As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
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A day of remembrance in a world scarred by genocide
The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation, and genocide must still be resisted every day, writes TONY CONWAY
The electrified perimeter fence, accommodation blocks and a watchtower at the German concentration camp at Auschwitz in Poland
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
WITH the war on Gaza and the continued refusal of the Israeli government to accept international demands and law to negotiate a settlement there has been an increased tendency by some to conflate the actions of Israel with all Jews. This is wrong and as we know anti-semitism has been around for centuries.
The Edict of Expulsion was a royal decree issued by Edward I on July 18 1290, expelling all Jews from England by no later than November 1 of that same year. This edict remained in place during the Middle Ages and was a culmination of over 200 years of anti-semitism.
Medieval England was particularly anti-Jewish with many images and tropes which exist today arising from that period such as tales of the Wandering Jew as a diabolical figure and allegations of ritual murders becoming widespread. In 1190 over 100 Jews were massacred in York.
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