Sofia
Defend Our Juries: Lift the Ban
David Chapman describes Defend Our Juries’ ‘Lift the Ban’ campaign against the proscription of Palestine Action. Caroline Pickard recounts being arrested at the 6 September 2025 Parliament Square demonstration.
Author: Caroline Pickard
Sofia, Reviews
An Untouchable State
Caroline Pickard reviews Ilan Pappe’s An Untouchable State, which traces how Zionist lobbying in Britain and the USA made Israel hard to criticise, and its effects on the Palestinian cause.
In Conversation, Events
My Experience of Protective Presence in Palestine
In our January session, Caroline Pickard shared her experience of protective presence in Palestine.
Sofia
Irony on the Via Dolorosa
A short account of an Israeli checkpoint beside the Fourth Station of the Cross in Jerusalem, where young Palestinians are searched while pilgrims take selfies. The author compares Roman and present-day occupation.