Israel
Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi on the charges of antisemitism and Labour
31 March 2018Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi from Jewish Voice for Labour spoke to Sadie Robinson about the hypocrisy of the right over antisemitism.
Israeli forces kill and injure hundreds of Palestinian protesters
30 March 2018Israel killed at least 16 Palestinians on Friday as 30,000 people marched on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Why Israel is a racist state
30 March 2018Supporters of Israel say it’s antisemitic to call Israel racist. They want to silence legitimate criticisms of its institutional racism against the Palestinians
False antisemitism claims must be fought
27 March 2018It’s not a diversion to point out that those who accuse the left of antisemitism support the Tories and the right—and often don’t mind pandering to racism themselves
Israel's massacre at Deir Yassin
24 March 2018After the massacre, the militias boasted to the press of how many Arabs they had killed.
Corbyn antisemitism smears are unfounded
13 March 2018A relatively unknown Facebook group has become the focus of an effort to discredit critics of Israel—as well as Jeremy Corbyn and the left.
How the crisis in Syria was caused by imperialist ambition
23 February 2018The Syrian regime’s horrific bombing in Ghouta is the legacy of a defeated revolution and a struggle for power over the Middle East
Israel threatens new assault on Gaza—and war with Iran
20 February 2018Israel is threatening a new and bloody war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who are already suffering from a deepening crisis.
The Middle East is on the brink of a major imperial clash
13 February 2018Israel took the Middle East one step closer to a major war last weekend
Exclusive—how ‘free speech’ minister Jo Johnson stifled Palestine debate
05 February 2018The Tories love to cast themselves as brave defenders of free speech on college campuses, but documents prove a minister’s orders prompted Uclan university bosses to ban a Palestine debate
Israeli siege leaves Gaza on the brink of collapse
23 January 2018The basics of life are in short supply, and an Israeli minister has called for more deaths, writes?Nick Clark
Israeli blacklist bans BDS activists from entering the country
09 January 2018Israel has published a list of 20 organisations—including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Britain—whose activists and senior officials are banned from entering the country.
Iran in revolt - Iranian socialists on what sparked the protests and why they matter
05 January 2018Nick Clark spoke to two Iranian socialists, Nima Soltanzadeh and Massoud, about what lies behind the recent protests—and what they mean for the struggle
Tim’s view - Ahed Tamimi
27 December 2017A military court in Israel has extended the detention of a Palestinian teenager who was filmed slapping Israeli soldiers.
Fury in Palestine as Trump declares Jerusalem ‘capital of Israel’
06 December 2017A speech by Donald Trump could trigger a new wave of Palestinian resistance—and protests in solidarity across the Middle East.
Mass slaughter at Egyptian mosque follows repression by dictator el-Sisi
27 November 2017Egypt’s dictator General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi promised to respond with “brute force” after an appalling terror attack on a mosque
Stop the drive to a new war in Middle East
14 November 2017The prospect of another war hangs over the Middle East—this time in Lebanon.
Saudi-Iran rivalry is behind new turmoil
14 November 2017Saudi Arabia has mostly been a stable pillar of the imperialist order in the Middle East.
Fall of Priti Patel brings vile Tory government one step closer to the brink
09 November 2017Two cabinet ministers have now resigned from their posts in the space of a week. Disgracefully both remain as MPs. The government is in an even deeper crisis.
The scandal of Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights is bigger than Priti Patel
08 November 2017Priti Patel, the Tory international development minister, is expected to be sacked over secret deals to fund Israel’s army in the occupied Golan Heights.
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