Total Solidarity With Palestine is the Only Anti-Racist Position
Barnaby Raine
Israel's efforts to wipe Palestinians from the map are nothing short of racist, writes Barnaby Raine.
Tag: israel
Novara Live: Israel Bombards Gaza
Gaza suffers its most brutal Israeli bombardment since the war in 2014,
Novara Live: Starmer’s Authority in Tatters After Bungled Reshuffle
Keir Starmer's bungled reshuffle has left his personal authority in tatters. Is this an opportunity for the party's left to have its voice heard? Labour MP Clive Lewis joins Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial to discuss.
Novara Live: The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Not Over
While it may seem the Covid-19 pandemic in Britain is ending, this week saw global case levels higher than ever before. We speak to Deepti Gurdasani about the ongoing global coronavirus crisis.
Analysis: Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World
Charlotte England
Novara Media spoke to those organising against police violence in Myanmar, Greece, Palestine, Nigeria, Chile, Colombia and the United States about what they’re up against, their tips and strategies, and the advice they have for protesters facing police brutality in the UK.
Analysis: How We Win: The Party
James Schneider
Labour is not a socialist party, particularly not with Keir Starmer as leader. Yet it remains the best vehicle for socialism we have. In the third instalment of his six-part series How We Win, James Schneider sets out the work we must do to render the party capable of social transformation in government.
Opinion: A Spanish Company is Building an Apartheid Railway in Israel – Now It Wants in on HS2
Zakaria Odeh
Companies abetting human rights abuses shouldn't be rewarded with lucrative government contracts - they must be boycotted until they end complicity with apartheid, writes Palestinian organiser Zakaria Odeh.
Analysis: Is the Hague Finally About to Challenge Israeli Impunity?
Rania Muhareb
For decades, Israel has faced no consequences for its systematic breaches of international law. A recent ruling from the International Criminal Court could change that, argues Palestinian human rights scholar Rania Muhareb.
Opinion: Israel is Rushing Settlement Expansion in Fear of a Biden Presidency. It Has Nothing to Worry About
Aron Keller
Netanyahu appears to be accelerating settlement expansion in fear of a Biden win next week. Yet it's unlikely Biden will stand in his way any more than Trump has, writes Aron Keller.
Opinion: Labour’s New Leadership Must Not Abandon Palestine
Ben Jamal
A group of prominent British Palestinians recently penned an open letter to Keir Starmer calling upon the Labour leader to restate his party’s commitment to the Palestinian struggle. Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, sets out why.
Novara Live: Apocalyptic Skies
The US West Coast is suffering from record breaking forest fires. Will the disaster jolt the country into climate action? Plus, Alan Sugar wants you back in the office, Labour Friends of Israel celebrates an influx of MPs, and thousands complain after ITV airs homage to Black Lives Matter. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Novara Live: Classroom Warfare
Dishing out A-level results in the midst of a pandemic was always going to be hard. That doesn’t excuse a process which has turned into an unprecedented disaster, thrown up arbitrary grades, and dashed the hopes of thousands of young people. But with the poorest hit hardest, is this a case of government incompetence, or of […]
Opinion: Russia Report: Explaining Moscow’s Actions Would Expose the West’s Hypocrisy
David Wearing
Moscow’s actions bear more than a passing resemblance to those of the UK and its allies. To admit this is not to excuse Russia, writes David Wearing; it is the first step in formulating a response to today’s political challenges that really does serve the needs of international security.
Analysis: Is Israel Above International Law?
Haim Bresheeth
As Israel prepares to annex the West Bank, academic and author Haim Bresheeth asks why the country seems free to carry out any illegal action it wishes, with no sanction or retribution for breaking international law.
Analysis: Of Course Israel Exports Arms and Policing Practices – It Has Spent Decades ‘Battle-Testing’ Them on Palestinians
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: We Have Let Israel Dispossess, Displace and Ethnically Cleanse Palestinians for Decades
Malia Bouattia
As Israel intensifies its campaign against Palestine by preparing to annex the West Bank, we must remember that its actions have not come out of nowhere, writes Malia Bouattia. Instead, they are the outcome of decades of inaction and complicity by foreign governments and companies.
The Bastani Factor: The Hundred Years War on Palestine With Rashid Khalidi
The imminent annexation of parts of the West Bank represents the latest episode in a century long war against the Palestinian people. Tonight Aaron Bastani is joined by author and academic, Rashid Khalidi, to discuss 100 years of settlement, occupation and struggle.
Opinion: Long-Bailey’s Sacking Shows How Antisemitism Has Been Dangerously Redefined
Barnaby Raine
On Thursday afternoon Labour leader Keir Starmer sacked the lone leftwinger in his shadow cabinet, accusing her of antisemitism. Barnaby Raine traces a recent history of how antisemitism has been redefined by liberals and the right.