Palestine-Israel

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Edition 43

Sukkot: In solidarity

Last October, members of Jewish activist group Na’amod gathered for the harvest festival of Sukkot. Their event focused on solidarity with Palestine and remembrance of the devastation in Gaza

Muznah Sh Farah

Edition 43

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In conversation with: Art Against War Club

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Edition 43

Three people standing in front of a jet wing hold white signs in front of their faces

On the road in Filton – Bristol’s arms trade quarter

Michal Grant
Michal Grant
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Features

Protest outside Bristol arms firm as major prison hunger strike continues

In the face of the biggest hunger strike in a generation led by Palestine Action prisoners, Bristol campaigners call for action while mainstream media remains silent

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie
Two men in suits stand next to each other smiling.

Reports

‘Crying out for radical change’: Bristol’s new Green councillor on defecting from Labour

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Hope Is Around The Corner

Rage is the fire, love is the oxygen

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla

People Just Do Something

Two individuals smiling at the camera, standing close together. One is wearing a 'Bristol Cable' branded T-shirt and the other a plain green T-shirt. The text 'PEOPLE JUST DO SOMETHING' is displayed across the front. In the background is a grainy image of high-rise buildings.

Listen: People Just Do Something, with Palestinian activist Iyad Burnat on the power of nonviolent resistance in the face of genocide

In the first episode of a new season, Isaac talks to Iyad Burnat, head of the Bil'in Popular Committee against the Wall, about the decades he’s spent peacefully resisting Israeli occupation in the West Bank.

Priyanka Raval George Colwey
Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

The Big Story

Six people are smiling at the camera, wearing casual clothing with two wearing patterned scarves. The background is abstract with white and muted colours.

Filton 18: ‘The more you oppress people, the more they will rise’

The British state is treating Palestine Action activists who targeted an Elbit Systems Israeli arms facility on the outskirts of Bristol like terrorists – subjecting them to repressive sanctions in jail as they await trial.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

Voices

A group of individuals riding bicycles in a rural landscape, waving Palestinian flags.

From Bristol to the West Bank: The power of internationalism in Palestine

The Palestinian people have shown astonishing defiance and resilience in the face of Israeli violence and persecution. International volunteers, including Bristolians, are travelling to the West Bank to stand in solidarity with them.

Tom Anderson
Tom Anderson

Features

A palestinian teacher in a headscarf standing outside.

Education is the great liberator: the Bristol activists forging links with teachers in Palestine

Yasmeen Eshtaya is a Palestinian teacher whose life has been deeply affected by the brutal violence of the Israeli state. But she is committed to reconciliation and forming bonds through teaching Arabic – including to people in Bristol.

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something and how to start a student encampment

People Just Do Something is a relaxing and possibly enraging podcast about people who might self-identify as activists, untangling the means of effecting change in Bristol, broken Britain and beyond.

Priyanka Raval George Colwey
Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

Reports

‘The only language the university speaks is money’: pro-Palestine students now facing eviction

A possession order brought by Bristol University to evict the protest camp has been rejected - but only until further hearings on 19 July.

Daniel Tester
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