HUGH LANNING says there is no path to peace without dismantling Israel’s control over Palestinian land, lives and resources
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This ceasefire is clearly not enough, and we must be allowed to continue our protests, argues DIANE ABBOTT
INTIMIDATION IS THE NEW NORMAL: (L to R) Police arrest scores of protesters on a national march for Palestine in central London on January 18 2025; Elbit Systems UK Ltd an Israeli weapons manufacturer exposed at a Gaza demonstration on November 2 2024
CJ ATKINS reports on the stand that saw Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif hauled out of Israel’s parliament during Donald Trump’s vainglorious address
ROGER McKENZIE argues that Western powers can see the beginning of the end in the rise of the global South — and racist reactions are kicking in
The Tory conference was a pseudo-sacred affair, with devotees paying homage in front of Thatcher’s old shrouds — and your reporter, initially barred, only need mention he’d once met her to gain access. But would she consider what was on offer a worthy legacy, asks ANDREW MURRAY
Taking a brief look at who the US president surrounds himself with reveals a team dedicated to the complete erasure of Palestine, not justice and civil rights for its people, writes TERRY HANSEN
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
MANY of us who have marched, protested, written and lobbied calling for a ceasefire in Gaza were naturally delighted when the ceasefire announcement came.
Israelis and Palestinians alike were delighted by the release of hostages, even if the Israeli government tried to prevent natural outpourings of joy and relief on part of the people of the Occupied Territories.
But there are growing and justified concerns about the character of this ceasefire, where it is leading and what the long-term consequences will be.
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As Israel cuts off electricity and water while threatening to ‘unleash hell,’ the British Establishment’s calls to end demonstrations only expose their own deep complicity in the ongoing oppression of Palestine, argues BEN JAMAL
The situation for the peoples of the Middle East is dire – the time has come to build an international coalition to isolate the warmongers for as long as they continue their violent campaign, argues AQEL TAQAZ
