Peace with justice, security and equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis
Lord Hain and the Bishop of Southwark, both patrons of the Balfour Project, have spoken out strongly in the House of Lords against the so-called Gove Bill, which aims to stop local authorities and other public bodies disinvesting in Israeli or Israeli settlement concerns for ethical reasons. More
Our Government has suspended future UK funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is by far the most important and effective provider of humanitarian and development assistance to Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the region. More
As a Pastor in Bethlehem said, the problems the Palestinians face did not start in 1917 they started with English Evangelicals in the 1840s. Anita Shapira comments these evangelical ideas were passed on to Jewish circles. More
The British Government must join the battle to foil Israel's political plot to destroy UNRWA, the aid agency that for 75 years has been the Palestinian refugees' lifeline for food, care and education, says Andrew Whitley, Balfour Project Trustees Chair and a former UNRWA staffer in the Near East and New York HQ. More
Read the statements of some of the main players from the 19th century, through the promises to the Arabs then Jews and the development of Britain's mandate which ensured there would be no Palestinian state. More
with Rula Salameh, Education and Outreach Director in Palestine for Just Vision. Thurs 21st March 3pm UK time More
As Palestinians continued to die in their hundreds under ceaseless Israel air strikes, the UK House of Commons indulged itself in an evening of self-inflicted chaos, which buried a Gaza ceasefire motion. More
Menachem Klein, in Jerusalem, explains why Hamas will have to be part of any realistic plan for peace and an Israeli-Palestinian solution when the war ceases. More