British politicians call for accountability for Israeli actions in Gaza in response to testimonies from Israeli soldiers

British politicians have responded to the damning testimonies from Israeli soldiers in the assault on Gaza in July-August 2014. Israeli human rights organisation, Breaking the Silence, released the testimonies of 60 Israeli soldiers involved in last summer’s Operation Protective Edge, in their report, This is how we fought in Gaza.

The UK General Election (7 May) is here. On 30 March parliament was officially dissolved and campaigning season started. This webpage will keep you up to date with the latest information regarding the Middle East raised during the campaigning season, as well as providing information on party policy towards the Middle East, and the views of certain local candidates. We encourage you to get in touch with your local candidates, and find out their views on the important issues facing the Arab world. 

Homs 2010, Syrian refugees, Lebanon and the General Election 2015

Blog by Joseph Willits

Caabu welcomes the finding of a new poll of British parliamentary candidates showing that 89 per cent of General Election candidates polled believe Britain should recognise Palestine on the 1967 lines.

Caabu welcomes the finding of a new poll of British parliamentary candidates showing that 89 per cent of General Election candidates polled believe Britain should recognise Palestine on the 1967 lines.  The poll was commissioned by Medical Aid for Palestinians

14 senior members of the House of Lords have writen a letter to the Telegraph about the need to address the terrible crisis in the Mediterranean, They argue that the response announced following the meeting on 23 April of EU leaders "represents the beginning of a response, but is not enough." The text of the letter can be found below.

This page will keep you up to date with articles, letters and other content about the UK general election which have a focus on the Middle East or British Foreign policy.

Ed Miliband, Not America's Poodle (New York Times)

Mehdi Hasan, 20 April 2015

Chris Doyle, Director of the Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu), has won the prestigious Annemarie Schimmel Award for Excellence in championing a Muslim cause.  He was presented with the award at the Muslim News Awards for Excellence ceremony in London Wednesday 25 March in the presence of the leader of the UK opposition, the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP and the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP.

Does UKIP hate Islam?

By Joseph Willits

22 April 2015

UKIP leader, Nigel Farage, is not happy with the accusations that UKIP is a party comprised of the racist and the bigoted. He highlights BME candidates (all of which are in unwinnable seats), that this is testament to that fact. Yet does this view stack up?

Caabu Press Release: The EU must save lives in the Mediterranean

With estimates of already 1,500 dead in the Mediterranean in 2015, and the deaths of 3,400 in 2014, the overwhelming priority has to be to save lives. The EU must restart the rescue and it is vital that funding for state rescues is restored, before even more lives are lost. No European Government should make excuses to abdicate responsibility which puts further lives in jeopardy.