For once, Lammy was right
The Guardian has published a letter from Richard Kuper on Downing Street disowning Foreign Secretary David Lammy for admitting that Israel has actually breached international law by blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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Israel threatens Palestinians with annihilation. Where’s the outrage?
After committing multiple breaches of the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has resumed its slaughter of Palestinians and threatened their annihilation, with barely a murmur from Western politicians and media.
Why Netanyahu broke the ceasefire – when he did
By Leah Levane
It seems Netanyahu had no choice; the “smaller” ceasefire violations including killings and the blocking of aid had not led to retaliation from Hamas and, indeed, they had offered to release some hostages if there was a commitment to return to negotiating Phase 2. Therefore, to save his own skin from the Courts and his …
Apparently those killed were all “operatives”….
By Leah Levane
The dehumanisation of Palestinian people has long reached unbearable levels. The killing has started again, according to some in the Israeli media, all those killed in the early hours of Tuesday morning (March 18th) were operatives. In this Opinion piece, there are questions even for the Israelis who oppose the war and who protest for …
Israeli (and western) media is complicit in this genocide
By Leah Levane
Gideon Levy’s furious article condemns the Israeli media and rightly so; however the mainstream media in the west has been horrendously complicit too, as, for example, Middle East Eye showed in its recent article. There seems to have been a shift since the resumption of Israel’s pulverisation of Gaza in that, for example, even …
Defend Stephen Kapos – free speech on Palestine
By Leah Levane
Forty Holocaust survivors/descendants have signed a letter supporting Stephen Kapos who has been called in for a police interview about the 18 Jan. Palestine rally. Stephen is a survivor of the Holocaust in Budapest who has been attending pro-Palestine marches – along with many other Jews – to show his deep concern for the people of Gaza.
Kahanism – the operational ideology of Israel’s governing coalition
Joshua Leifer explains the evolution of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane’s violent, religious fundamentalism into the current government’s far-right ultranationalist vision of an Israel purged of a non-Jewish presence.
Jewish Journeys from Zionism (11) Young Man
By Leah Levane
This. the eleventh in our series “Jewish Journeys from Zionism” describes the experiences and feelings of a young Jewish man, a strong socialist and active in Na’amod. Like all the stories it is unique but still with the clear thread not only of questioning what is handed down to us but also the determination to stand for justice for everyone, not only Jews.
We will spend our lives rebuilding Gaza’s heritage sites:
By Leah Levane
This article was published the day before Israel most savagely broke the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Nonetheless, this determination to rebuild, as Gazans have had to do so many times before, is unlikely to be quelled. The level of destruction is horrendous and includes some very ancient buildings, including Mosques and Churches. This commitment to …
Is Israel too right wing for the right wing?
By Leah Levane
The Israeli government, in the midst of continuing its genocide in Gaza has sponsored a conference on antisemitism. Many who have supported Israel without equivocation have decided to pull out. On 17th March, the UK Chief Rabbi who led the far right march of the flags in 2017 pulled out, along with David Hirsch (an …