Category: Bystanders No More Blogs
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Briefing: Strategic Civil Society Action for Palestine (May 2025)
This strategy focuses civil society efforts on a concentrated set of achievable, high-impact goals to challenge Israeli impunity, protect Palestinian lives, and press governments into meaningful action. It prioritizes feasible and effective levers of influence, while avoiding initiatives that consume resources without the real prospect of impact. 1. Focus on What Can Work Calls for…
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Israel’s Palestine Laboratory
Gaza. A testing ground for Israel’s deadly technologies “Israel’s use of AI in Gaza is a terrifying model coming to a country near you.” Antony Loewenstein, Journalist A few months before the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Israeli surveillance firm, NSO Group, made global headlines when an investigation revealed that it had been…
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Rebecca Solnit: A call for courage and Clarity
Gaza and the Weaponisation of Antisemitism In a recent conversation on authoritarianism and resistance at the University of San Francisco, Rebecca Solnit spoke with clarity and moral courage about the tragedy unfolding in Gaza and the weaponisation of antisemitism to suppress dissent. Her intervention is timely and necessary, offering a principled challenge to those who…
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An Environmental Nakba: The Intersection of Climate, Colonialism, and War Crimes
There is a clear relationship between climate catastrophe and the planet-warming emissions resulting from the genocide in Gaza.
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Towards ending Israel’s occupation of Palestine
What do the Palestinians want? Discussions about Palestine often exclude Palestinian voices. What does “Free Palestine” mean in practice?
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What is the Israel Lobby and what influence does it have?
Pro-Israel organizations shape UK-US foreign policy. The idea that an Israeli Lobby exists is not new.
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What do you need to know to call for an end to the slaughter in Gaza?
If you don’t feel comfortable calling this an unfolding genocide, then call it what you think is right – war crimes, ethnic cleansing, mass killings.
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Speak up for change!
It is hard to see the purpose of speaking out when no one seems to be listening, but there is strength in numbers and we must continue to grow ours.
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What can you do when you are accused of antisemitism for speaking out against Israel’s actions in the Middle East?
Speaking out against what the state of Israel is doing is an act of courage with the potential for ‘life-changing’ consequences.