Palestine: From accord to Apartheid
In the lead story from our May-June 2023 issue, Zoe Holman looks at how the so-called ‘peace process’ has allowed Israel to deepen its colonial project over Palestinian lives.
Palestine, 100 years after Balfour
Paul Kelemen and Dick Pitt look at the British government’s role in Israel’s formation.
Country profile: Palestine
Curfews, routine raids and land-grabs. Zoe Holman on what has become of the fragmented Occupied Palestinian Territories’ struggle for statehood since the 1993 Oslo agreement.
The interview: Muhanned Qafesha
Human rights activist Muhanned Qafesha talks about the life-and-death battle to defend Palestine from illegal demolitions and settlements.
The UK kids skipping school for Palestine
From school strikes to assembly boycotts, Lydia Noon reports on how children are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The US is no honest broker in Israel and Palestine
The US was always biased in the Middle East. But with Trump, things are getting much worse, Adam Keller explains.
‘This factory was killing our brothers and sisters in Palestine, we had to do something’
Bethany Rielly speaks to the campaigners who risked jail time to drive weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, out of their town.
Is my daughter’s pro-Palestine activism turning antisemitic?
Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter stage: Agony Uncle
An insider’s view: ‘Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are a waste of time’
A former advisor to the Palestinian Authority negotiations team speaks to New Internationalist about why Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions are now the only way ahead.
Western folly and the continuous Nakba
Toufic Haddad argues that the West’s blinkered support for Israel can only escalate disaster.
The Interview: Leila Khaled
Marta Vidal speaks with the Palestinian militant about the role of violence in the struggle for a better world.
It’s time for sanctions
Israel can’t be allowed to continue its colonization of Palestinian lands, writes Ben Jamal of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
‘If they suppress BDS, no other movement is safe’
As alarming, anti-democratic measures are aimed at Palestine solidarity activists in the UK and beyond, New Internationalist speaks to Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement.
‘How could the occupier have the right to self-defence?’
Conrad Landin speaks to Saga and Ahmed, two young Palestinians who have recently settled in Scotland.
Settlers displace West Bank Bedouins amid Israel’s Gaza attack
Under the cover of Israel’s attack on Gaza, armed settlers and soldiers are erasing entire Bedouin villages in the West Bank. Tom Anderson reports.
Israel’s ejection of international observers leaves Palestinians defenceless
Barnaby Papadopulos speaks to Hebron’s Palestinian’s about the expulsion of international observers.
Freezing arms sales to Israel is just a first step
Meaningful solutions to Palestine require taking on the arms trade, New Internationalist reports.
Prisoners of occupation
Palestinians continue to be brutalized in Israeli jails, despite international criticism. Kasturi Chakraborty speaks to prisoners’ families about their struggles.
Alternative combat
Louisa Waugh speaks to activists in Israel and Palestine working together in the name of peace.
For a different hebron
In Palestine, Futura D’Aprile meets the peaceful change-makers who want to create hope for their divided city’s future.
Has Netanyahu misjudged tolerance for his actions?
As mass protests erupt worldwide over Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza, Andrew Feinstein asks if Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed his allies too far.
Fighting the fossils
Profiles of groups from Palestine, Mozambique, Uganda and India who are saying no to new oil and gas infrastructure.
New US embassy in Jerusalem provokes Nakba tensions
‘They are choosing this time to remind Palestinians that we control you,’ a Palestinian tells Katie McQue.
The checkpoint: a photo essay
Anne Paq photographs scenes from the checkpoints some 70,000 Palestinians cross every day.
