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Palestine – Labour should loudly put pressure on Biden
Biden taking over from Trump as US president gives us an opportunity to speak up for Palestinians and ensure Israel complies with international law, writes HUGH LANNING of Labour & Palestine
Several hundred attend a protest, opposite Israel's embassy in London, over the ongoing Israeli crimes against the Palestinian population of Gaza and the West Bank, 2018 [Alisdare Hickson/flickr]

AMONG the many people around the world who will watch eagerly to see if incoming President Joe Biden has a different approach to foreign policy from his reactionary and regressive predecessor will be those from Palestine.

Under President Donald Trump, we saw an immediate hostility to the cause of justice for Palestine and full support for the policies and actions of the government of Israel. 

This was best exemplified by Trump’s decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.  

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