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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
The battle to save the Battlefield Rest
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
THE lunching left has justifiably been in pre-emptive mourning this week at the proposed closure of one of its most iconic hangouts — the Gay Hussar in Soho, London.
Famed as the favourite restaurant of Michael Foot and for many a political plot, the Hussar is adorned with portrait cartoons sketched by the Star’s own Martin Rowson.
He’s one of a number of prominent journalists and lefties behind the Goulash Co-operative, which failed in its attempt to buy out the Hungarian restaurant several years ago — but is now back for a second helping.
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