeremy Ben-Ami (@JeremyBenAmi) on X
I stood this week in the abandoned Palestinian community of al-Mu’arrajat in the Jordan Valley and cried. A community of 600 people is gone. Homes destroyed. A school and mosque in ruins. Olive trees ...
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Important and helpful context on the #E1 settlement plan, from Israeli lawyer Daniel Seidemann. Explains why it’s so crucial that our government acts boldly right now. Worth visiting his post on X, via the link below. Or tap on the images here to read. #WestBank #Palestine x.com/danielseidem...
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
‘British restraint in the last 3 years has a map and a death toll.” Na’mod speaks out on the folly of Britains inaction on Israel’s settlements. #WestBank #Palestine
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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Reform spent £645,000 on a polling firm with no Companies House entry, no social media presence, and ten missing invoices. @markpackuk.bsky.social said: "Transparency rules are a fundamental part of how we protect our democracy... they could, and should, do better." bylinetimes.com/2026/08/28/r...
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Reform's £645,000 'Ghost' Pollster
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending
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Steve Darling MP @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The UK is still facing a huge challenge with almost a million young people not in employment, education or training. Today I spoke at the Resolution Foundation's event on tackling this challenge, to share what I heard from my Youth Opportunities Roundtable in Torbay.
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband today condemns Israeli settlements in the illegally-occupied West Bank, & promises measures. But surely “In the coming weeks” is not soon enough? Lives are lost while they delay their action. #WestBank #Gaza #Palestine #SanctionIsrael See on X x.com/AJENews/stat...
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Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) on X
UK Foreign Secretary Edward Miliband condemns Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and says the government should not destroy the possibility of a two-state solution.
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Amnesty International UK statement on Israeli settlements: ‘The devil is in the detail’ - Amnesty sets out what an effective UK trade ban must look like. www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/israe...
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Israeli settlements: ‘The devil is in the detail’ - Amnesty sets out what an effective UK trade ban must look like
An end to trade which benefits settlements is long overdue, and we welcome the government's commitment to act. But the devil will be in the detail.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements is long overdue. It must cover goods, services and finance. I’ve written to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary urging them to turn condemnation into action to protect the prospect of a two-state solution.
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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 27/08/2026
Mladic dies while serving life sentence for genocide If this can be generally accepted as a genocide how can Israel's apologists deny that even worse atrocities in Gaza are a genocide His bloodcurding words are not as extreme as those of many Israeli leaders www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84
Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide
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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Rights groups say gynaecologist Dr Dima Mohammed Amin Barakat’s detention is part of Israel's campaign of intimidation against Palestinian health workers. #WestBank #Palestine #PalestinianMedics
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