‘I was wrong to jump to conclusions’: Chair of HAIFA apologises to Hackney Green party councillors over ‘terrorists’ accusation
‘I would point out that I did not accuse all Green party members of being terrorists’, says Martin Sugarman
Gaza
Three Hackney councillors dramatically quit Labour to form independent group
Cllrs Claudia Turbet-Delof, Penny Wrout and Fliss Premru say they can ‘no longer in good conscience continue campaigning for Labour’
‘Traumatic’: Muslim organisations condemn Hackney Council’s response to Middle East conflict
Several mosques sign letter criticising Town Hall’s failure to vote on Gaza ceasefire and calling for end to borough’s twinning with Haifa
‘Atrocious’: Four councillors suspended by Hackney Labour for voting to hear motions on Gaza ceasefire and Dewey investigation
Clare Joseph, Claudia Turbet-Delof, Penny Wrout and Fliss Premru are expected to have their suspensions lifted after two months
‘It’s about humanity’: Pro-Palestinian campaigners defend graffiti on Hackney border following complaint
Chair of local organisation for Jewish ex-servicemen and women threatens direct action if messages are not removed
‘We’ll keep coming back’: Hackney protesters vow to continue fight for Palestine
Demonstrators have again urged the council’s pension fund to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s ‘apartheid and occupation’ of Palestine
Gaza: Hackney Council calls for cessation of hostilities
Green party motion passes – with qualified Labour support
Council is ‘on wrong side of history’ says Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Committee refuses to hear deputation because of concerns about ‘community cohesion’
Hackney man admits criminal damage of Israeli embassy
75 year-old John Harvey threw a tin of red paint
Eight Labour councillors in Hackney urge party leader Sir Keir Starmer to back all-out ceasefire in Gaza
The local politicians are among 300 party colleagues to sign an open letter demanding a rethink
Hundreds gather for pro-Palestinian protests in Hackney
Demonstrators demanded a ceasefire in Gaza at rallies in Dalston and outside the Town Hall
Hackney Labour councillors defy party to demand Gaza ceasefire
Former speakers Soraya Adejare and Humaira Garasia add their names to Labour Muslim Network letter
2020: A brutal siege
Local doctor Patrick Bogue on the ‘striking parallels’ between his work in the Gaza strip and tackling coronavirus in the NHS
Open letter from Hebron
Human rights monitor Chris Venables shares experiences of the West Bank in letter home to Hackney