The crew of the Freedom Flotilla boat, Handala, warned Israel to obey international law but are now in captivity, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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Black Lives Matter – the latest fashion accessory?
A Chilean court ruled that funds were illegally taken by the dictator to accumulate family wealth that is now disputed among his heirs, writes PABLO MERIGUET
DAVID HORSLEY remembers communist seaman Bill Bailey, the ‘Kid from Hoboken,’ whose heroics in tearing down a swastika flag from a ship’s mast inspired early anti-fascist resistance
Our Foreign Secretary now condemns Israel in the Commons, yet Britain still supplies weapons and intelligence for its bombing campaigns — as the horror reaches perhaps the final stage, action must finally replace words, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
I went to bed planning for university, but woke to bombs falling on Gaza, losing my home, best friend, and nearly my hand — yet I am unbroken, and still dream of writing to carry Palestinian voices worldwide, writes EMAN GHASSAN ABUZAYED
The shock suspension of socialist MPs and Diane Abbott’s re-suspension reveals a leadership intent on crushing internal debate — but MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP warns against surrendering party democracy without a fight
IT’S hard to go anywhere on the left without hearing someone mention how Black Lives Matter should move from a moment to a movement.
This often from people who have done virtually nothing – never attending a march – never spoken at a rally – never prioritised race equality in bargaining. Yet still they proclaim a long-held commitment to something they have never really done anything about.
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against people arriving late to the party. Better late than never I say. But I really wish they wouldn’t treat anti racism or the Black Lives Matter movement – because yes, it’s already a movement and has been for some considerable time – as some sort of fashion accessory. An accessory to be paraded and then, as with all other fashions, to be discarded when a new fashion emerges.
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