The new Prime Minister must abandon decades of automatic support for US foreign policy, which makes us all less safe, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
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Collective punishment is not the answer, nor should be a second Nakba
Security and justice will not be achieved through a civilian bloodbath in Gaza, warns SABRINA TUCCI
Palestinians walk by buildings destroyed in the Israeli bombardment on al-Zahra, on the outskirts of Gaza City, October 20, 2023
Media Lens at 25: David Cromwell and David Edwards reflect on a quarter-century of media criticism, explaining why independent journalism is more important than ever
by Weyman Bennett and Maz’s family
The International Court of Justice has delivered its clearest ruling yet that the right to strike is protected under international law, write Professor TONIA NOVITZ, Professor KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC
Emergency phone alerts could help Britain respond to rising wildfire risk, but Australia’s experience suggests they work best as part of a broader strategy, write ELLIOT CONVERY-FISHER and KATE PARKINS
A champion motorcyclist, trade union organiser and communist, Clem Beckett went from Britain’s speedway tracks to the battlefields of Spain, where he gave his life resisting Franco’s forces at Jarama. GEOFF BOTTOMS pays tribute to this remarkable anti-fascist
THE world has been watching atrocities unfold in Israel and Gaza since October 7, when the armed wings of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian armed groups from Gaza fired indiscriminate rockets and sent fighters into southern Israel, killing more than 1,200 Israelis, injuring more than 2,700 and taking hostages.
In response, Israel has pledged to annihilate Hamas and launched an extensive bombardment campaign.
“Leave now because we will operate forcefully everywhere,” said Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu to the Palestinians of Gaza in a post on Twitter.
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