Aidan Neal

This situation could hardly look any more corrupt.

What Palestine activists get right – and wrong – about Palestine Action The direct action protest network Palestine Action was proscribed under the Terrorism Act on 5 July 2025. I have always said this was profoundly wrong: an abuse of process and a breach of civil lib…

I’ve published a reflective piece on Palestine Action - what many in the Palestine movement get right about it, and what I think we need to confront more honestly. It’s written from a position of solidarity, but without suspending ethical scrutiny.

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I am sorry you are on the receiving end of this kind of abuse, Zarah. It’s shameful.

Newcastle PSC, extreme rhetoric, vigilantism and the breakdown of ethical constraint Content/trigger warning: this article cites antisemitic and other objectionable material not endorsed by the author.  Over the past year on this blog, I have documented patterns of rhetoric an…

Newcastle PSC, extreme rhetoric, vigilantism and the breakdown of ethical constraint

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But is the answer Streeting, Burnham, Rayner or any of the others either…?

I’m not optimistic about the Labour Party.

And I’ve doubts about Your Party and the Greens as well, tbh.

Why transparency matters at Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Annual General Meeting Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Annual General Meeting is taking place today, 14 February 2026. According to PSC’s own AGM 2026 webpage, motions, amendments and Executive Committee nominations clos…

Why transparency matters at Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Annual General Meeting.

Motions, candidate info and location haven’t been made public.

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With this said, as a Palestine supporter I am opposed to this door-knocking campaign, for sensitivity reasons. There are other ways we can engage with people.

The lady from Jewish & Proud, Vicky Bhogal, appeared at Eastbourne’s official Holocaust Memorial Day event last year to claim 7/10 was worse than the Holocaust.

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That too.

People are going to find this suspicious.

Ben Jamal, Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the problem with dual-loyalty rhetoric This article is not about political disagreement on Israel-Palestine. It is about rhetoric and standards. By examining a recent intervention by the Director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign alo…

Ben Jamal, Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the problem with dual-loyalty rhetoric

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This is horrible.

What a world.

A community at war? Scholarship, siege and antisemitism discourse at the LCSCA’s 7 December event Antisemitism matters. That is precisely why it must be discussed with care, evidence and proportion. In my latest article, I examine the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism’s 7…

A community at war? Scholarship, siege and antisemitism discourse at the LCSCA’s 7 December event

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There’s a lot of this about at the moment. Hope you’re feeling better soon.

When solidarity refuses scrutiny: lessons from the Natalie Strecker acquittal My new article looks at what the Natalie Strecker case reveals about the wider culture in Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Palestine movement in the UK more generally.

My new article looks at what the Natalie Strecker case reveals about the wider culture in Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Palestine movement in the UK more generally.

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Bernard Regan, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Cuban state propaganda and the indoctrination of children When a senior Palestine Solidarity Campaign official praises children for serving a Cuban neighbourhood surveillance committee, something is badly amiss. Bernard Regan’s Cuba activities highlight a…

Bernard Regan, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Cuban state propaganda and the indoctrination of children

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Very true.

Eastbourne PSC’s “Gig for Gaza”: another fundraising transparency problem This article looks at Eastbourne PSC’s “Gig for Gaza” fundraiser, due to take place on 30 November. On its own it is a small local event, but it fits into a wider pattern I have documented this yea…

Eastbourne Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s “Gig for Gaza”: another fundraising transparency problem

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This reporting is highly insensitive.

Eastbourne PSC, Holocaust inversion and an unmoderated flood of antisemitic hate On 9 November the Eastbourne branch of Palestine Solidarity Campaign published an image drawn from Germany’s Kristallnacht commemoration. Its meaning was then twisted, and its symbolism inverted. W…

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Hope & Play and a transparency problem Palestine Solidarity Campaign is selling a £14 charity calendar on its online shop in aid of Hope & Play, without mentioning that the charity’s founder and one of its directors, Iyas AlQasem, i…

Palestine Solidarity Campaign is selling a £14 charity calendar on its online shop in aid of Hope & Play, without mentioning that the charity’s founder and one of its directors, Iyas AlQasem, is also PSC’s Vice Chair.

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Newport PSC, the blood libel and pro-Hamas propaganda Newport PSC has shared a cartoon echoing medieval blood-libel imagery and a fake video of an Israeli hostage glorifying Hamas – symptoms of a movement that has lost its moral compass and forg…

Newport Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the blood libel and pro-Hamas propaganda

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From “Jewish supremacist state” to calling Maccabi fans “thousands of fascist hooligans”: what PSC Deputy Director Simon Foster’s speeches reveal about a movement in denial Palestine Solidarity Campaign Deputy Director Simon Foster called Israel a “Jewish supremacist state”, branded Maccabi fans “fascist hooligans” and repeated the false claim that 14,000 babies would…

From “Jewish supremacist state” to calling Maccabi fans “thousands of fascist hooligans”: what Palestine Solidarity Campaign Deputy Director Simon Foster’s speeches reveal about a movement in denial

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Completely agree, I’ve been listening to a number of these lately and they’re amazing.

Look at those Reform wins though 😟.

Bradford PSC and the sabotage of solidarity The Bradford branch of Palestine Solidarity Campaign has crossed every line: spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories, mocking Israeli hostages, glorifying terror groups and gloating over violent …

Bradford Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the sabotage of solidarity

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign unleashes Hamas kill mark on eve of 7/10 protest On the eve of the 7/10 anniversary, two West Yorkshire branches of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign promoted a rally at the University of Leeds using one of Hamas’s most notorious symbols. The red…

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Hitler apologetics On New Year’s Day 2024, the East Berkshire branch of Palestine Solidarity Campaign shared a TikTok titled “Why Hitler hated the Jews”. It recycles Nazi myths, blames Jews for their own persecution …

On New Year’s Day 2024, East Berkshire Palestine Solidarity Campaign shared a TikTok called “Why Hitler hated the Jews”. It is one of the most disturbing pieces of content I have ever seen from a PSC branch.

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What the Manchester synagogue attack reveals about Palestine Solidarity Campaign How did PSC branches respond to the Manchester synagogue attack? East Berkshire pushed a Mossad false flag. Ealing belittled it. Jersey’s Natalie Strecker downplayed it while on trial for supportin…

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What the Manchester synagogue attack reveals about Palestine Solidarity Campaign

PSC Executive Committee member Myriam Kane glorifies convicted terrorist Assata Shakur A member of Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Executive Committee has glorified Assata Shakur – a convicted murderer, fugitive and FBI Most Wanted Terrorist. My latest article exposes the dangerous p…

A member of Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Executive Committee has glorified Assata Shakur – a convicted murderer, fugitive and FBI Most Wanted Terrorist. My latest article exposes the dangerous politics PSC continues to tolerate at its highest levels.

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