By Leah Levane
We have written an open letter before the next national march for Palestine on 15th February. We have written as Jews to remind our political leaders and the Head of the police not only that Jews are no more homogenous than any other group but that conflating Jews with support for Israel is wrong and …
By Leah Levane
The ceasefire is still extremely fragile but King Abdullah’s refusal to go along with Trump’s plans for displacement of people from Gaza and now Egypt’s Sisi cancelling his planned visit to Trump may have helped tip the balance back. Hamas has announced it will release Israeli hostages as originally planned following a significant increase in …
By Leah Levane
So far the Arab nations are solidly against the plans to (further) displace Palestinians when he met with Trump the King of Jordan rejected Trump’s plan to displace the Palestinians of Gaza. or, indeed, the West Bank. He told Trump that “This is the unified Arab position,” and later posted that “Rebuilding Gaza without displacing the …
By Leah Levane
The fragility of the ceasefire is laid bare with Trump’s statements that have delighted Netanyahu. A terrifying time for people in Gaza and their families across the world. Ending the ceasefire is also opposed by most Israelis, not least those waiting for the release of their loved ones from Gaza. This article outines some of …
By Leah Levane
The government’s double standards have been exposed again. Rather than welcoming a humane decision by a UK Judge both Britain’s Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition have spoken out against the loophole that gave a family from Gaza the right to live in the UK under the scheme developed for Ukrainians. Starmer is determined to close the loophole and ensure that there are no ‘floodgates’ open
By Leah Levane
This is a detailed analysis of so much that is wrong with what this Labour government is doing (and not doing) as well as a cry out for the left to act. These failings could almost be summarised as “capitalist answers to capitalist problems” but it is more pernicious than that. This article also highlights …
By Leah Levane
The book reviewed here (Get In by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund) is a behind the scenes look at Starmer s a leader. The absence of any creative ideas (or any ideas?) is clear and is part of why he so often looks “like a rabbit in the headlights” when faced with even moderately tough …
By Leah Levane
The pronouncements come and thick and fast from President Trump, quite possibly to bamboozle and overwhelm us in true Shock Doctrine style. According to this informative and worried substack article, it is probably worse than we think, especially for people living in the USA. Elon Musk has been given huge powers without his post …
By Leah Levane
Labour is boasting of its “achievements” at deporting more asylum seekers than the Tories. “Between 5 July 2024 and 31 January 2025, a total of 18,987 returns were recorded – an increase of 24%, the Home Office said. Removals of foreign national offenders were up by 21% and illegal working raids up by 38% compared …
By Leah Levane
It is vital that this march is as big as possible. The ceasefire is beyond fragile; if Trump had his way, unless ALL the Israeli hostages are released by noon on Saturday, may even have ended by the time of the march. The people of Gaza are desperate for an end to this. Join the … Continued