A majority of people in Germany support recognising a Palestinian state, according to a new poll, a move the federal government currently rejects. In the survey by the Forsa Institute for the foreign policy journal Internationale Politik, 54 per cent of respondents answered “Yes” to the question: “Should Germany now recognise Palestine as its own…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ben & Jerry’s has claimed Unilever threatened to dismantle its independent board and “silenced” the brand over its support for Palestinian refugees, in the latest legal flare-up between the ice cream brand and its parent…
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda and Al Jazeera’s AJ+ have won an Emmy in the Outstanding Hard News Feature Story category for their documentary, It’s Bisan From Gaza – and I’m Still Alive. Owda has been at the forefront of reporting from Gaza since Israel launched its assault on the territory last October, bringing the stories…
