Palestinian children queue at a food distribution kitchen in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, November 22, 2024
MORE than 60 MPs and lords from seven parties wrote to the Foreign Secretary yesterday calling on him to implement comprehensive sanctions over Israel’s repeated violations of international law.
The letter, organised by MPs Richard Burgon and Imran Hussain, follows a landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the world’s top court, which labelled Israel’s continuing occupation of Palestine unlawful and demanded it end as rapidly as possible.
The court has called on all states not to provide aid or assistance to Israel or enter into economic or trade dealings that maintain this illegal presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
