Macron’s embrace of Israel is a throwback to France’s imperial past —

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has, to an extent, changed his country’s foreign policy towards Israel, making it more favourable. This is part and parcel of Macron’s neoliberal, pro-American, Atlanticist bent, a tendency which has even seen him snuggle up to hard-right US President Donald Trump. Macron’s embrace of Israel has been so complete… via […]

Ireland: A special case of Palestine solidarity — Mondoweiss

In the face of Israel’s well-funded campaign against supporters of Palestine and BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions), Ireland remains a relatively comfortable base for conducting Palestine solidarity campaigns. In other countries pro-Palestine activists have been put under pressure and many universities have successfully silenced such activism by firing pro-Palestine professors (such as Steven Salaita and… via […]

UN: No decline in infant mortality in Gaza for last decade —

In a new report published yesterday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) “warned that infant mortality has not declined for the last decade in Gaza Strip”, reported Xinhua. According to UNRWA, “the infant mortality rate among Palestinian refugees in Gaza was 22.7 per 1,000 live births,… via […]

Letter From Gaza To Justin Trudeau

The Canadian leader, Justin Trudeau, is known for openly weeping at the plight of Syrian refugees. He likes to be portrayed as a compassionate man of the people who will stand with the oppressed. Yet it seems that he has no tears for Palestine. The following is a missive to Trudeau from Gaza asking why […]

Flotilla For Gaza On Route From Europe

The freedom boat has sailed from Sweden for Gaza in an attempt to break the illegal blockade that the rogue state of Israel has imposed upon that especially besieged area of Palestine. While the activists on board may hold out little hope of making it through, their efforts will not go unnoticed by the international […]