Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon
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Palestinians take their fight for justice to the mountains
For many years, the Amarneh family has attempted to build a proper home in the West Bank, but their request has been denied by the Israeli military every time. Now they live in a cave – which Israel wants to demolish. RAMZY BAROUD reports
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PALESTINIANS are not going anywhere. This is the gist of seven decades of Palestinian struggle against zionist colonialism. The proof? The story of Ahmed Amarneh.
Amarneh, a 30-year-old civil engineer from the northern West Bank village of Farasin, lives with his family in a cave.
For many years, the Amarneh family has attempted to build a proper home, but their request has been denied by the Israeli military every time.
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