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
NEXT week, the Court of Session in Edinburgh is expected to rule on whether to move forward the “freeze date” in the Scottish Labour leadership election so newer members can vote in the upcoming Glasgow South West selection.
Last year Matt Kerr, a postie, CWU official and Glasgow City Councillor, came within 60 votes of winning the seat. Kerr is keen to finish the job, and many are confident he can.
But Glasgow solicitor Asim Khan wants to topple him, and hopes he can count on the votes of hundreds of members who signed up to support his ally Anas Sarwar in his failed leadership campaign last year. Many are worried this could ultimately cost Labour the seat.
While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics
Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER



