Gaza

11 May is the mobilisation that the movement’s been waiting for, reports Sybil Cock

The soft coup against Corbyn and the weaponisation of antisemitism, Tory Brexit crisis, Winston Churchill, Venezuela, climate change, Palestine and more in this month's Counterfire Freesheet

Ten years on since the massacre of Operation Cast Lead, conditions in Gaza are worse than ever, argues Shabbir Lakha

Gaza: An Inquest into its Martyrdom is a passionate and painstaking attempt to counter Israeli deception over the Palestinian struggle, finds Oliver Eagleton

The ongoing assault on the Palestinian people is intensifying, and we need to up our response, argues Mona Kamal

Shabbir Lakha on the history of Palestine and Tom Lock Griffiths on the excellent release They Came To a City' (1944) on DVD and Blu Ray in the fourth episode of Counterfire Media's Podcast

Conference shows strong support among Labour members for the Palestinian cause, reports Terina Hine

A short video explaining why adopting the full IHRA definition would be a mistake for Labour

A detailed account from Dr Swee Ang who was on board the boat that was intercepted and invaded by Israeli forces on its way to Gaza with medical aid

The Labour Party must not endorse Israeli violence, racism and apartheid policies as MPs have voted to do, argues Alex Snowdon

While the Labour right try to conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism, Israel just enshrined apartheid into law argues Mark Porciani

Thousands of people poured into Whitehall on Tuesday to oppose the killing of unarmed protesters in Gaza, reports Tom Gibbs

Israel’s massacre of unarmed civilians shows that there’s no right kind of resistance for Palestinians and that Trump has legitimised their murder, argues Shabbir Lakha

Windrush, May 68, Palestine, UCU strike, Marx and more - Counterfire freesheet edition 025, May 2018

Speaking at a London Counterfire event, Kevin Ovenden discusses what the protests in Gaza are about and how Palestine can be free

An unarmed, civilian protest from a people who have been oppressed for decades, results in bloodshed and massacre.

Shabbir Lakha reflects on the twentieth century imperial imposition that continues to blight global justice

Having had the criminal charges for shutting down an Israeli arms factory against her dropped, Huda Ammori explains why this is a victory for BDS

A letter from an 11 year old Palestinian refugee to Theresa May asking her to rethink celebrating the Balfour Declaration centenary.

The Balfour Declaration was the prelude to violent settler colonialism in Palestine argues Alex Snowdon and explains why thousands will be protesting not celebrating.

Theresa May is up to her neck in the old business of ignoring Israeli crimes, argues Kara Bryan

Kara Bryan asks how the press ignore these latest attacks while the Bitterites use charges of anti-Semitism to damage Jeremy Corbyn

This first-hand account of life on the ground under Operation Protective Edge shows the suffering, resilience and dignity of the people of Gaza, finds Adam Tomes

Campaigners are targeting UK arms companies as a new report exposes their role in supporting the infrastructure of Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine reports Elliot Murphy

An appeal for funding for a trip to Palestine, to bear witness to the everyday violence of war and occupation

Israel needs enemies if its current state form is to survive, according to Norman Finkelstein, explaining the motivation for its atrocities. Kit Klarenberg reviews Method and Madness

As Israel goes to the polls Elliot Murphy looks at the ongoing cost of last year's assault on Gaza

If you read the western media reporting on the Paris attack, says Lindsey German, it is as if the wars waged by the western powers in Muslim countries aren't happening

Former detainee Nahlo Abdo's meticulous study reveals the hidden voices of Palestinian female political prisoners. Review by Ellen Graubart

Lindsey German looks at twelve features of last year that will shape politics in the year ahead

Kevin Ovenden looks at the legacy of Yasser Arafat on the tenth anniversary of his death

Video from a Stop the War Coalition rally on the eve of protests in Newport against the Nato summit, with Boris Kagarlitsky, Sami Ramadani and Lindsey German

John Rees speaking at a protest outside Downing Street - called in response to the UK government continuing to supply arms to Israel. Video by Paul Hanes

327 Jewish survivors and descendants of survivors and victims of the Nazi genocide have signed this letter written in response to Elie Wiesel’s manipulation of the Nazi Genocide to attempt to justify the attacks on Gaza

The deranged expansionist policies of Nato are implicated in the wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Iraq argues Chris Nineham

Reuben Bard-Rosenberg: the Palestine solidarity movement must remain intolerant of anti-Semitism - but the claim that anti-Semitism is a dominant or generalised feature needs to be exposed as the falsehood that it is

In this interview, Tariq Ali discusses the recent Israel, Palestine, the BDS movment, the rise of ISIS, and Obama’s commitment to long-term US involvement in Iraq.

Attempts by the likes of Ari Shavit to defend Israeli policy in Palestine wear ever thinner, as shown by Norman Finkelstein’s robust critique in Old Wine, Broken Bottle, finds Rohan Bundell

Palestinian groups and individuals inside and outside of historic Palestine have signed the following statement in solidarity with their brethren in Ferguson, Missouri.

The Israeli government appears to have gone beyond its previous policy of keeping Gaza on the brink of collapse and adopted a policy aimed at unmaking Palestinian society in Gaza

Lindsey German explains why people are on the streets over Gaza. There is a deep and longstanding movement in solidarity with the Palestinians, and anger over the British government's complicity with Israeli crimes

Des Freedman on the outrageous advertisement run by the Guardian accusing Palestinian resistance fighters of 'sacrificing children'

The Guardian has published a wildly inaccurate and inflammatory advert from supporters of the Israeli state branding the Palestinian resistance as 'child killers'. Activists respond

Images, video and tweets from the ongoing protests against Israel's Gaza onslaught

Swedish translation of 'Palestine: the only solution is now the one state solution' by John Rees

Lindsey German: the Gaza protests, BDS boycotts, the campaign to break the UK government's links with Israel and the anti Nato protests are all connected - we need a joined up opposition

Farsi translation of 'The agony of Gaza' by Neil Faulkner

Charles B. Anthony: I for one will not let Israel hijack my family’s religion and culture in order to propagate the myth that coexistence between Muslims and Jews is not possible

Faduma Hassan: Warsi’s resignation is a political crisis for Cameron -  one of his most high profile female members has openly questioned his government's policy on Gaza

Spanish translation of 'Palestine: the only solution is now the one-state solution' by John Rees

Translation of 'Palestine: the only solution is now the one-state solution' by John Rees

Despite the enormous cost in Palestinian lives, the Israeli state is losing in every dimension of its struggle to crush Gaza argues John Rees

Membership of the Israeli Football Association (IFA) should be suspended until Israel respects the human rights of Palestinians and observes international law, thus enabling Palestinian footballers to play and compete nationally and internationally

Growing disquiet is emerging amongst Britain's political elite over Israel's actions. We can change our government's policy - but we need the largest ever UK demonstration for Gaza

John Rees speaks on making next weekend's London Protest for Gaza the largest protest for Palestine ever. Video by Shahrzad Shemirani‎

A ceasefire is not enough - we need to step up the boycott, end the siege and fight for a free Palestine argues Lindsey German in today’s Morning Star

The narrative of equals is a sham. Only in the realms of superb fantasy can a child killer be measured in the same breath as the child he killed writes Charles B. Anthony

Regardless of hypothetical murderous intentions on both sides, the facts are that only one side is bombing a condensed civilian population with F-16 fighter jets writes Barnaby Raine

The Fire Brigades Union deplores the horrific attacks on Gaza and calls for an immediate, negotiated and total ceasefire. The union sends our support, solidarity and sympathy to all those affected by the conflict, including the families of the victims.

Israeli MPs and European supporters of Israel claim that pro-Palestinian marches are rife with anti-Semitism. But is it true?

It is one of the most tragic cases in history that an oppressed nation like the Jews, have imposed oppression and barbarism on another nation – the Palestinians, writes Tony Cliff in this 1998 article

We ask now that the BBC produce a televised, public debate to discuss how to redress the deficiencies in its coverage to offer a better account of the sources of this conflict and therefore how it might be resolved.

John Rees argues that the key to ending Israel's war against the Palestinians lies in forcing their backers in Washington and London to stop funding, arming and supporting the apartheid state

Israel claims that it is merely exercising its right to self-defense and that Gaza is no longer occupied. Here’s what you need to know about these talking points and more

The government of Venezuela, led by President Nicolas Maduro, has decried Israelli forces’ incursion into Gaza and called for the UN to condemn Israel over its recent wave of aggression. President Nicolas Maduro described the assault, which has claimed over 350 lives, to as a stepping up of a policy of “extermination.”

As the Israeli military operation intensifies in Gaza, the NUJ parliamentary group has written to the UK government’s foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, demanding immediate action to secure the protection of journalists reporting in Gaza. Add your support.

John Rees on how the latest Israeli war on Gaza demonstrates where the solution to the conflict lies

The solution to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is simple argues Charles B. Anthony

Protestors gathered outside the offices of the BBC in Newcastle on Tuesday night in response to their biased coverage of Israel's attack on Gaza reports Mark Tyers

Assemble 12 noon at the Israeli embassy for march to parliament

Mads Gilbert, a surgeon working in Shifa hospital in Gaza, wrote the following letter after the bloodiest day so far in Israel's onlsaught

To see the extent of David Cameron's hypocrisy, contrast his call for action on the plane shot down in Ukraine to his government's complicity in Israel's brutal assault on Gaza

The politicians and the media may look the other way as Israel commits its atrocities, but there is now a huge global movement against Israeli aggression says Chris Nineham

The BBC was blockaded by thousands of protestors tonight - part of a mass popular upsurge against the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinians and Britain's support for it argues Chris Nineham

Assemble 12 noon at Downing Street, London - march to Israeli Embassy

The brutality visited on Gaza flows from a simple fact; that Israel, the Arab dictators, and Western imperialism would all prefer that the Palestinians did not exist

The Palestinians are always put in the position of being to blame for someone else occupying their land, and for then having the temerity to fight back writes Lindsey German

An emergency demonstration against Israel's illegal war on Gaza saw the streets outside the embassy blocked by 10,000 angry protestors. A national demonstration has been called for 19 July

Chris Nineham of Stop the War speaking on a protest outside the Israeli embassy in London calls for a massive turnout on Saturday 19 July to protest against the illegal war on Gaza

We need a different kind of boycott that will make Israel realize, just as South Africa once had to, that it must change, and that there will be a penalty for war against Palestinian civilians

Shortly after leaving Palestine in 1945, Tony Cliff wrote this seminal article about the foundations of Israel and Western imperial intervention in the Middle East. He locates hope for the future in the workers and the poor across the region.

Stop the War officer John Rees provides a short history of imperial intervention in the middle east and the ongoing struggle of the Palestinians to regain their homeland