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Labour must follow the TUC over Palestine
In a fringe speech for the Labour & Palestine campaign group, MATT WILLGRESS contrasts the government’s inaction with the TUC’s demands, calling for recognition of Palestine, an arms embargo and concrete steps to hold Israel accountable
Mourners transport the bodies of their relatives killed by an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, September 23, 2024
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
ISRAEL’S military assault on Gaza has killed over 45,000 Palestinians, injured more than 90,000 and displaced over 75 per cent of the population.
The illegal war has destroyed housing, hospitals, schools and universities. And this is before we look at the growing aggression in the West Bank and now in Lebanon.
This was the context to the recent TUC Congress when delegates unanimously passed a motion that clearly revealed the inadequacy of the new British government’s approach to Israel’s illegal war — unfortunately, something that has not been discussed at this conference.
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