As Britain escalates its crackdown on Palestine solidarity, Yanis Varoufakis and James Schneider discuss censorship, Labour, and resistance
As governments across Europe intensify their crackdown on Palestine solidarity, dissenting voices are increasingly being pushed out of public life – including Jewish voices opposing the genocide in Gaza.
Germany led the way in criminalising Palestine solidarity, banning demonstrations and targeting activists. Britain is now following the same path: proscribing solidarity groups as “terrorist organisations”, criminalising slogans, and threatening further restrictions on protests and marches.
What is often erased from the official narrative, however, are the many Jewish voices refusing to support these policies.
On Wednesday, DiEM25 will host a livestream discussion exploring this growing repression and the political forces behind it. Joining Yanis Varoufakis will be James Schneider – co-founder of Momentum and former Communications Director for Jeremy Corbyn – for a conversation on Britain’s political trajectory, Labour’s collapse, and the wider authoritarian turn taking shape across Europe.
The discussion will also examine how anti-genocide Jewish voices have been marginalised, silenced, and in many cases accused of antisemitism for opposing Israel’s assault on Gaza. The same political and media establishment that helped drive Jeremy Corbyn out of public life now increasingly seeks to decide which Jews are permitted to speak – and which are excluded from “the Jewish community”.
Hosted by Mehran Khalili, the livestream will focus on what meaningful resistance looks like in an era of militarisation, censorship, and political intimidation.
Audience members will also have the opportunity to submit questions live during the discussion.
When: 13 May 2026, 18:00 CET
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