Jonathan Cook

Jonathan Cook is a freelance journalist who was based in Israel and Palestine for 20 years. He is the author of three books on the region, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. He now lives in the UK. His website and blog can be found at www.jonathan-cook.net

Recent Articles
Police arrest a protester during a demonstration in support of Palestine Action in Trafalgar Square, London, April 11, 2026. (Talia Woodin)
The plot against Palestine Action
British courts have upheld the government’s proscription of Palestine Action and sentenced four of its activists as terrorists. A series of abuses of the legal process ensured these outcomes were all but predetermined.
By Jonathan Cook June 19, 2026
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