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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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 Carnival Day in Govanhill tomorrow, which means parades, politics and even a Roma ceilidh. Perhaps even Southside MSP Nicola Sturgeon will make an appearance.
As Neil Findlay noted in his Star column this week, it would be more than Springburn MSP Bob Doris managed for the closure rally at the Caley railway works last month.
Sign of the times
TALKING of Govanhill, they don’t mince their words round there. The A-frame board on one of my favourite local cafes reads: “BORIS JOHNSON IS A RACIST, ISLAMOPHOBIC, SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC JOBBY.” Come on, tell us what you really think!
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