Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies
THE immediate priority of demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine this weekend will be to urge an end to the collective punishment of Gaza for Hamas’s deadly raids a week ago.
The denial of electricity, food and water to more than two million Palestinians in the strip is unambiguously a war crime, whether the one-time human rights lawyer Keir Starmer recognises that or not.
As Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) director Ben Jamal pointed out at a fringe meeting at Labour conference, Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning to civilians in Gaza to get out can only be interpreted as covering his back for huge numbers of civilian deaths he already plans — which, indeed, are already happening. They cannot get out, because Israel itself besieges them.
As antisemitism grows, the labour movement must recommit to defence of minorities while navigating the complexities of Gaza and global politics, argues NICK WRIGHT
Trade unionists must raise our voices not only for justice and against occupation, but also to protect our fundamental right to protest, writes LOUISE REGAN, ahead of a not-to-be-missed PSC conference


