A new Guild-affiliated Israeli and Zionist Society has received a negative response from local Exeter Palestinian groups.
Palestine
The Art of the Palestinian Resistance
Lauren Haughey explores how Palestinian graffiti and urban art has been an important tool to keep alive global awareness of the Israeli occupation.
Students stand in solidarity with Palestine at Forum teach-in
Students and university staff from Exeter for Palestine call for the University to be held accountable for their role in Israeli state violence.
Save Sheikh Jarrah Demonstration held in city centre
Students attend demonstration protesting the evictions of Palestinians in Eastern Jerusalem.
Palestine today: what’s changing?
Hannah Levy Davis explains Israel’s new plans for annexation and its potential consequences.
A dangerous legacy- The Balfour Declaration
One hundred years ago, a single document of 67 words caused seismic shifts in the Middle East, the reverberations of which are still felt to this day. The Balfour Declaration, penned by British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour on 2 November 1917, announced British support for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine for the minority […]
Friends of Palestine Protest US Embassy Move to Jerusalem
Friends of Palestine society took to the outside of the Forum on Monday afternoon to protest United States President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, alongside Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. Chants of “Free free Palestine”, “Hands off Jerusalem”, and “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will […]
What Trump’s presidency could mean for Israel Palestine and why it matters in Exeter
For most millennials, the Israel Palestine conflict has been constantly in the background of our lives. Since Israel’s declaration of nationhood in 1948, there have been continuous disputes, resolutions and relapses to hostility in the region. The failure to reach a peace agreement, however, is not for lack of trying. Since the presidency of Jimmy […]
Obituary: In Memory of Shimon Peres
”When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn’t think about, that doesn’t exist.” – Shimon Peres If you follow the news you are more likely than not to have heard of the recent death of Shimon Peres, who died from a fatal […]
Sanctions, States and Security – An Interview with Yiftah Curiel
I waited for Yiftah Curiel in the upstairs of a coffee shop. He was the spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in London, and his train was running late. Very aware that I might be out of my depth – plankton to a veritable whale – I used the delay to make some quick fact-checks and […]