By Leah Levane
At the end of this piece written by one of many contractors employed to provide security to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation food distribution, I have added one of several pieces written by Palestinians who came to the distribution centres trying to get food. The contractor is clearly appalled by what was happening and, of the lack …
Deselected Jewish Labour Councillor Martin Abrams says his disciplinary hearing, for supporting a ceasefire in Gaza, was “a show trial”
Mainstream commentary about the Gaza aid boat Madleen has been contemptuous and dishonest, deriding it as a “selfie yacht”.
By Leah Levane
The UN is meeting next week to consider the peaceful settlement on the question of Palestine; the central premise seems to be to ” reaffirm the idea that the two-state solution is “the only viable path to just, lasting and comprehensive peace”. Here the case for this being delusional is strongly made, for example, “Last year, amid …
By Leah Levane
The two awful, murderous attacks in the USA in Washington DC and Boulder, Colorado have again been labelled as antisemitic but, “(a)s troubling as these attacks are, neither the shooter in DC nor the assailant in Colorado yelled any obviously antisemitic slogans when they attacked; both chanted “Free Palestine.” Nor is there any evidence that …
Israeli politicians have leapt to the defence of far-right ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir, fearing that sanctions against them could be first steps on a slippery slope.
By Leah Levane
The government of the UK is full of fine words such as “condemnation”, “intolerable” and “crossed a red line” (this last in relation to the sanctions on two individual Idraeli Ministers).Yet they must know that this is meaningless while continuing to send arms to Israel, continuing to trade with Israel – even if they have …
By Leah Levane
This poignant, if pessimistic, article by Chris Hedges needs to be read; he argues that if the genocide continues, it will not only be the end of Gaza but also the end of western civilisation. (Although it is important to note that Gandhi said of western civilisation that “it would be a good idea”.) But …
By Leah Levane
Every day brings another example of Israel breaking international law; a new reason for shock and horror. It is important that we do retain our capacity to be shocked, to remember that what is happening is not normal in any way even if most of the world’s leaders make, at best, only token gestures against …
By Leah Levane
This is a powerful challenge to the premise in a letter from 160 Israeli academics, authors, etc headed “Netanyahu does not represent us”. The blame cannot be simply laid on this government and, of course, this did not start on October 7th 2023. “Who are we? ” asked one Israeli activist. “82% of us want to …