#OpenUniversity u-turns on ancient Palestine ban #NovaraMedia #press #news
https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/03/open-university-u-turns-on-ancient-palestine-ban/
In December, the Open University told UK Lawyers for Israel it would stop using the term ‘ancient Palestine’ in teaching materials. Following a public outcry, the university now says the term isn't actually banned at all. Harriet Williamson reports.
The UK gave £90,000 to an Israeli report seeking to prove that sexual violence by #Hamas on 7 October was “systematic”, a weakly evidenced claim #Israel made central to justifying its genocide in #Gaza.
The #ForeignOffice tried to hide how much, so Rivkah Brown spent 7 months getting the data out of them, with the help of the #InformationCommissioner's Office.
Not a single UK news outlet has picked up the story.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/02/uk-gave-90k-to-sexual-violence-report-central-to-israels-genocide-propaganda/
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#NovaraMedia #ukpol #FCDO
@Geoffberner I mostly follow #NovaraMedia for UK political coverage.
My sense is that it will be a bit of a squeaker, with the edge to the Greens.
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