By Leah Levane
This overview of Britain’s role in the establishment of Israel and ongoing government support for that State outlines Britain’s culpability along with the waning of support from the people that not even October 7th reversed. This is longer than our usual posts at c 20-25 minutes reading time but provides important information in one place. …
By Leah Levane
Medical Aid for Palestinians report that 1,060 health workers have been killed by Israel in Gaza. The BBC commissioned, but has now delayed transmission of, a film, scheduled to be broadcast in February. The reason, the “need” to await the outcome of its investigation into its showing the documentary “How to Survive a Warzone” earlier …
Trumpian Republicans are clear about wanting to eradicate “woke” thought from schools and colleges. Some Democrats are also backing moves to censor education about Palestine and Israel.
By Leah Levane
The leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas hit out at Hamas and drew considerable criticism from prominent Palestinians for his words, approach, attitude and the lack of credibility for which he is responsible. For example, Mustafa Barghouti, condemned Abbas’ words: “They should not have been said by the president of the PLO, and definitely …
World Press Freedom Day is a reminder of the sacrifice of many journalists killed reporting from Gaza and the increasing censorship of media in Israel.
By Leah Levane
This brief overview of how antisemitism was redefined to focus on Israel and, especially on the internationalist, anticolonialist left, provides a useful overview of how we got where we are today, with the IHRA so called (working) definition of antisemitism so firmly embedded in so many institutions. Those who support Israel, especially those, such as …
Friday’s Court of Appeal ruling means the UK government has suffered a setback in its attempt to push ahead with attacks on the right to protest introduced by its Conservative predecessors.
The authors of this article are among legions of medical and humanitarian individuals and organisations demanding an end to Israel’s policies that are starving Palestinians.
By Leah Levane
The 18th of our Jewish Journeys from Zionism features Sarah Frankel from Australia. She compares the Israeli treatment of Palestinians with how indigenous people are regarded in Australia and realises it is much, much worse. Indigenous Australians are discriminated against and have had their land stolen but they are citizens and in theory at least have the same rights as all Australians.;
Israel has plans for the population of Gaza which can be summed up in two words: concentration camps. Camps like the one to which writer and lawyer Selma Dabbagh’s grandfather was assigned when arrested by the British in Jaffa in October 1937.