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Open letter on the marches for Palestine from Jewish Voice for Labour's co-chairs
A few thoughts on the dangers of conflating of Jews with Israel and anti-zionism with anti-semitism
INALIENABLE RIGHT: Jews at the national march for Palestine
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
WE ARE writing as members of the Jewish community who regularly join the national pro-Palestinian protests in central London. A few of us are observant and members of other synagogues, most of us are secular. What we share is our Jewish heritage and Jewish identity.
There are many differences between our group and Jewish organisations and individuals who are strong supporters of Israel. We do not expect that the divisions between us will narrow on account of this letter.
However, we demand that recognition and empathy be extended towards members of our community who hold pro-Palestinian views.
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The claims of the police and anti-Palestine lobby that the weekend’s march was somehow a threat to a synagogue are painfully transparent, and there is evidence that the police were itching for a confrontation, explains LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
ANDREW MURRAY considers whether the mass arrest of peaceful protesters was an attempt by the PM to appease his right-wing critics following his crackdown on last August’s race rioters — and a dark omen of the tyrannies to come