CLAUDIA WEBBE speaks out against the lethal mechanics of Britain’s culture-war press
Palestinians are finally defeating the Oslo culture
In a watershed moment, the new wave of Palestinian resistance has overcome the factional division, classism, political chaos and inertia created by the Oslo Accords, writes RAMZY BAROUD
GAZA UNDEFEATED: A boy sits in the ruins of a neighbourhood heavily damaged by Israeli airstrikes
Powerful agribusiness interests are trying to overturn efforts by the Lula government to protect the environment and indigenous peoples of the Amazon region, writes GABRIELA SA PESSOA
Trade unions and community groups are mobilising to push back against Trump’s racist raids after new revelations of spying on legal protesters. MARK GRUENBERG reports from the US state of Minnesota
The best wildfire service may begin with the community, argues KOMAL RAJ ARYAL
The evolution of the Scottish nationalist leadership into cheerleaders for Nato has led the party to betray its pledges on Palestine and social spending, writes COLL McCAIL
While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics
THE political discourse of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank, is similar to that of an ineffectual king who has been isolated in his palace for far too long. The king speaks of prosperity and peace and tirelessly counts his innumerable achievements, while his people are dying of starvation outside and pointlessly begging for his attention.
But Abbas is no ordinary king. He is a “president” by name only, a designated “leader” simply because Israel and the US-led international political system insist on recognising him as such. Not only had the man’s political mandate expired in 2009, it was quite limited even prior to that date.
At no point in his career did Abbas ever represent the entire Palestinian people. Now, at 85 years, chances are Abbas will never serve this role.
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