Brian WhitakerPro-Israel campaigners get references to genocide removed from art exhibitionA group of pro-Israel lawyers have succeed in getting references to genocide removed from the publicity for a Palestine-related art…Sep 19Sep 19
Brian WhitakerCultural genocide: the battle to suppress Palestinian voicesThe Gaza war has long tentacles. In Britain, art galleries and concert halls are becoming part of the battleground.Sep 17Sep 17
Brian WhitakerProminent Jewish peer resigns from pro-Israel activist groupLord Carlile, a prominent Jewish member of the House of Lords, has resigned as a patron of UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), a controversial…Sep 101Sep 101
Brian WhitakerPro-Israel lawyers target London arts venue in move to silence Palestinian voicesThe Barbican Centre in London has become the latest recipient of threatening letters from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) — an organisation…Aug 312Aug 312
Brian WhitakerBritish diplomat’s resignation over arms for Israel opens a can of wormsFriday was Mark Smith’s last day as a British diplomat and he said goodbye to colleagues in a humdinger of an email accusing his former…Aug 196Aug 196
Brian WhitakerThe ex-soldiers who fight for Israel … armed with whitewashLast week the so-called “High Level Military Group” — consisting mainly of retired officers whose speciality is whitewashing the Israeli…Aug 151Aug 151
Brian WhitakerBritain accused of political meddling over ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and GallantIn June, shortly after the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) applied for arrest warrants against Israeli prime…Aug 13Aug 13
Brian WhitakerICC awaits deluge of legal opinions on arrest warrants for Netanyahu and GallantToday is the last day for submitting legal “observations” to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the validity of warrants for the…Aug 6Aug 6
Brian WhitakerFrom warfare to lawfare: Israel’s other battleground (1)Far away from the carnage in Gaza there’s a small army of lawyers in Britain battling against critics of Israel. UK Lawyers for Israel…Aug 2Aug 2
Brian WhitakerFrom warfare to lawfare: Israel’s other battleground (2)Far away from the carnage in Gaza there’s a small army of lawyers in Britain battling against critics of Israel. UK Lawyers for Israel…Aug 2Aug 2