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July 15, 2009

Government accused of inadequate response over arms sales to Israel

The government’s decision to revoke five arms export licences to Israel has been described by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) as “far too little, far too late”.
June 12, 2009

Repentant New Yorker will not be punished for removing antiquities

Though taking artefacts from antiquities site constitutes a severe criminal offence, the Israel Antiquities Authority says it will not prosecute a repentant New Yorker who returned a fragment he had taken from an ancient palace.
June 3, 2009

New Zealand accused of ignoring human rights violations in Israel

The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has told peace campaigner Harmeet Sooden - a former kidnap victim in Iraq - that it will not act on his official complaint regarding his mistreatment by Israeli authorities.
February 23, 2009

Christian peacemakers return from visit to Israel and Palestine

Members of a Pax Christi delegation have returned to the UK following an eight day visit to Palestine and Israel.
January 17, 2009

UK government faces action call on phosphorous weapons

Following reports that the headquarters of the UN aid agency in Gaza have been hit by white phosphorous fired by Israeli forces, the UK government is being asked to push for an explanation.
January 11, 2009

Prominent British Jews call for an end to Israeli bombing

Prominent Jews in Britain, "passionate supporters of Israel", have called on Israel to cease its military operations in Gaza immediately, believing them to be wrong and counter-productive.
December 26, 2008

Israel re-opens Gaza humanitarian link

Following widespread international criticism, Israel has re-opened crossings into the Gaza Strip to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.
October 2, 2008

Major powers accused of failing Middle East peace and Palestinians

The Middle East Quartet (EU, Russia, UN, USA) is failing - making inadequate progress towards improving the lives of Palestinians or improving the prospects for peace - according to a new report by leading humanitarian and human rights organisations.
September 25, 2008

Walking Alongside- Alternative Methods of Nonviolent Accompaniment in Israel/Palestine

Sixty years after the creation of the state of Israel, tensions in the Holy Land continue to capture the attention of the world, and continue to divide people of all faiths across the globe.
September 25, 2008

Ethics, Politics, and the State of Israel

One could ask of any state how its political character and practices are intertwined with ethical or moral considerations.