Ismail Patel

Chair Friends of Al Aqsa; Author; Palestine; Post/De-colonial, Anti-Racism, Critical Muslim Studies. PhD: Islamophobia and Politicization of Muslim Identity

[Ismail Patel @Ismailadampatel]

Pleased to announce the publication of my book
'The Muslim Problem: From the British Empire to Islamophobia' @Palgrave
Explores #Islamophobia #Britishness #Muslimness Critical Muslim Studies, British imperial #identity, +++
Read Intro https://t.co/qDvpSsNAbI

[Ismail Patel @Ismailadampatel]

This is the result of Islamophobia being fanned by some of our politicians and media

[Dilly Hussain @DillyHussain88]

An imam’s home in Bolton was targeted in an arson attack on Wednesday.

The incident came hours before a suspicious package containing a device was left at Zakariya Mosque in Bolton.

Alhamdulillah, the imam and his family were not harmed.

I fear this is only the beginning.

[Ismail Patel @Ismailadampatel]

Congratulations and wishing you success @zeteouk

[Zeteo UK @zeteouk]

Zeteo UK is here with an all-star cast of contributors from across the political spectrum.

@SangitaMyska, @owenjonesjourno, @graceblakeley, @afuahirsch, and @OborneTweets join to bring you the kind of hard-hitting, fearless journalism that’s sorely needed in UK media right now.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

An event is planned to be hosted in London proudly promoting the sale of land on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

This is obscene. I've called on @MayorofLondon and @YvetteCooperMP to stop the event and for this govt to take real action on illegal settlements.

[Ismail Patel @Ismailadampatel]

Israeli inhumanity on display

[B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم @btselem]

New footage obtained by B’Tselem uncovers the moments when the Abu Haikal family was shot. Seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal was killed in the shooting, and both his parents were injured. The footage clearly shows that the Israeli soldier fired at the car as it was slowing to a stop. The car was far from the soldiers and posed no danger to them whatsoever.

Moments later, in another video obtained by B’Tselem, seven-month-old Sam’s father, Fahed, is seen just after his son was shot. Fahed is holding baby Sam in his arms, trying to stop the bleeding from his head with his hands, while Sam’s mother, Daniyah, who was also injured by the gunfire while holding her son, is seen sitting on the ground, next to the car.

Last Friday, 5 June, an Israeli soldier fired at a Palestinian family driving home from a family visit, as they sat in their car in the Tel Rumeidah neighborhood in Hebron. The family was shot as the car was slowing to a stop at the soldier’s command. Sam, a seven‑month‑old baby who was in his mother’s arms in the back seat, was struck in the head and pronounced dead shortly afterward. Sam’s parents were also injured by the gunfire; his mother is still in the hospital. After the shooting, the soldier who fired and another soldier who was with him left the scene without checking the car or offering any assistance to the critically wounded baby or to his mother.

In the past two and a half years, Israel has killed tens of thousands of children in Gaza and the West Bank. The immunity it gets from the international community has led to a reality where, under Israeli rule, Palestinian lives are entirely disposable – even a seven‑month‑old baby.

[Hussain Shiyam 🇵🇸❓🎈 @ShiyamHussain]

This is utter bullshit. When Indonesia refused to grant the Israeli under 17 team visa’s for the 2023 U-20 World Cup, FIFA stripped Indonesia’s hosting rights and moved it to Argentina. So @FIFAcom can stop with the lies.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

A surveillance camera caught a brutal assault by an Israeli soldier and settlers on two young Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Video shows the victims being thrown to the ground and repeatedly beaten, including with a wooden plank, leaving them motionless.

[Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده @RamAbdu]

Israeli "soldier" posts shocking video of Palestinian children, cuffed, blindfolded, with the caption 'for sale: 2 for 100, 3 for 75 shekels'!

[Oxford Union @OxfordUnion]

The event will be held in our Chamber on the 6th of June, at 6 pm BST.

Both speakers will be attending virtually.

[Abubaker Abed @AbubakerAbedW]

Israel yesterday kidnapped four women. Two are footballers in the Palestinian National Team.

Their names are: Natali Abu Dia and Rand Halwani.

Is it normal to kidnap footballers, @FIFAcom? Where are sports media organisations? This story should be the headline everywhere.

[Friends of Al Aqsa @FriendsofAlAqsa]

Defying the Blockade: Eyewitnesses from the Flotilla Mission

Friends of Al-Aqsa are honoured to host four activists who were part of the spring 2026 flotilla mission to break the illegal Israeli siege of Gaza.

🗓️ Tue 9 June
🕠 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm
📍 Royal Suite, East Park Road, LE5 4QD

🗣️ Jubair Khan | Hasnain Jafer | Noa Schnall | Cerie Bullivant

Hear their powerful first-hand accounts of what happened when the flotilla was illegally intercepted by Israeli forces and the horrific treatment they faced in their mission of solidarity.

No registration is required.
Free and open to all.
Not to be missed.

[Friends of Al Aqsa @FriendsofAlAqsa]

Job Vacancy: Campaign for a Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Friends of Al-Aqsa are looking for a motivated person to lead and deliver campaigns advocating a free Palestine. This role is crucial in helping bring justice for Palestinians and for an end to Israeli occupation.

See full details and how you can apply here: https://t.co/NyvjhUSCHP

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Israel Police seek far-right, religious Jewish cops for Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa https://t.co/KihKr6zpMa

[Friends of Al Aqsa @FriendsofAlAqsa]

FOA Freedom Hike for Palestine 2026 🇵🇸

Join us on our annual sponsored hike for Palestine! By taking part in our Freedom Hike, you are helping raise awareness for Palestine and vital funds to help Palestinians live freely and peacefully.

Your support is critical for us to effectively work to end Israeli occupation. ✊🏽

To register and for more details: https://t.co/6IyyrAI85X

Date: Sunday 6 September 2026
Time: 10:30AM
Meeting point: Ilam Hall, Staffordshire, DE6 2AZ

[Friends of Al Aqsa @FriendsofAlAqsa]

Article by Ismail Patel

This is the final act of colonisation. Jerusalem’s Islamic identity will be effaced, its name and meaning repurposed to serve the Israeli colonial order

https://t.co/JoQeFOWJLM

[Ismail Patel @Ismailadampatel]

Al-Aqsa: The moment of peril is here. Will the #Muslim world act? https://t.co/nBS4IJVAmE

[Matt Kennard @kennardmatt]

In July 2025, Labour govt gave ‘special mission’ immunity to head of Israeli Air Force force—and key architect of Gaza genocide—so he could visit UK

Same govt just banned journos Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from UK for criticising same genocide

Labour is a genocidal institution

[Friends of Al Aqsa @FriendsofAlAqsa]

FREE THE FILTON 25

For the first time in British history, protesters could be sentenced as terrorists.

This is the first case of terrorism laws being used to convict direct action.

📢 Mobilise

🗓 12 June
🕙 10am–5pm
📍 Woolwich Crown Court

Drop the terrorism label.

#FreeTheFilton25

[Ismail Patel @Ismailadampatel]

And even greater champions of the field #psg

[Earth Hippy 🌎🕊️💚 @hippyygoat]

Worthy winners PSG🏆

Paris Saint-Germain fans raise a "Free Palestine" banner in solidarity with Palestine✊🏼🇵🇸

[HCWs Against Censorship @HCWsAC]

🚨HAC is taking the GMC & Government to the High Court🚨

It’s time to go on the OFFENCE.

Doctors like Prof Ghassan Abu-Sittah (@GhassanAbuSitt1 ), Dr Rehiana Ali (@Rehiana1980 ), Dr Ellen (@EllenKriesels ), Dr Rahmeh (@doctor_rahmeh ) & many others are being persecuted for lawful speech - not patient harm.

📍Target: £100,000 to defeat this censorship.
Donate £100 / £500 / £1,000+ now, consider donating monthly to sustain the fight 👉 https://t.co/Atuyv7nLaG

Protect free speech for all healthcare workers.

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[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

The British Museum has partnered with the genocide-denying Board of Deputies, on what they're billing as a new "Jewish culture month".

The main lecture intends to use museum artefacts to argue for an ancient Israelite kingdom – an oft-cited basis for Israeli claims of exclusive rights over all of historic Palestine and an implicit rationale for the current genocide in Gaza.

This is the same British Museum that, under pressure from the Israel lobby, recently erased the name "Palestine" and "Palestinian" from its exhibitions.

There's now a predictable "free speech" outcry that the lecture has been postponed till next month because a group of Jewish artists had booked to attend and were expected to challenge the evidence-free thesis that the "Israelites" were the original "owners" of Palestine.

Jewish Artists for Palestine issued a statement that it was “entirely legitimate” to expect a publicly funded museum to host conversations reflecting “different points of view” and that treating debate as “a security concern points to the event as a pro-Zionist propaganda exercise”.

Media coverage – like the Guardian's below – has, also predictably, buried all this context to promote another antisemitism moral panic.