While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD
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Truth and reconciliation in Ireland: listen to the victims
The Star publishes a speech delivered this week by DIANE ABBOTT MP on the controversial Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, which offers conditional immunity from prosecution and replaces police investigations with an ‘information recovery body’
Representatives from Relatives for Justice, whose loved ones were murdered during the Troubles, protest outside Downing Street, Westminster, against the UK Government's introduction of controversial legacy legislation as the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill receives its second reading in the House of Commons. Picture date: Tuesday May 24, 2022
NICK WRIGHT continues his series analysing the trends in European politics
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General Federation of Trade Unions assistant general secretary HENRY FOWLER reports on the final day from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel
Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON
Treating the Clacton by-election as a joke risks reinforcing the Reform leader’s claim to be the victim of an out-of-touch Establishment, argues JOHN McINALLY
MPs and others called for the urgent release of tortured Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, held hostage by Israel and reportedly near death, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
THERE are an estimated 3,500 deaths arising from what is known as the Troubles.
More than half of them were civilians. About one third of them were members of the security forces and about one sixth of them were from various paramilitary groups.
Of course the number of people seriously injured is also very high. And the number of lives blighted by the loss of a friend or loved one is far greater.
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