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Aidan Neal
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He/him. Ex-PSC. Advocate for Palestinian rights, but also speaking out against antisemitism, extremism & conspiracism.


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A community at war? Scholarship, siege and antisemitism discourse at the LCSCA’s 7 December event

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A community at war? Scholarship, siege and antisemitism discourse at the LCSCA’s 7 December event
Antisemitism matters. That is precisely why it must be discussed with care, evidence and proportion. In my latest article, I examine the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism’s 7…
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December 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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My new article looks at what the Natalie Strecker case reveals about the wider culture in Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Palestine movement in the UK more generally.

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When solidarity refuses scrutiny: lessons from the Natalie Strecker acquittal
My new article looks at what the Natalie Strecker case reveals about the wider culture in Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Palestine movement in the UK more generally.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Bernard Regan, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Cuban state propaganda and the indoctrination of children

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Bernard Regan, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Cuban state propaganda and the indoctrination of children
When a senior Palestine Solidarity Campaign official praises children for serving a Cuban neighbourhood surveillance committee, something is badly amiss. Bernard Regan’s Cuba activities highlight a…
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December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Eastbourne Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s “Gig for Gaza”: another fundraising transparency problem

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Eastbourne PSC’s “Gig for Gaza”: another fundraising transparency problem
This article looks at Eastbourne PSC’s “Gig for Gaza” fundraiser, due to take place on 30 November. On its own it is a small local event, but it fits into a wider pattern I have documented this yea…
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November 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Eastbourne PSC, Holocaust inversion and an unmoderated flood of antisemitic hate
On 9 November the Eastbourne branch of Palestine Solidarity Campaign published an image drawn from Germany’s Kristallnacht commemoration. Its meaning was then twisted, and its symbolism inverted. W…
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November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign is selling a £14 charity calendar on its online shop in aid of Hope & Play, without mentioning that the charity’s founder and one of its directors, Iyas AlQasem, is also PSC’s Vice Chair.

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Hope & Play and a transparency problem
Palestine Solidarity Campaign is selling a £14 charity calendar on its online shop in aid of Hope & Play, without mentioning that the charity’s founder and one of its directors, Iyas AlQasem, i…
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November 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Newport Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the blood libel and pro-Hamas propaganda

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Newport PSC, the blood libel and pro-Hamas propaganda
Newport PSC has shared a cartoon echoing medieval blood-libel imagery and a fake video of an Israeli hostage glorifying Hamas – symptoms of a movement that has lost its moral compass and forg…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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From “Jewish supremacist state” to calling Maccabi fans “thousands of fascist hooligans”: what Palestine Solidarity Campaign Deputy Director Simon Foster’s speeches reveal about a movement in denial

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From “Jewish supremacist state” to calling Maccabi fans “thousands of fascist hooligans”: what PSC Deputy Director Simon Foster’s speeches reveal about a movement in denial
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Deputy Director Simon Foster called Israel a “Jewish supremacist state”, branded Maccabi fans “fascist hooligans” and repeated the false claim that 14,000 babies would…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Bradford Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the sabotage of solidarity

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Bradford PSC and the sabotage of solidarity
The Bradford branch of Palestine Solidarity Campaign has crossed every line: spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories, mocking Israeli hostages, glorifying terror groups and gloating over violent …
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October 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign unleashes Hamas kill mark on eve of 7/10 protest
On the eve of the 7/10 anniversary, two West Yorkshire branches of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign promoted a rally at the University of Leeds using one of Hamas’s most notorious symbols. The red…
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October 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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On New Year’s Day 2024, East Berkshire Palestine Solidarity Campaign shared a TikTok called “Why Hitler hated the Jews”. It is one of the most disturbing pieces of content I have ever seen from a PSC branch.

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Hitler apologetics
On New Year’s Day 2024, the East Berkshire branch of Palestine Solidarity Campaign shared a TikTok titled “Why Hitler hated the Jews”. It recycles Nazi myths, blames Jews for their own persecution …
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October 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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What the Manchester synagogue attack reveals about Palestine Solidarity Campaign
What the Manchester synagogue attack reveals about Palestine Solidarity Campaign
How did PSC branches respond to the Manchester synagogue attack? East Berkshire pushed a Mossad false flag. Ealing belittled it. Jersey’s Natalie Strecker downplayed it while on trial for supportin…
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October 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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A member of Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Executive Committee has glorified Assata Shakur – a convicted murderer, fugitive and FBI Most Wanted Terrorist. My latest article exposes the dangerous politics PSC continues to tolerate at its highest levels.

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PSC Executive Committee member Myriam Kane glorifies convicted terrorist Assata Shakur
A member of Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Executive Committee has glorified Assata Shakur – a convicted murderer, fugitive and FBI Most Wanted Terrorist. My latest article exposes the dangerous p…
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October 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Ben Jamal’s embrace of Kneecap and Bobby Sands – and what it means for PSC
Ben Jamal, Director of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, appeared on stage with Kneecap – a group tied to chants of “Up Hamas” and “Up Hezbollah” – and closed his speech by celebrating IRA…
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September 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Natalie Strecker: Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s biggest scandal yet
A Palestine Solidarity Campaign organiser charged under anti-terror laws. Her account posted Hamas symbols, eulogised Yahya Sinwar, called Israelis “chosen by Satan”, told Jews in Amsterdam to “go …
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September 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Princess Diana and the East Berkshire PSC conspiracy machine
East Berkshire Palestine Solidarity Campaign recently shared a video claiming Princess Diana was murdered because she planned to campaign for Palestinians. The same branch also promoted a fabricate…
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September 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Alex Hearn, the Daily Express and the risk of prejudicing the Palestine Action trial

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Alex Hearn, the Daily Express and the risk of prejudicing the Palestine Action trial
Alex Hearn, Director of Labour Against Antisemitism, used the Daily Express to declare as fact that Palestine Action activists had “assaulted police officers with sledgehammers”. The problem? The c…
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August 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Inside the social media history of PSC Executive Committee member Myriam Kane

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Inside the social media history of PSC Executive Committee member Myriam Kane
A national Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) leader told critics of Hamas’s 7/10 massacre to “suck your mum”, used the anniversary to declare that “armed resistance is a must”, mocked Israeli hos…
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August 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Greenstein, Hamas and Leeds PSC

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Greenstein, Hamas and Leeds PSC
My latest investigation looks at Leeds PSC and what its social media record reveals about a deeper culture inside PSC. From platforming extremists to amplifying conspiracy theories and antisemitic …
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August 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Eastbourne PSC justifies 7/10 and Hamas

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Eastbourne PSC justifies 7/10 and Hamas
Eastbourne PSC has openly promoted an article that frames the 7 October massacre not as a moral outrage, but as the only possible answer to decades of Israeli oppression. By amplifying it without a…
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August 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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My latest article:

I did not cross the road

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I did not cross the road
After a difficult dental visit, I passed Eastbourne station and saw the local Palestine Solidarity Campaign protesting outside. I did not cross the road to join them. This piece is a reflection on …
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July 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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“Satan’s chosen people”, Watford PSC and dinner with Hugh Lanning

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“Satan’s chosen people”, Watford PSC and dinner with Hugh Lanning
Watford PSC reposted a stream of antisemitic conspiracies, Holocaust inversions and extremist content in 2024 – with no retractions or apologies. Then national PSC promoted their fundraiser and sen…
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July 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Antisemitism, outrage and the boy in the video

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Antisemitism, outrage and the boy in the video
A teenage boy made an antisemitic comment in a McDonald’s. He was then filmed, prompted to repeat it, and made to go viral. Journalists, politicians, campaigners, and professionals reshared the cli…
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July 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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yairwallach.bsky.social Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · Jul 4
Some Diaspora Jews, hearing recriminations of Israel, often think "is this actually about me and my family? Is Israel merely a code for Jews"
Is this a totally unreasonable thought? No, because sometimes Israel is code for Jews.
But the jump to "no-one can say nasty things about Israel" is insane
July 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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When Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos was mocked on Professor David Hirsh’s Facebook page, no one spoke up. I did. This article asks the hard questions others will not.

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David Hirsh, the denigration of a Holocaust survivor and Contemporary Zionist Antisemitism
When Holocaust survivor and Palestine activist Stephen Kapos was mocked on David Hirsh’s Facebook page, no one spoke up. I felt I had to. This article is the result. It asks hard questions about wh…
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June 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM