Report: Palestine Activists Are Planning to Besiege an Israeli Weapons Factory
by Rivkah Brown
First they shut down one in Oldham. Now they’re coming for one in Leicester. Rivkah Brown reports on the rise and rise of Palestine Action.
Tag: arms trade
Report: This Protester Committed No Crime But Is Going to Prison Anyway
by Denise Laura Baker & Josie Argyle
On 23 September, climate activist Elliott Cuciurean was sentenced to 268 days in prison. He hadn't committed any crime, but instead had breached HS2's injunction. Denise Laura Baker and Josie Argyle report on the privatisation of protest policing.
Opinion: If Lula Wins, So Does Palestine
by Hamza Ali Shah
If Lula reclaims the Brazilian presidency he will become one of the most powerful Palestinian allies on Earth.
Opinion: I Met Shireen Abu Aqleh’s Family – And Here’s What They Want From the UK
by Nadia Whittome
The family of the Palestinian journalist murdered by the Israeli military last month want her killing to mark a turning point in the UK’s treatment of Israel, writes Nadia Whittome MP.
Report: After Years of Campaigning Against an Israeli Weapons Factory, It Was Direct Action That Shut It Down
by Rivkah Brown
On Monday, Elbit Systems announced the sale of its Oldham factory. Over years, local activists had been gradually building momentum for the campaign – until a direct action group turbocharged it. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Ignore the Naysayers: Anti-Imperialism Will Be Central to the Socialism of the 2020s
by David Wearing
Some of the left are nervous about the perceived unpopularity of anti-imperialism undermining efforts to bring about socialism in the UK. They shouldn’t be, writes David Wearing: transnational solidarity isn’t just important, but increasingly common sense.
Analysis: The Ceasefire in Gaza Shows Us Exactly Where the Power Lies in US-Israeli Relations
by David Wearing
Last Friday, following an intervention from Joe Biden, a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza. David Wearing argues this not only shows how Israel is subject to the power of its imperial patron, but how Washington is vulnerable to pressure from the pro-Palestinian left.
Opinion: Labour is Running a Saudi Apologist in Hartlepool – And It Should Be a Scandal
by David Wearing
In 2018, Labour’s candidate in the Hartlepool by-election went on a state-funded trip to Saudi Arabia and came back a vocal supporter of the regime. While the party’s decision to run him in Hartlepool is certainly shocking, it’s also not even slightly surprising, argues David Wearing.
Report: The Welsh Village Taking on the Armed Forces
by Francesca Newton
The Royal Air Force has been using a remote Welsh airbase to train Saudi pilots to fly the fighter jets used to bomb civilians in Yemen. As public anger increases in tandem with rising deaths, Francesca Newton reports on the peace campaigners taking a stand against military expansion.
Live: Rishi Sunak’s Meal Deal
Rishi Sunak claims his mini-budget will save your job and save the high street, but is a bonus for employers and a half-price meal voucher enough to save Britain from a virus-induced depression? With Michael Walker, Faiza Shaheen and Owen Jones.
Analysis: Of Course Israel Exports Arms and Policing Practices – It Has Spent Decades ‘Battle-Testing’ Them on Palestinians
by Riya Al'sanah and Rafeef Ziadah
Israel has made a lucrative business out of exporting arms and policing techniques. To deny this is to deny the lived experience of Palestinians - as well as countless books, research papers and human rights reports, write Riya Al'sanah and Rafeef Ziadah.
Opinion: Britain’s Covid-19 Death Toll Goes Far Beyond Its Borders
by David Wearing
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, criticism of the British government has focused on negligence within the UK’s own borders. But from Yemen to Iraq, Britain’s responsibility for the global death toll goes far further than is being reported, argues David Wearing.
Stop DSEI: the People Disrupting the ‘World-Leading’ Arms Fairs
by Francesca Mills
One of the world’s largest arms fairs will begin in London on Monday. For a week, state of the art weapons will be exhibited at the DSEI Fair to select buyers invited by the UK government - including eight countries accused of human rights abuses. In the run up to the event, we spent a week talking to protesters and documenting their attempts to disrupt the fair.
On Foreign Policy, the Independent Group Will Offer Nothing But the Elite Consensus
by David Wearing
Last week the leading opposition parties issued a joint demand for the suspension of arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the context of the war in Yemen. The absence of the Independent Group from the list of signatories, however, signals that the self-styled party of ‘change’ will offer nothing but conformity to the status quo on foreign policy, argues David Wearing.
#NopeToArms
What do you do when your protest art becomes the backdrop to an arms industry party? These artists withdrew their work and set up their own exhibition to hold the Design Museum to account.
With UK Business Elites Profiting From War, It’s No Wonder the Syrian Conflict Continues
by Grace Blakeley
From money laundering to arms sales, UK banks and companies play an active role in promoting violence around the world. Conflicts such as the war in Syria won't end as long as they benefit elites, argues Grace Blakeley.
5 Reasons You Should Oppose the Saudi Crown Prince’s UK Visit
by Sophia Turner
Next week Downing Street will be rolling out the red carpet for the new crown prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman. Here are five reasons you should oppose his visit.
Why Is the Met Trying to Imprison an Ex-Squaddie Who Fought Isis?
by Benjamin Walters
Jim Matthews, a 43-year-old ex-soldier who fought Isis in northern Syria alongside the YPG, is being charged by the Met with attending a terrorist training camp. Why are the police nicking ex-squaddies for doing the right thing?