Frankfurt Citizens Stand Against Al-Quds Day March Thomas Deichmann reports from Frankfurt on the stand taken against the Iranian-backed annual Al-Quds Rally.
30/3: Enough is Enough Counter-Protest From MPs to pop stars, from Biden to Cameron, there is the stench of appeasement in the air. Join us on the Enough-is-Enough counter-protest on Saturday March 30th, to say that Hamas are terrorists, and Israel has every right to defeat them.
On Democracy and Banning Extremism In an interview on NTD, Mark Birbeck argues that whilst some government initiatives–such as increased CST funding–are welcome, most of what they are proposing will undermine democracy and free speech. Ultimately we will need more free speech, not less, if we want to stand with Israel.
25/2: Look Back in Anger Mark Birbeck writes that people are entitled to be angry, and they are entitled to want to discuss what exactly Islamism is, since it is a challenge for all of us. Join us in London on February 25th, to say 'No to Terror'.
The Two Stories of the Amy Winehouse Statue There were two stories on Monday, both about the statue of Amy Winehouse in London's Camden Market, her Star of David necklace, and a pro-Palestinian sticker. The first story–and by far the most widely covered–featured the understandable outrage that a sticker from last weekend'
Discussion: UNRWA and the Palestinian Refugees: A History within History Susannah D, an ex-UNICEF, EU and WHO consultant, and now a UK civil servant, introduced an important article from 2010, which looked at UNRWA's role in perpetuating the plight of Palestinian refugees.