Leila Sansour
@Leilasansour
Leila Sansour is a Palestinian/British filmmaker and the founder and director of Open Bethlehem.
My article in Haaretz today ahead of Paris conference to push for recognition of Palestinian state haaretz.com/opinion/2025-0…
My review of @kennardmatt The Racket- a brilliant book that will give you a clear sense of US global meddling and the levers the US uses to customise the world to fit its purpose. middleeasteye.net/opinion/us-rac…
My article for Security in Context Starvation and the Final Test of Impunity: Why Israel Is Willing to Pay the Price in Gaza securityincontext.org/posts/starvati…
The Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza & oppression towards Palestinian football are in violation of FIFA statutes. I urge you to #BanIsrael @theafcdotcom @FA @VicMontagliani @agdws @ramonjesurunf @FOUZI_LEKJAA @GarciaSilvero @MSYQatar @FAM_Malaysia @AbouRidaHany…
1st October: The US pours billions into funding distant wars while its own people have no access to basic medical care. If you ever wondered what this looks like, come see this shocking documentary produced by my friend @WaelKabbani88 eventbrite.co.uk/e/medicine-man…
Join me on Sunday 15 September at the Chiswick Book Festival (4:00PM to 5:00PM) for a panel discussion on History of the Middle East To Book go to bit.ly/3B1m7Br
Молодец @the_andrey_x ! Впечатляет! Знал когда его страна была не права но хватило ума и духа понять что его убежище ничуть не лучше. Настоящая отвага лучших из людей! Приятно видеть и наблюдать. Сила вам! youtube.com/watch?v=Q9mVGR…
"Horrific & incomprehensible," “Patients presented with some of the most horrific injuries you can imagine…extensive burns” A British Dr in Rafah told @itvnews about some of the 200+ IDP camp casualties, many women & children, who he treated after Saturday’s Israeli airstrike
'You feel the situation is as bad as it gets and then it outdoes itself' British doctor James Smith spoke to ITV News about the night of the Israeli strike, which led to the deaths of dozens of people itv.com/news/2024-05-2…
There are videos coming out of Rafah today of beheaded babies. Actual beheaded babies that you can see for yourselves - not the beheaded babies that the Israeli authorities invented to justify their genocidal assault, or the ones that Biden falsely claimed to have seen pix of.
Entwined in death: Two brothers shot dead in Gaza while evacuating with white flag itv.com/news/2024-02-0…
Moment innocent civilian brandishing white flag in Gaza 'safe zone' is shot dead in the street, as @johnirvineitv reports itv.com/news/2024-01-2…
My explainer about the case.
South Africa accuses Israel of genocide: Everything we know about the landmark court case itv.com/news/2024-01-1…
A poignant speech by Ambassador Majed Bamya. So short yet everything becomes clear: the past, the present, the future and what should be done.
75 years have come and gone, and there is a nation still deprived of its land and of its most fundamental rights. Still occupied, oppressed, killed. Our people have outlasted the massacres before and will outlast them again, but those killed will not be brought back to life,…
A historic and principled move by South Africa to hold Israel accountable for #genocide before the World Court. This genocide must end. The UN Genocide Convention must be upheld. Israel must be held accountable. Palestinians must have justice. International law must be preserved.
South Africa institutes proceedings against the State of Israel before the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention and requests provisional measures
In Bethlehem - where it all began - Christmas has been cancelled, ITV News' @rachyoungeritv and @Leilasansour report itv.com/news/2023-12-2…
‘We dream of being killed in one piece’ Writing for ITV News on what has been the deadliest conflict for journalists since records began. tdy.lol/zHxDJ
In just 2 months since October 7th more medical workers have been killed in Gaza than in any previous year across all global conflicts. My piece for ITV News on a healthcare system on it's knees.
'He pointed a gun in my face': Medical workers describe life in a Gaza hospital itv.com/news/2023-12-2…
The shocking story I had to tell.
‘My brothers in Gaza were held naked at gunpoint and shot by an IDF sniper', @Leilasansour reports itv.com/news/2023-12-1…