israel and palestine

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Billboards in Jerusalem placed by Yesha Council, an organisation of municipal councils of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, show Benjamin Netanyahu alongside Donald Trump.

Boris Johnson must stand up against an annexation of the West Bank

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Edward McMillan-Scott (l) discusses the peace process with Mustafa Barghouti and John Kerry in Ramallah

Comment: Palestine is a state – and a prison

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A Palestinian boy sits on the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli air strike in the center of Gaza City on July 22, 2014

A vote against a Palestinian state is a vote for terrorism

Today’s House of Commons vote has to show Palestinians a peaceful route to statehood – or else we hand them to Hamas’ violent tactics against Israel.

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Ariel Sharon has died after suffering heart failure

Selective memory: Ariel Sharon the ‘peacemaker’ remembered by UK leaders

Britain’s political leaders have focused on Ariel Sharon’s peacemaking reputation over his violent past, after the former Israeli prime minister died last night.

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Comment: Britain needs to apologise for Balfour declaration

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Film review: The Gatekeepers

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Do you want to eat salami for breakfast with your egg and bacon?

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David Ward MP has a majority of just 365

Outrage: Lib Dem MP won’t apologise after ‘sickening’ Holocaust comments

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Israel's actions against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip triggered protests across the world

Anti-Semitism ‘doubled’ after Middle East conflict

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Hague: 'The UK strongly advises the Israeli government to reverse this decision.'

British-Israeli relations hit new low after settlement proposal

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Protestors in the G4S building last night

Protesters occupy G4S office over Israel contract

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Anti-Israel protests have been sparked by the renewed fighting in the Middle East

Britain putting ‘pressure on both sides’ to end Gaza fighting

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Campaigners intended to help build a school in the Palestinian territories.

Grounded: EasyJet refuses Palestinian campaigners

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Ian Dunt: 'This is evidence of an emotionally unbalanced approach to world affairs'

Comment: Why can’t we question the existence of Israel?

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Comment: Fences don’t make us safe

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Jonathan Cummings is the Director of the Israel office of BICOM, the Britain Israel Communications and Research and Centre (www.bicom.org.uk). He writes in a personal capacity.

Comment: What is Palestine’s UN strategy?

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Louise Ellman has been Labour Co-operative MP for Liverpool Riverside since 1997. She is also vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel.

Comment: Palestine solution is at the negotiating table

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Kamel Hawwash is a British Palestinian academic with the University of Birmingham and vice-chair of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

Comment: Britain’s moral responsibility to Palestine

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Is time running out for Gaddafi? Reports from the ground are mixed.

‘Time against Gaddafi’ as helicopters hit Tripoli