By Leah Levane
This editorial highlights Labour’s truly appalling record in the face of war crimes and genocide. While Starmer finally agrees that the situtation for Palestinians in Gaza is “intolerable”, he continues to tolerate it and expects us to do so as well. He continues to restrict marches, the latest being a huge exclusion zone for any …
By Leah Levane
Peace activists mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe day as the day the Nazis were finally defeated and the war in Europe came to a halt even as the war in the Pacific raged on. Rather than reflection on what led to that war and how to avoid it in future, Starmer spent …
By Leah Levane
The writer is a Jewish Israeli professor whose work was referred to in the Harvard Report into antisemitism on campus. While we acknowledge Harvard being one of the few Universities to stand up to Trump’s threats to cut funding for refusing to conform to his edicts (see, eg here), it seems nonetheless to be intent …
By Leah Levane
Our friends and colleagues in The Villages Group have been supporting the communities of the South Hebron Hills for more than 20 years. This is Erella’s report about the people of Khalet a-Dabe just after demolitions were carried out by Israeli forces for the 6th time as part of their general pressure on Palestinians in this area and …
The Starmer government’s abject record of complicity in Israel’s war crimes faces unprecedented challenge from parliamentarians in its own and other parties.
By Leah Levane
Remember the Mavi Marmara in 2010 where ten activists were killed? Or the Jewish Boat to Gaza that same year, also brutally prevented from reaching Gaza , which was captained by JVL Secretary Glyn Secker? Thankfully no one was murdered on that boat. Last week, Israeli drones attacked the Freedom Flotilla’s aid ship to Gaza; …
By Leah Levane
As the Israeli Parliament voted to occupy the whole of Gaza and push Palestinians into a minute enclave within what was already a tiny enclave, more and more people are waking up to the fact that Israel’s actions totally lack justification. Yesterday’s Financial Times’ editorial noted that “the US and European countries that tout Israel …
Making cogent arguments for the British government to de-proscribe Hamas does not imply support for terrorism.
Labour’s woeful performance in last week’s elections indicate a rightward shift that the party will accommodate at its peril.
By Leah Levane
JVL Introduction On Saturday May 3rd activist and actor Khalid Abdalla was one of the speakers at the opening session of a Counterfire conference. It is a “must listen”, so thoughtful, so moving, so honest and also inspiring us to keep going. He talks about Gaza, of course, and many other issues such as how … Continued