Analysis: What’s Up With Germany’s Pro-Israel ‘Left’?
James Jackson
Germany's anti-Deutsch used to be 'fringe weirdos'. Now their pro-Israel ideology has gone mainstream.
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Obituary: Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet and Anti-Racism Campaigner, Dies Aged 65
Simon Childs
The legendary poet who used his platform to speak out against racism passed away after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Report: Revealed: A British Charity Gave Over £1m to ‘Israel’s Largest Militia’
Rivkah Brown
Between 2011 and 2018 The Jewish National Fund UK gave £1.1m to HaShomer HaChadash, a ‘neo-nationalist’ organisation that uses military tactics to expand illegal settlements and defend Israeli land from Palestinians. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’
Rivkah Brown
Tugba Iyigun, a former journalist who fled Turkey, received a visit from North Yorkshire police officers for a single tweet about her local pro-Palestine demo. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Suella Braverman’s Resignation Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Far Right
Aaron Winter
A Braverman leadership challenge, coupled with Farage’s rehabilitation, could see a massive far-right resurgence, writes Aaron Winter.
Report: Freed Palestinians Say They Were Tortured, Beaten and Starved in Israeli Prisons
Daisy Schofield
Palestinians released from Israeli prisons describe seeing 'blood everywhere' from beatings and being denied food, visits and legal advice. Daisy Schofield reports.
Analysis: The March Against Antisemitism Is a Far-Right Dream
Rivkah Brown
Rather than telling Tommy Robinson to ‘fuck off’, the march against antisemitism should question why he was there in the first place, writes Rivkah Brown.
Analysis: How Did the Far Right Get So Weird?
Richard Hames
Argentina’s cos-playing, corgi-cloning president-elect is just the latest product of the global rightwing Oddball Factory. How did the far right get so weird?
Report: Swedish Mechanics Are Fighting Tesla for Union Rights
Polly Smythe
The Swedish labour movement is taking on the American car giant in a dispute that could have global implications.
Opinion: The 2000s Are Back, Baby – And So Are the Fash
Juliet Jacques
Those celebrating the return of smooth-talking centrists to frontline politics seem to have forgotten the far-right they brought with them, writes Juliet Jacques.
Opinion: The World Is Finally Waking Up to Israel’s Disinformation War – But Is It Too Late?
Yara Hawari
Even the BBC is starting to pick up on Israeli propaganda. Its belated epiphany won't bring back 15,000 dead Palestinians, writes Yara Hawari.
Report: Parents Hold Playgroup at Arms Company Office in Protest at Gaza Genocide
Lauren Van Schaik
Dozens of parents and children have staged a noisy playgroup at the London office of BAE Systems in order to highlight its complicity in Israel's killing of thousands of Palestinian children.
Report: Protesters Were ‘Reasonable’ to Call Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory Scum’, Court Rules
Simon Childs
A judge ruled that the term Tory scum was used to ‘highlight the policies’ of Iain Duncan Smith, meaning it was protected by free speech laws.
Opinion: Europe’s Politicians Are Idealists – But About All the Wrong Things
Aaron Bastani
Politicians across Europe are coupling idealistic foreign policy with domestic decline, writes Aaron Bastani. This must be reversed.
Analysis: Why Is Showing Solidarity With Palestine Getting People Cancelled in Germany?
Hanno Hauenstein
From Jeremy Corbyn to the musician Nicolás Jaar, a ban on pro-Palestine protests has given way to a spate of cancellations in Germany. This is part of a wider rightward shift, writes Hanno Hauenstein.
Report: Revealed: Outsourcing Companies Are Lobbying Labour to Sell Out Public Services
Polly Smythe
Lobbyists are keen to ensure their clients continue to profit from public services after the next election.
Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire
Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean
On Wednesday night, one third of Labour MPs defied the whip and voted for a ceasefire. Others gave stirring speeches in favour, then abstained anyway.
Red Flags: How Do I Stop Toxic Masculinity Poisoning My New Relationship?
Sophie K Rosa
Our resident agony aunt Sophie K Rosa addresses an anxious, smitten comrade.