Category Archives: campaigning
London Review of Books · Why Israel Didn’t Win
Israel has never needed much pretext to go to war. In 1982, it broke its ceasefire with Arafat’s PLO and invaded Lebanon, citing the attempted assassination of its ambassador to London, even though the attack was the work of Arafat’s … Continue reading
Other Voice – for a civilian solution in the region
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Israeli Workers Advice Center: Stop the Gaza war!
We all know that the war’s sole beneficiaries are the rightwing government in Israel and the Hamas government in Gaza, both of whom refuse to negotiate. The extremism continues to thrive while the workers on both sides of the 1967 … Continue reading
PSC Update: emergency update – protest against Israels attack NOW!
Theresa McDermott “Ach no, I’m not brave!” 8880 (Photo credit: Richard Milnes) In protest at Israel’s latest escalation of violence against Palestinians whom they have blockaded in the Gaza Strip, local Palestine Solidarity Campaign groups, together with many other organisations … Continue reading
Dance with Bradford Dabke dancers
Please join us, Tuesday, outside the Alhambra, Bradford, 6.30pm. Dance with our local Dabke dancers, and not with Israeli apartheid. Also Weds 7th, so come on 6th and learn the dance and then have a go yourself on Weds! Hope … Continue reading
Batsheva ticket buyers are being vetted
Very successful couple of days at the Lowry, they even brought out hot drinks for the second night protestors. However although the performance was interrupted both evenings, we were lucky. Quite a number of us were refused entry. We now … Continue reading
Ramesh Patel: Finally! Exposed! The Deficit Myth! So, David Cameron When Are You Going to Apologise?
David Cameron when are you going to apologise? Cameron is playing the blame game to depress confidence and growth to justify austerity. Secondly, to use austerity as justification for a smaller state to gain lower taxes. Thirdly, to paint Labour … Continue reading
Vasili Arkhipov, the man who saved the world
On October 27, 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a group of eleven United States Navy destroyers and the aircraft carrier USS Randolph located the diesel-powered nuclear-armed Soviet Foxtrot-class submarine B-59 near Cuba. Despite being in international waters the Americans started … Continue reading
Torture UK: why Britain has blood on its hands | Law | The Guardian
In all, nine British nationals were sent to the maximum-security prison at Guantánamo, along with at least nine former British residents. All were incarcerated for years, and from the moment they arrived they suffered beatings, threats and sleep deprivation. All … Continue reading