A Dutch investigation found seven internationally renowned Holocaust and genocide experts, including Israelis, concluded Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide, despite a campaign of denial and disinformation from the US state, writes TERRY HANSEN
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‘Eradicating Hamas’ is not a legitimate reason to delay a ceasefire
The argument that Hamas must be rooted out and destroyed before the Israeli onslaught on Gaza relents is not valid on humanitarian grounds — and may not even be possible, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
WOUNDS THAT WON’T HEAL: Palestinian mourns relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah on Thursday
The horrors in the Congo have much in common with Gaza’s genocide, most notably the financial and military support of the US, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
MIKE COWLEY welcomes half a century of remarkable work, that begins before the Greens and invites a connection to — and not a division from — nature
ANDREW MURRAY recommends a volume of essays that nail the visionless, racist and neoliberal character of policy under Starmer’s Labour Party
JONATHAN TAYLOR appreciates how, for a black British musician, to walk onstage can be a rebellious act
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER
THE most recent article I wrote for this newspaper was headlined: Israel-Gaza: We need an immediate ceasefire and proper humanitarian aid.
There is even more need now for the same demands. The Israeli attacks on Gaza have only intensified since and the trickle of humanitarian aid threatens to put the lives of the entire population of over 2 million at risk.
Recently, Craig Mokhiber director of the New York office of the UN high commissioner for human rights resigned in disgust. He characterised the most recent events as a “textbook case of genocide.” That judgment seems right. If so, it is a genocide not only accepted but actively encouraged by Western governments including our own.
Rishi Sunak has announced the despatch of British military personnel to the Eastern Mediterranean explicitly to help Israel and Biden has sent two fleet groups. This is more than moral support. Much more. It is active engagement as a combatant even as war crimes are being committed and genocide is being carried out.
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