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Changing the narrative on Palestine: The Big Ride 2021 – photo essay
The Big Ride for Palestine 2021 arrives tomorrow in Tower Hamlets. Orlando Hill is reporting on the road, noting the upsurge in support for Palestinian liberation
How the Irish trade union movement is building solidarity with Palestine - interview
Jim Clarke spoke to Eamon McMahon, the Northern Secretary of Trade Union Friends of Palestine, Ireland, about how trade unionists are showing solidarity with Palestine
The battle of Kenmure Street: the new Tory assault and the growing resistance
The community resistance to the Tories in Glasgow is the beginning of what could prove to be an explosive few years, argues David Jamieson
Antisemitism is weaponised in Ontario
As the IHRA definition becomes law in Ontario, and attacks on our ability to fight for Palestine and criticise Israel intensify, the left mustn't give an inch, argues John Clarke
This Is What America Looks Like - book review
Ilhan Omar has always been a fighter, and not just in the rhetorical sense. Kate O’Neil reviews the autobiography of the progressive Somali-American representative
Gaza under attack: Palestine needs our solidarity
As Gaza comes under another round of brutal attacks, we must continue to build solidarity with Palestine, argues Sybil Gertraud Cock
Israel annexation of West Bank will be the final nail in the Oslo Accord
What the annexation would mean to Palestinians and Israelis and why we should oppose it, explains Sybil Cock
Palestine activists win Supreme Court battle against UK Government
In a historic victory, the government's attempts to outlaw Palestine solidarity has been pushed back after a successful legal battle, reports Sara Sammak
Tower Hamlets ban should be a wake up call on Palestine
The IHRA definition is being used to stifle Palestine activism, exactly as activists had warned it would, report Chris Nineham and Sybil Cock
The Big Ride for Palestine
A personal account of a magnificent day of solidarity and internationalism from Orlando da Rocha Hill
Israel's attacks on the Palestinians started before any rockets
Israel is not acting in self-defence, it's the Palestinian people who are under attack and we need to stand with them, argues Shabbir Lakha
Gaza under attack: why we must stand up for Palestine
Israel's deadly assault on Gaza on the weekend should be a reminder to all that solidarity with Palestine is urgent, argues Richard Pratt
The weaponising of antisemitism
The smears against Corbyn and the left are part of a concerted effort to undermine a potential left government and must be opposed, argues Alex Snowdon
March for Palestine: exist, resist, return
11 May is the mobilisation that the movement’s been waiting for, reports Sybil Cock
Time to talk about Palestine
In the first of a monthly series, Sybil Cock lays out what Palestine solidarity must look like in practice
Israeli Eurovision boycott: let the battle begin
With the contest taking place in Tel Aviv this year, we must supercharge campaigners’ demands for a full boycott, argues Dave Randall
They've got to go! General election now - Counterfire freesheet January 2019
Tory Brexit crisis, the fightback against austerity, Eurovision boycott campaign, Trump and Syria, remembering Rosa Luxemburg, Yellow Vests and protests across Europe in this month's Counterfire Freesheet
Operation Cast Lead: the 22 day massacre in Gaza
Ten years on since the massacre of Operation Cast Lead, conditions in Gaza are worse than ever, argues Shabbir Lakha
Israel's crimes cannot go unanswered
The ongoing assault on the Palestinian people is intensifying, and we need to up our response, argues Mona Kamal
Why Israel is an apartheid state
Israel’s history, from its origins in 1948's Nakba, is characterised by racism, violence and apartheid policies towards Palestinians, explains Sybil Cock
What's wrong with the IHRA definition? - video
A short video explaining why adopting the full IHRA definition would be a mistake for Labour
Palestine 'Great Return March' in images: mass protest met with 16 killings by Israeli military
Tens of thousands marched peacefully for the right to return to the occupied territories, but IDF soldiers shot to kill, reports Jack Sherwood, with 6 weeks of protest ahead
Ahed Tamimi: the 16-year-old Palestinian girl Israel is afraid of
The arrest of Ahed Tamimi, a symbol of resistance to ongoing Israeli occupation, has put systemic maltreatment and detention of Palestinian children in the spotlight argues Huda Ammori
Charges dropped against activists that shut down Israel arms factory
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
Friends of Israel: influencing British politics
The coverage of the Priti Patel affair has been largely focused on the breach of the Ministerial code, but it goes deeper than that argues Shabbir Lakha
Palestine is still the issue, now more than ever - weekly briefing
Let’s ensure that the increased Israeli oppression around the Al Aqsa mosque re-energises the BDS movement, argues Alex Snowdon
Why Radiohead are wrong to play in Israel
By ignoring the pleas of Palestinians, the band will help the Israeli government’s propaganda effort, writes Dave Randall
Silent boycott: the media blackout on the Palestinian hunger strike
The media’s refusal to report on the plight of the Palestinians works to normalise the Israeli occupation, writes Jen Izaakson
How activists are supporting Palestinian hunger strikers internationally
On the 69th anniversary of the Nakba and with 1,500 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike, Nourhan Ashraf Elsayed looks at how activists are showing solidarity
The subversive power of the UN Report that labelled Israel an 'apartheid' regime
The US reaction to a UN report describing Israel as an apartheid state demonstrates its potential legal power as well as in the movement argues Nourhan Ashraf Elsayed
Arming Apartheid: the UK arms trade and Israel
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
A punch in the right places: Operation Protective Edge seven months on
As Israel goes to the polls Elliot Murphy looks at the ongoing cost of last year's assault on Gaza
Taken for a Ride: has Mark Gardener been tricked by the pro-Israel lobby?
Ride frontman Mark Gardener has agreed to perform in Tel Aviv. Tommy Mack looks at the arguments around the cultural boycott of Israel
Palestine solidarity: boycotting Israel and anti-Semitism
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
Our message to the government: end your complicity in Gaza massacre
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