Over the past two years, Israel has killed over 66,000 Palestinians in Gaza, the vast majority of whom were civilians, including 20,000 children. Tens of thousands more have been wounded, many with life-changing injuries, or are still missing, mostly buried under rubble. This mass slaughter of Palestinians, which a UN commission of inquiry last month found to be a genocide, has … [Read more...] about Israel’s biggest security threat: Netanyahu
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Middle East transformed in two years of war
The morning of October 7 2023 set in process a series of events which have profoundly changed the Middle East. At the beginning of that month, the region looked very different to today. Saudi Arabia appeared ready to normalise with Israel, having recently set aside longstanding differences with Iran. With the normalisation of relations between the region’s two preeminent … [Read more...] about Middle East transformed in two years of war
Why Israel won’t stick to any ceasefire in Gaza/Iran brokered by Trump
The past week has seen a surge in Israeli attacks on Gaza, where over 300 Palestinians were killed in the first 48 hours of the month. These deadly assaults, combined with an increase in settler violence in the occupied West Bank, point to Binyamin Netanyahu’s acting with impunity despite the rising chorus of criticism of Israel abroad. As long as the Israeli prime minister has … [Read more...] about Why Israel won’t stick to any ceasefire in Gaza/Iran brokered by Trump
How to combat antisemitism and protect freedom of speech?
How to deal with antisemitism while at the same time protecting free speech in the political debate over Israel and Palestine?This conundrum lies at the heart of the argument (to use a polite word) in the public square over a new Code of Conduct for Antisemitism proposed by the Equalities Committee, a sub-committee of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour … [Read more...] about How to combat antisemitism and protect freedom of speech?