Palestine

Binyamin Netanyahu could be toppled

20 November 2018
Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu could be forced into an early election as demands for a new war on Palestinians grow louder

Reports round-up—Free speech on Palestine

20 November 2018
Supporters of Paul Jonson—a Dudley council worker reportedly suspended from work after calling Israel racist—have launched a statement in his defence.

Israel rains bombs on Gaza in new clampdown

13 November 2018
Israel’s leader Binyamin Netanyahu threatens a new war amid fresh attacks on Gaza, says Nick Clark

Battles over Palestine solidarity in universities and council

06 November 2018
The pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign scored a victory after Leeds university divested from firms linked to Israeli violence.

Shift in solidarity movement as Palestine activists call for a single state

06 November 2018
A definite shift has taken place in the Palestine solidarity movement. Not so long ago people who call for a one state solution in Palestine were a clear minority.

Ten dead in latest wave of Israel’s slaughter

30 October 2018
Over 100 airstrikes blighted Gaza in just one night, but Palestinians are still resisting, says Nick Clark

International round-up - arrests in Zimbabwe and Palestinian death toll rises

16 October 2018
Trade unionists in Zimbabwe, southern Africa, faced repression last week.

Israeli state murders children during Great March of Return protests in Gaza

02 October 2018
Israel killed seven Palestinians—including a 12 year old boy—during protests in Gaza last Friday.

Labour delegates show solidarity with Palestine

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

LETTERS—Standing with Palestinians in Manchester and Bristol

25 September 2018
Socialist Worker Student Societies (SWSS) were at freshers fairs at the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University last week.

Labour divided over justice for Palestine

23 September 2018
A solidarity meeting said anti-Zionism is not antisemitism, but elsewhere MPs lined up to attack Jeremy Corbyn and call for expulsions of more Labour members.

Israel ramps up repression

18 September 2018
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 12 year old Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip last week. It marked a low point of days of violent Israeli repression across all of Palestine.

Corbyn smeared as antisemitic after he blames bankers for banking crisis

18 September 2018
Supporters of Israel hardened up their attacks on backers of Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the Labour Party conference this week.

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

Labour sources reveal how party retreated over Palestine solidarity

05 September 2018
Socialist Worker can reveal what happened in the Labour Party National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting this week which saw a retreat over Palestinian rights.

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.