By Leah Levane
In a way I am surprised it took this long for the Israeli government to sanction Ha’aretz because it had not allowed any non-resident journalists into Gaza (except on rare and highly controlled occasions) and it closed the Al Jazeera bureau in Ramallah making reporting even more difficult. Many individual journalists and even Israel’s public …
Writer Susan Abulhawa’s contribution to the Oxford Union debate on November 28, which resulted in 278 votes for and 59 against a motion that “This House Believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide,” was astonishing from the first syllable and irrefutable to the very last.
By Leah Levane
Ofer Cassif, member of Israel’s Parliament (Knesset) was suspended for six months for his opposition the genocide being carried out and his support for South Africa’s case to the International Court of Justice. The litany of c”culpabiliies” include: ‘‘undermining the State of Israel’s ability’ to counter allegations of genocide.”
By Leah Levane
On this International of Solidarity with Palestine, this detailed, shocking and moving account by JVL member Jenny Kassman clearly outlines the difficulties for Palestinians in the West Bank. Atfer Settlers had set fire to a family’s olive grove, they were blocked by Israeli soldiers from putting the fire out and the whole grove was destroyed.
By Leah Levane
The work of justice has never been clearer. two international courts have directed us all to act: stop arming genocide, demand a ceasefire and urgently provide all the essentials of life that have been denied to Gazan Palestinians. Bring Israel’s illegal occupation to an end as rapidly as possible. Break off the economic and diplomatic interactions which normalise apartheid, resource theft, starvation and genocide. Arrest the war criminals.
By JVL
Matthew Hoh resigned from the State Department in 2009 over their escalation of the war in Afghanistan. He had been a soldier and so he is not a stranger to or a, opponent of war per se. He understands its brutality. When he visited Israel, knowing full well the horrors that were taking place in Gaza, he was taken to a point where he could see into the Strip. He found what he experienced from the Israeli side which he describes in this short video to be truly shocking.
Welcome news of a reprieve for a colourful mural that had graced the wall outside Tynemouth metro station for a decade before being removed earlier this year at the behest of the anti-Palestinian “Campaign Against Antisemitism”.
The Green Party has defended Jewish councillor Jo Bird, accused by the Jewish Labour Movement of being unfit to speak to fellow councillors about antisemitism
By Leah Levane
Our screens are filled with horrific images from Gaza. This appalling suffering is witnessed day after day by millions of people across the world. Yet this is not the only story to be told about Gaza. Emma Dent-Coad’s article gives us another view that demonstrates the fortitude of Palestinians championing hope in the face of …
By Leah Levane
This is essential but truly horrible reading; Al Jazeera put this heading on their important article: Warning: This article includes descriptions or mentions of sexual violence that some readers may find disturbing. Nonetheless, we urge you to read it and to watch the short embedded videos, the screenshot above is from one of these. (The two Al …