James Smith

The Gaza Health Solidarity Declaration has been prepared by leading Palestinian and international health and human rights experts, and calls for concerned efforts to foreground solidarity over charity, and to ensure that ongoing efforts to rebuild the health system in Gaza and throughout Palestine centre the sovereignty, agency and rights of the Palestinian people. LINK IN BIO.

🚨🚨🚨 URGENT APPEAL ISSUED BY THE P A L E S T I N I A N PROFESSIONAL UNIONS ASSOCIATION IN THE G A Z A S T R I P TO THE UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN G A Z A P a l e s t i n i a n unions demand UN/ international actors STOP ABETTING mass starvation, ethnic cleansing & forced displacement. IMMEDIATE ACTION: 🚨HALT ETHNIC CLEANSING 🚨PROTECT CIVILIANS 🚨DELIVER AID WITH DIGNITY ▶️ TAG EVERY DECISION-MAKER ⤵️ @unitednations @cij_icj @icjpalestine @unrwa @ochaopt @worldfoodprogramme @who @unicef @icrc @unhumanrightsopt @statedept @ukun_newyork @europeancommission @amnesty @humanrightswatch @aljazeeraenglish ▶️ FLOOD GOVERNMENTS & ACTIVISTS: SHARE → DEMAND → AMPLIFY → FORCE SANCTIONS. By persistently framing and treating I s r a e l ‘s g e n 0 c i d e in G@z @ as a ‘humanitarian crisis’, international agencies are failing their core mandates. This misdiagnosis abets g e n 0 c i d a l crimes and forces aid workers into complicity with starvation tactics. We demand immediate realignment with international law: Recognize the g e n 0 c i d e , enforce civilian protection and deliver aid with DIGNITY without further politicization. Neutrality in g e n 0 c i d e is complicity. Institutions must choose between upholding their founding principles or irrevocable credibility loss.

Bethlehem half marathon, 8th May 2026.

The 10th edition of the Palestine International Marathon took place in Bethlehem today on May 8, 2026. Returning after a two-year pause due to the gemocid inflicted by Israel in Gaza. This year’s event features thousands of runners in a show of solidarity for freedom of movement, despite Israel’s brutal occupation. Over 1000 international runners joined the marathon this year, including UK medic @dr.jamesdsmith , who has also support medical aid mission during the Gaza genocide escalation in 2023. The race starts and finishes at Manger Square, outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.Distances: The event includes a full marathon (42.195 km), half marathon (21 km), 10 km, and a family-friendly 5 km race. The marathon route in Bethlehem typically runs alongside the separation wall, aiming to showcase the restrictions on movement in the West Bank. Organizers, including the Right To Movement group, highlight the event as a call for peace, unity, and the right to freedom of movement. Under the current aprthied and brutal occupation inflicted by Israel, Palestinians cannot move through Gaza, Westbank, Jeruselum or anywhere without going through many checkpoints, searches, and denied entries. A simple trip to get groceries or medical treatment can be a day trip, which often leads to harassment by IOF, beatings, or detention. There is also no privacy, with cameras set up watching every move Palestinains make in their own homes, using the most advances surveillance technology by Palantir (the same software company that has taken UK NHS & government contracts). #healthcareisahumanright✊🏽🇵🇸 #endtheoccupation🇵🇸

What’s the main barrier to even the most basic forms of medical care in Gaza? Israel and its enablers.

Finsbury Park, this is your chance to vote a prisoner for Palestine in council. Show Labour the ridiculousness of remanding pro-Palestine activists. Vote Amu Gib, May 7th.

Scottish Palestine Health Partnership meeting, Glasgow 21st March. With @sphp_scotpalhp , @tamara_34 , Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, Dr Swee Ang, @franck_magennis and many more.

A morning spent with one of our most formidable human rights defenders - @drtlaleng . A morning with Dr T, and I *know* that we will win. It might not be now, but the day will come 🙏🏼

@malakmattarart & Peter Kennard’s exhibition opening, BOTH Gallery 2/4/26 @bothgalleryldn Running 1-12th April, Wed-Sun 12-6pm

Dr. James Smith on the instrumentalization of humanitarian access in Gaza. Watch the full conversation from our webinar, and read our recent interview with him at the link in our bio.