The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
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Labour should be speaking up for Palestine
By refusing to call for a ceasefire, Labour is losing credibility with countless voters as well as turning a blind eye to what may already amount to a genocide, warns HUGH LANNING
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
CJ ATKINS argues that despite losing the election, Chile’s left remains big and organised and must unite to resist the new far-right government
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After years of austerity and denial under a new Reform UK council, a failing Send service was pushed into the spotlight by staff, unions and parents — culminating in a £1.3m funding boost and a 50% increase in front-line workers. MARTIN PORTER explains
I HAD never thought it so controversial to speak up for Palestine. You knew people would disagree, challenge — but not try to stop debate and the freedom of expression.
First, Israel sought to get the three letters BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) outlawed. It resulted in the government’s anti-boycott Bill — with Labour meekly toeing the line that, somehow, non-violent action such as BDS was discriminating against Israel, notwithstanding its continuous breaching of international law in its occupation and encouragement of settlements in Palestine.
Next, it was using the word apartheid in the same sentence as Israel — despite copious reports from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and others that Israel was now in breach of international law by committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians in the operation of its regime.
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