The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
Dying to be free: releasing Palestinian captives is not a numbers game
Despite the enormous price paid in retaliation, the principle of freeing those held in Israeli prisons goes to the heart of reasons why Palestinians resist in the way they do, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Palestinian Fairuze Salameh is greeted after she was released from prison by Israel, in the West Bank town of Ramallah, early Wednesday Nov. 29, 2023
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
MARK SEDDON tries to cool off in the countryside to avoid the heatwaves but the greed and incompetence of the privatised water industry is now at boiling point
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
THE whole thing may appear to be an exercise in futility, but there is a reason why Palestinians are keen on releasing their prisoners, despite the heavy price they continue to pay for their freedom.
It may seem rational to ask the question: what is the point of releasing a few Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons, if the price of doing so is the death of over 15,000 Palestinians in Gaza?
In fact, even if all Palestinian prisoners — numbering about 7,000 — are released, they would not even amount to 30 per cent of the total number of Palestinian dead and missing, so far, in the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Strip.
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