Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
Towards a two-state solution
MARJORIE MAYO recommends a succinct and exceptionally lucid account of the underlying causes of the war in Gaza
HISTORY MISREAD: Graffiti on the West Bank barrier-wall near Bethlehem. ’Ich bin ein Berliner / I am a Berliner’ comes from John Kennedy anti-communist speech given on June 26 1963 in West Berlin
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ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted
FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement
KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana
JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza
What does Israel Fear from Palestine?
By Raja Shehadeh, Profile Books
RAJA SHEHADEH is a leading human rights lawyer as well as being a writer of great sensitivity, humanity and depth. His accounts of life under the occupation bring the reality of Palestinian experiences to international audiences, linking the personal with the political dimensions of the struggle.
Unsurprisingly then, his latest book, What does Israel Fear from Palestine? provides an exceptionally lucid account of the underlying causes of the war in Gaza, accompanied, as this has been, by escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) on the West Bank. This sets the context for the consideration of what needs to change if there is to be some possibility of hope for the future.
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