GAZA STILLS

                        They line up for the camera,                            the remainder of families,                         still in life as in death,                           they don’t complain,                         make no requests,                           they will get nothing                         and have nothing                           but checkpoints,                         high walls,                           razor wire,                         Israeli fighter jets                           who strike at their children,                         their mothers,                           their fathers,                         their grandparents,                           their phones are listened to,                         their … Continue reading                         GAZA STILLS

Jewish Voice for Labour: response to Jewish Labour Movement antisemitism training

Wed 16 Jun 2021 https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/statement/jvl-response-to-jlm-antisemitism-training/ [Extracts] JLM as antisemitism trainer The sessions were largely delivered by JLM’s National Organiser, Rebecca Filer, with introductions by Chair Mike Katz and – for the June 14 session – by Deputy Party Leader Angela Rayner. They were delivered in Zoom webinar format in which the speaker and a series … Continue reading Jewish Voice for Labour: response to Jewish Labour Movement antisemitism training

The Labour Party blames Israel for the failure to achieve a two-state solution

The Labour Party’s reaction to the military action by Israel against Gaza was extraordinary.  One could be forgiven for thinking that Jeremy Corbyn had been reinstated as leader of the party. Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Lisa Nandy, set out the party’s position in a letter to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on 15 May 2021 [1] before a ceasefire was … Continue reading The Labour Party blames Israel for the failure to achieve a two-state solution

Israel’s Violations of the 4th Geneva Convention

An extraordinary event took place on 24 January 2021: a BBC TV interviewer repeatedly challenged an Israeli representative about Israel’s failure to carry out its obligations under international law towards Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.  The occasion was an interview by Andrew Marr with the Israeli Minister of Health, Yuli Edelstein [1].  Marr challenged him repeatedly about … Continue reading Israel’s Violations of the 4th Geneva Convention