Brian Whitaker
@Brian_Whit
Journalist, former Middle East editor of the Guardian newspaper. Author of 'Arabs Without God: Atheism and Freedom of Belief in the Middle East'.
🧵UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) is getting a lot of attention following disgusting remarks by its chief executive, Jonathan Turner. For anyone not aware of the group's activities, here's some background ...
This is what we call “evidence of genocidal intent”
🚨Israeli ultranationalist minister @Eliyahu_a: "All Gaza will be Jewish...the government is pushing for Gaza being wiped out. Thank god, we are wiping out this evil. We are pushing the population that has educated on Mein Kampf"
A pair of MUST reads at @newlinesmag — @shane_burley1 on Laura Loomer and Jewish MAGA's danse macabre, @BenLorber8 on the antisemitic core of MAGA's obsession with Epstein and why progressives have no business jumping on the bandwagon. Illuminating exercises in ideology critique.
UK ban on Palestine Action at odds with international law, says UN rights chief | Protest | The Guardian. @amnesty agrees. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
An 80-year-old woman arrested for holding a placard at a pro-Palestine rally has said she is deeply traumatised after she was held by police for almost 27 hours, during which officers forced their way into her house and searched it. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…
Zero excuse for the UK not to recognise. And no anti-Arab trolls, it is not a reward for terrorism or violence. It is a basic and overdue acknowledgement of Palestinian national rights and self determination of the Palestinian people.
🔵 La France va reconnaître l'Etat de Palestine, annonce Emmanuel Macron.
The UK should be leading on this, not falling behind. Recognise the independent state of Palestine now and take the lead on securing a two-state solution and a lasting peace.
France will recognise Palestinian state, Macron says bbc.in/45loICQ
You helped. You gave Israel military support and diplomatic cover. Your complicity in this horror is unspeakable and indefensible
The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.
A terminally ill 73-year-old Israeli woman has been charged with plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a rocket launcher, prosecutors said on Thursday ➡️ u.afp.com/Sgxp
It isn't just the immediate, unbearable horrors of starvation caused by Israel in Gaza. It is, as @muhammadshehad2 harrowingly explains, the permanent, life-changing damage this has created, the terrible harm that will carry into future generations substack.com/home/post/p-16…
Former senior UK diplomats urge the recognition of a Palestinian state
Over 50 former senior UK diplomats call on @Keir_Starmer to unconditionally recognise a Palestinian state now. Don't wait for a bilateral Israeli-Palestinian process to emerge by itself - it is not going to happen. Instead, kickstart a multilateral push. una.org.uk/letter-prime-m…
Joint statement on Gaza from @AFP, @AP, @BBCWorld and @Reuters
wsj.com/politics/justi… I’m gifting all of my 160,000 followers this article, so you can read when & how the DOJ told Trump his name was on the Epstein List.
🧵 1/ “There is no prior experience in my five decades of humanitarian experience that can come close to comparison to the horror we are all seeing in Gaza” - Martin Griffiths tells @MiddleEastEye in a wide-ranging interview.
This is the United Kingdom addressing Israel and the world. The statement may be late but it is unequivocal. As accused, Israel can no longer be considered an ally. Please listen to it all and share widely.
The IDF has killed starving Palestinian civilians trying to get aid. Settler terrorism and talk of imposing the illegal E1 settlement plan are flagrant attempts to prevent a Palestinian state. There is no justification for this. A two-state solution is the only path to peace.
The UK must immediately recognise Palestinian statehood. There can be no two state solution if there is no viable state left to call Palestine.
A sorely needed expose of the heinous activities of UKLFI in suppressing Palestinian voices and pro-Palestine speech. Very informative 9 minute film well worth watching. Great job Em Hilton and @ByDonkeys youtu.be/Ui70R8PCkJ4?si…
Gaza hospital says 21 children dead from malnutrition and starvation in 72 hours as UN condemns Israel over aid bbc.in/4kPYwEQ
Despite what Lammy says, the idea the Israel would let the RAF run reconaissance flights over Gaza without getting something in return is totally incredible.
This morning David Lammy was asked on BBC Radio 4 about the RAF spy flights over Gaza. “Information from surveillance flights is not being handed to Israel then…?” His response: “We are not assisting and would never do that…” Not just a war criminal but a liar too.
As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom theguardian.com/education/2025…
BREAKING: Israeli forces have killed at least 35 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn today, medical sources have told Al Jazeera. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/h2w3px