by Nandini Naira Archer | Jun 20, 2026 | Activism, Direct Action, Elbit, Elbit Systems, Interview, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Action, palestine solidarity, Repression, Terrorism Act, UK
As Justice Jeremy Johnson sentenced her to six years in prison last Friday, Leona Kamio spoke from the dock: “In order to hear the birds, the drones must be silent.” The line was adapted from a passage by Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul: “In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political, I must listen to the birds. And in order to hear the birds, the warplanes must be silent.
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by Amy Goodman | Dec 29, 2025 | Elbit Systems, Gaza, Hunger Strike, Interview, Israel, JP Morgan, Terrorism Act, United Kingdom, United Nations
Alarm is growing over the treatment and deteriorating health of eight pro-Palestinian activists jailed in the United Kingdom who are on hunger strike to protest their detention. The activists remain imprisoned as they await trial over charges linked to their work with Palestine Action, which the British government has banned under its Terrorism Act over direct action protests against Israel’s…
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