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Middle East Opinion Palestine-Israel

Israel is in denial about police brutality

Israeli politicians have expressed remorse at Eyad Hallaq’s killing, however it’s clear they view it as an aberration.

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Antisemitism & Antiracism Opinion UK

Jewish antiracism must start at home

#JewsForBlackLivesMatter risks reinscribing Ashkenormativity.

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Antisemitism & Antiracism Opinion UK

Stop calling Cummings a ‘svengali’ – and not just because it’s an antisemitic trope

We’re raging against the man, not the machine.

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Opinion Palestine-Israel UK

The Board of Deputies’ neutrality on annexation will doom it

The Board gained prominence through its forthright stance on Labour antisemitism. Its mealy-mouthed response to annexation will condemn it to irrelevance.

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Antisemitism & Antiracism Opinion UK

Starmer is serious about antisemitism – but not other racisms, it seems

Starmer has adopted the Board of Deputies’ Ten Pledges and with them, the Board’s disregard for forms of racism beyond Jew-hatred.

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Opinion Palestine-Israel USA

Trump’s peace plan won’t just entrench the Israel-Palestine conflict – it will radically destabilise it

By mainstreaming the fantasies of the annexationist hard-right, this plan paves the way for an escalation of unforeseeable proportions.

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Opinion Palestine-Israel UK

Boris Johnson’s BDS ban must be opposed – not least by British Jews

The law would forbid even boycotts focused solely on the occupation, thereby framing opposition to the occupation as opposition to Israel as a whole.

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Opinion The Jewish Left UK

It isn’t an easy time to be a new Jewish Labour MP – but it’s an important one

At this dark hour, the Jewish left must not shrink away. Our resolve to build an anti-racist movement must be hardened.

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Opinion The Jewish Left UK

Don’t be fooled, Brexit is a Jewish issue

Brexit is a Conservative attempt to overturn the internationalist legacy Jews have so heavily relied on. Why then does our communal leadership seem unbothered by it?

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Antisemitism & Antiracism Opinion UK

Left populism doesn’t create antisemitism – it’s our best hope of fighting it

Jews cannot be told that Corbyn’s programme is incompatible with the fight against antisemitism.