Brian Whitaker
@brianwhitaker.bsky.social
Journalist, former Middle East editor of the Guardian newspaper. Author of 'Arabs Without God: Atheism and Freedom of Belief in the Middle East', plus several other books about the region. Website: al-bab.com
4/6 One of its targets is a series of posters by Médecins Sans Frontières which mention genocide. UKLFI claims they are "insulting" and illegal under two sections of the Public Order Act.
August 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
4/6 One of its targets is a series of posters by Médecins Sans Frontières which mention genocide. UKLFI claims they are "insulting" and illegal under two sections of the Public Order Act.
4/6 One of its targets is a series of posters by Médecins Sans Frontières which mention genocide. UKLFI claims they are "insulting" and illegal under two sections of the Public Order Act.
August 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
4/6 One of its targets is a series of posters by Médecins Sans Frontières which mention genocide. UKLFI claims they are "insulting" and illegal under two sections of the Public Order Act.
Re Zelenskyy's attire: In WW2 Winston Churchill wore a one-piece "siren suit" for meetings with Roosevelt (at the White House), Eisenhower and Stalin.
August 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Re Zelenskyy's attire: In WW2 Winston Churchill wore a one-piece "siren suit" for meetings with Roosevelt (at the White House), Eisenhower and Stalin.
🧵(1/5) The war in Gaza may be improving the health of Palestinians and increasing life expectancy, according to the head of UKLFI, a British organisation that works to stifle criticism of Israel.
May 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🧵(1/5) The war in Gaza may be improving the health of Palestinians and increasing life expectancy, according to the head of UKLFI, a British organisation that works to stifle criticism of Israel.
4/4 Worse still, the book quotes Donald McCormick, the paper's foreign department manager, as saying that “half the foreign desk” were spies – and McCormick appears to have been one of them.
March 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
4/4 Worse still, the book quotes Donald McCormick, the paper's foreign department manager, as saying that “half the foreign desk” were spies – and McCormick appears to have been one of them.
Just got a surprise windfall from my bank. Can't decide what to do with the money.
February 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Just got a surprise windfall from my bank. Can't decide what to do with the money.
A series of meetings in Damascus last week has raised hopes that the full extent of Syria’s chemical weapons activity under the Assad regime will finally be revealed. al-bab.com/blog/2025/02...
February 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A series of meetings in Damascus last week has raised hopes that the full extent of Syria’s chemical weapons activity under the Assad regime will finally be revealed. al-bab.com/blog/2025/02...
The entire USAID website has disappeared www.usaid.gov
February 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The entire USAID website has disappeared www.usaid.gov
An advertisement containing the word "genocide" has been removed from a billboard in London after pro-Israel lawyers claimed it posed a threat to public order. al-bab.com/blog/2025/02...
February 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
An advertisement containing the word "genocide" has been removed from a billboard in London after pro-Israel lawyers claimed it posed a threat to public order. al-bab.com/blog/2025/02...
Satellite images show a new 2.4km airstrip has suddenly appeared on the Yemeni island of Abd al-Kuri in the Socotra archipelago. Who built it? Look carefully and piles of rubble have been arranged nearby to spell out "I LOVE UAE". apnews.com/article/yeme...
January 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Satellite images show a new 2.4km airstrip has suddenly appeared on the Yemeni island of Abd al-Kuri in the Socotra archipelago. Who built it? Look carefully and piles of rubble have been arranged nearby to spell out "I LOVE UAE". apnews.com/article/yeme...
Pro-Israel lawyers target climate activists over Gaza: UKLFI says protests about environmental damage from the war in Gaza are antisemitic. al-bab.com/blog/2025/01...
January 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Pro-Israel lawyers target climate activists over Gaza: UKLFI says protests about environmental damage from the war in Gaza are antisemitic. al-bab.com/blog/2025/01...
This video is being circulated online as evidence of an attempted coup in Damascus, Syria. I'm dubious because the only evidence is gunfire on the soundtrack while the street scenes look normal -- people going about their business.
November 30, 2024 at 6:29 PM
This video is being circulated online as evidence of an attempted coup in Damascus, Syria. I'm dubious because the only evidence is gunfire on the soundtrack while the street scenes look normal -- people going about their business.
Tulsi Gabbard is the new Director of National Intelligence
November 13, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is the new Director of National Intelligence