Author: Francesca Newton

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Opinion Palestine-Israel The Jewish Left

Not in our name

Over 300 British Jews demonstrate in Parliament Square against Israel's bombardment of Gaza, October 19, 2023. Credit: Jacob Lazarus
Over 300 British Jews demonstrate in Parliament Square against Israel's bombardment of Gaza, October 19, 2023. Credit: Jacob Lazarus

To those who defend Israel’s pummelling of Gaza and the status quo that preceded it, I say: do so in your name, not mine.

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Jewish care home workers are striking. Will the community stand with them?

A group of care workers poses for a photograph. Some at the front hold a heart-shaped banner with the words 'We love Sage'.
A group of workers at Sage (Credit: United Voices of the World)

At Sage in Golders Green, staff are demanding fair wages and working conditions. British Jews could view this as a threat to our elders – or as fundamentally in our interests.