Police crackdowns on Israeli peace demonstrators combined with court rulings and settler organisations are designed to strip Palestinian families of their homes and land. The Israeli state has tried to silence both Israelis and Palestinians who resist, according to Zo HaDerekh (This Is The Way) the Communist Party of Israel’s Hebrew-language weekly
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Remembering the life of an international communist: Jimmy Jancovic 1927-2019
The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
Communists in Australia, Britain and the US outlined a joint state agreement against their governments’ militarist provocations.
Extreme hot weather resulting from environmental change needs to be tackled through greater firefighting investment instead of fewer jobs and less resources, writes COLIN BROWN
Faced with crises in every direction, Volodymr Zelensky is rewriting his country’s complex history by paying homage to the founding fathers of Ukrainian ultra-nationalism and courting their modern heirs, writes KENNY COYLE
There are many intricate details about the new Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani alliance we do not yet know, suggests ROGER McKENZIE, but its impact could be considerable
JIMMY JANCOVIC, who died recently in Paris, his adopted home city, was one of that rare breed of true internationalists.
He grew up in Egypt a Jew, a communist and a supporter of the national independence movement led by Abdel Nasser.
Following the overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy and the success of the Arab nationalists, they turned against the communists and Jimmy and many of his comrades had to leave the country.
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