antisemitism

We can win on Palestine

It is possible to stand up for the right to criticise Israel—as a victory for a Palestine solidarity activist last month showed.

Palestine activist Paul Jonson reinstated after antisemitism claim is rejected

A council worker suspended from his job for criticising Israel has been reinstated.

Tens of thousands on the march against racism and fascism

It showed the sort of fighting unity we need against the lies and the division peddled by the racists and the far right.

LETTERS—Bankrupting universities is part of a privatisation plan

The only surprise about the news that three universities are on the verge of bankruptcy is that it has taken so long.

Battles over Palestine solidarity in universities and council

The pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign scored a victory after Leeds university divested from firms linked to Israeli violence.

Racism from Donald Trump lies behind attack on synagogue in Pittsburgh

Eleven people were murdered on Saturday in the deadliest single attack on Jewish people in the history of the US.

Labour delegates show solidarity with Palestine

26 September 2018
Delegates to Labour Party conference sent a resounding message of solidarity to Palestinians on Tuesday.

Beware the union leaders’ moves against Corbyn at Labour Party conference

18 September 2018
This year’s Labour Party conference could mark the moment that trade union leaders reveal themselves as Jeremy Corbyn’s most unreliable allies.

Labour’s new antisemitism definition hits solidarity with Palestine

11 September 2018
The Labour Party’s new definition of antisemitism has already had a chilling effect on pro-Palestinian campaigners’ willingness to criticise Israel

Oslo deal betrayed Palestinians

11 September 2018
The Oslo Accords signed 25 years ago helped Israel tighten its grip on Palestine. They enshrined the two-state solution that has been since exposed as a sham, writes Nick Clark

‘Community’ is no way to fight against oppression

11 September 2018
Sharing a religion or ethnicity doesn’t mean everyone has the same interests, argues Sadie Robinson

Stand with Palestine after Labour Party accepts antisemitism definition

04 September 2018
The Labour Party has adopted a definition of antisemitism that restricts criticism of Israel

Corbyn’s retreat shows Labour’s limitations

04 September 2018
Jeremy Corbyn has spent his political life campaigning against oppression, imperialism and racism. His first act after being elected Labour leader in September 2015 was to join a protest in solidarity with refugees.

Fudge over antisemitism risks Palestine solidarity

03 September 2018
The Labour Party looks almost certain to agree to a definition of antisemitism at a meeting on Tuesday.

Don’t dismiss Zionism

28 August 2018
Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of antisemitism for saying a group of Zionists—people who support Israel’s founding ideology—didn’t understand “English irony”.

Activists speak out on the IHRA definition - it’s not antisemitic to stand up for Palestine

24 August 2018
Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party are under pressure over how the party defines antisemitism. The right wants Labour to agree that it’s antisemitic to say “the existence of a state of Israel is a racist endeavour”.

Hundreds-strong meeting in London says defend Corbyn against antisemitism slurs

21 August 2018
Hundreds of supporters of the Palestinians and Jeremy Corbyn met in central London on Tuesday night to defend the right to criticise Israel.

It’s Margaret Hodge who has peddled racist rhetoric, not Jeremy Corbyn

21 August 2018
Right wing Labour MP Margaret Hodge directly linked support for Palestine to accusations of antisemitism, in an interview last week.

LETTERS—Trade union leaders should stand up for the Palestinians

20 August 2018
Some Trade union leaders have said that Jeremy Corbyn should accept the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism with all of its examples (Socialist Worker, 15 August).

Union leaders are wrong to make concessions that weaken Corbyn

18 August 2018
CWU union leader Dave Ward has spoken out in defence of Jeremy Corbyn. Others are demanding he concedes over the definition of antisemitism.