Multiple oil spills are visible from space after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes hit oil facilities and ships in the region, with experts warning of an impending environmental catastrophe. https://cnn.it/3Ovxzwk
Excellent @libdemvoice.org piece on the Govt’s weaselish attempts to limit public protest. 👉 www.libdemvoice.org/the-labour-t...
@libdems.org.uk & friends will attend the London peace march for Palestine on 16th May. All pro peace & justice welcome to join us.
Email for info: contact@ldfp.org.uk
Time and time again we hear govt ministers condemn Israel's flagrant breaches of international law but take no real action. This is simply not enough.
Ban settlement trade, stop all arms sales to and military cooperation with Israel, and pursue investigations into war crimes.
Norway’s Refugee Council’s report documents gender-based and sexualised violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in contexts where Israeli forces were present and did not prevent or halt the violence, nor effectively investigate the abuses.
Info link:
x.com/nrc_norway/s...
The PM says the facts about Peter Mandelson’s appointment are “incredible”.
He’s right. But what’s truly shocking is just how badly he's let the country down. He promised change after years of Conservative scandals and scapegoating. Instead, he’s delivered more of the same.
It’s a mark of how completely normalised the corruption & depravity have become that we barely bat an eyelid at the thought of two *property developers*, one Trump’s nepo baby son-in-law, being sent to represent the USA in peace negotiations with Iran. Sometimes it all hits you afresh.
Important thread👇
#Lebanon
#Gaza
#WhatCeasefire ?
"forthcoming talks between Israel and Lebanon are likely to restrain any immediate EU action, because many European countries are wary of disrupting delicate negotiations."
Can't see how EU action could "disrupt talks" more than Israel blowing up entire villages.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
“Their main goal is not to scare us away. They're shooting to kill”
Palestinian villager, Akram Abu Ali, who lives in the occupied West Bank witnessed Israeli settlers shoot and kill a boy who was trying to save his friend from being beaten.
Read Theia Chatelle’s report: zeteo.com/p/israeli-se...
Saeda al-Shrafi, a Palestinian mother, detained by Israeli forces while fleeing northern Gaza, said the conditions were dire: minimal food, unclean drinking water, a single shared toilet, no access to medical care, and a ban on speaking.
#PalestinianPrisoners
www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
‘I am going crazy’: Families of missing Gaza children endure agonising uncertainty - www.middleeasteye.net/news/i-am-going-crazy-fa...
Lives are lost in Gaza and Lebanon while the Trump family profits from insider bets on unstable markets. Congressman Jim McGovern lays into Trump’s games - but why so little media outrage?
#Gaza #Lebanon
#insidertrading
#TrumpCorruption
#GazaGenocide
#WhatCeasefire ?
The victims were killed by Israeli fire in an incident that took place early this morning at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza. UNICEF extends our condolences to the families of the men killed.
#C4News last night reported on the wholesale targeting of ambulances & paramedics in Lebanon by Israel, including the recent 'triple hit', when Israel attacked an ambulance, then attacked paramedics who went to help, and then attacked further paramedics also trying to help.
Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine remain committed to defending the right to protest, and to making clear the Lib Dems’ long-standing support for peace, justice, and self-determination for Palestinians under international law.
Full LDFP statement👇
ldfp.org.uk/ldfp-stateme...
Lib Dems will be out in force on 16th May for the national peace march for Palestine.
The Govt cannot ignore our democratic rights or the glaring injustices in #Gaza, #WestBank & across the Middle East.
info@ldfp.org.uk
@libdems.org.uk
@maxwilkinson.bsky.social
@calummillerld.bsky.social
Campaigning for justice for Palestine will not be stopped. Does this Government honestly think its repressive move to curb peaceful
protest will change public opinion?
@libdems.org.uk
Palestine Solidarity Campaign @PSC on X today 👇
This is the "cumulative disruption" measure in the crime and policing bill.
As I said last week, the police are primed to see all protest as disruptive. I mean, it's kind of the point of protest.
This really should be a much bigger deal.
Shame on Starmer’s Labour Government. Lib Dems will continue to march with all parties in support of justice, human rights and peace.
@libdems.org.uk
@ldfpalestine.bsky.social
Excellent article by Jonathan Rosenhead on why the draconian, anti-democratic UK Policing Bill threatens our right to peaceful protest for Palestine.
What IS this Labour Government doing?
UK Policing Bill is a threat to right to protest for Palestine www.newarab.com/opinion/uk-p...
“It is an absolute travesty that this is happening under Labour! The right to protest is a vital component of our democracy” Max Williamson MP 🔸
Free speech and peaceful protest MUST be protected.
Good to see @libdems.org.uk MPs making a stand this afternoon.
From Palestine Action to the latest policing bill, the UK government is killing free speech
Will our MPs choose to defend our democratic freedoms tonight when they vote on the Crime and Policing Bill?
#DemocracyUnderThreat
Op Ed by Lord Strasburger ⬇️
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/pale...
👉 EXPOSED: Israeli operation to help Brits move to West Bank
by Martin Williams
UNDERCOVER investigation reveals charity touted "awesome" illegal settlements and claimed it could benefit from UK tax subsidies
www.declassifieduk.org/exposed-isra...
Israeli forces teargas schoolchildren in West Bank.
Settler violence has also surged in the West Bank since the start of the Iran war. Excluding East Jerusalem, 500,000+ Israelis now live there in illegal settlements, among 3m Palestinians.
#Palestine
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
“As Israel sets the Middle East on fire, the British government’s priority appears to be silencing those who are calling for peace. No civil disobedience would be happening if the UK simply halted arms exports to Israel, as required by British and international law.”
BREAKING: 300+ New Yorkers have taken over the offices of Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer demanding no more weapons for Israel.
Tell Congress: Fund people, not bombs.
