Palestine

Why Sally Rooney’s boycott matters so much to Israel

Rooney’s refusal to let an Israeli publisher translate her new book provoked furore—revealing Israel’s fear over Palestine solidarity

Labour delegates support Palestine—but leadership backs Israel and imperialist wars

Labour’s members and its party leadership are pulling in two different directions on questions of war, imperialism and rights for Palestinians.

International round-up: Revenge raids escalate after prison escape in Palestine

Israeli soldiers have captured the last two of six Palestinian prisoners who liberated themselves from a high security jail nearly two weeks ago.

International round-up: Palestinian protests in support of escaped prisoners

Israel launched a campaign of raids, incursions, roadblocks, searches and arrests last week after a group of Palestinian prisoners liberated themselves.

Thousands say no to arms fairs in Liverpool and London

Anger against the 'jamborees of death' confronts the weapons merchants

Activists take on merchants of death at east London’s DSEI arms fair

Anti-war activists are staging protests and direct action outside a major arms fair in Newham, east London.

Israel hits protesters and aid in Palestine

24 August 2021
Palestinians resisting Israeli occupation have been shot at during protests, reports Nick Clark

Palestine solidarity activists take action at Israeli drone maker’s British headquarters

06 August 2021
At least two activists occupied an awning above the entrance to a building housing the British headquarters of Israel’s largest arms company on Friday.

Israeli settlers move to evict Palestinians

02 August 2021
Israel’s supreme court was set to rule on the eviction case that sparked the Palestinian uprising earlier this year, as Socialist Worker went to press.

Cage launch court challenge over right to raise Palestine in schools

02 August 2021
Rights organisation Cage is challenging the Tory education minister after he sent a letter to headteachers stifling students’ support for Palestine.

Cheers as Big Ride for Palestine arrives in east London

01 August 2021
At least 200 cyclists ended four days of cycling in solidarity with Palestine with a rally in east London on Sunday.

Brush Electrical workers told to sign contract by 24 July or be sacked + Clarks shoes + Palestine actions

13 July 2021
Unions must stop this outrageous fire and rehire attack

Mass movements and direct action scare the state

12 July 2021
With many campaigns turning to militant direct action, Nick Clark argues that the tactic is more effective within a mass movement.

Protests rock African monarch’s reign in Eswatini

06 July 2021
Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati III of Eswatini—formerly known as Swaziland—is facing a mass revolt.

Protesters show anger at Palestinian Authority

29 June 2021
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has launched a crackdown on protesters and activists in West Bank cities.

Palestine—is one state possible?

27 June 2021
The idea of a single-state solution in Palestine is gaining traction, but some say that ‘old hatreds’ make this impossible. Nick Clark argues that resistance can break the hold of reactionary ideas and lead to a Palestinian state

People’s Assembly march in London unites anger at Tories

26 June 2021
A left wing march of thousands of people through central London on Saturday brought together many strands of anger at the Tory government.