Longtime Brazilian industrial union leader and political activist faces a two-year prison sentence for speech in defence of Palestinian liberation By PSTU – Brazil The trajectory of José Maria de Almeida, Zé Maria, is intertwined with the recent history of the Brazilian workers’ movement. Starting as a metalworker, he began his political activism during the […]
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By SORAYA MISLEH Abominable. Unacceptable. Despicable. Deplorable. Unconscionable. Barbaric. Degrading. Intolerable. These were some of the indignant adjectives uttered by governments around the world in the global condemnation of the macabre spectacle staged by Zionist Minister Ben-Gvir against the international activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which made headlines on May 20. But, contrary to […]
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By Martin Ralph Half a million people marched in London on 28 March against the far right and for many other reasons. It was organised by Together Alliance, a coalition formed in 2020 to oppose racism and the far right, which brought together over 80 organisations from trade unions to community groups, anti-racist organisations, and […]
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By Fabio Bosco Recently, the Freedom Flotilla exposed to the world that the State of Israel has kept Palestinians under a maritime blockade since 1967. Now, two movements want to expose the land blockade imposed by the State of Israel on the Palestinians. The Global March to Gaza brings together 3,000 activists from more than […]
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International Socialist League As Israel extends its bombing and genocide into Lebanon 1.2 million people lost their homes, more than 2,000 people have been killed and nearly one-quarter of them are women and children, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. At least 41,689 people have been killed and 96,625 wounded in Israeli military attacks on […]
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By Jane Kevern; an almost retired locum GP There is still no end to the blockade; additional atrocities are occurring – people collecting food aid being targeted, injured and killed; reports of healthcare workers abducted, humiliated and tortured; an imminent ground offensive by the Israeli army into the “safe zone” of Rafah, the Israeli military […]
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A discussion on tactics By DAN BELLE After more than six months of Israel’s offensive on Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, Washington faces growing troubles that flow from its partnership in the destruction of Palestinian society. These range from the economic and political consequences of the war’s expansion (including interruption of the Suez […]
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Palestinian women we are not indifferent to your struggle December 6, 2023 On November 25, a global feminist action was held in defence of Palestine. In response to the appeal of Palestinian women “Ending the genocide in Gaza is a feminist issue!”, acts and initiatives of solidarity were organised by women’s movements from various countries. […]
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An Urgent Call from Palestinian Trade Unions: End all Complicity, Stop Arming Israel Palestinian trade unions call on workers everywhere: Stop arming Israel and end all complicity! Palestinian trade unions issue an urgent global call to action, calling on workers everywhere to halt the sale and funding of arms to Israel — and related military […]
Read MoreThe LiverpoolPalestine or LivPal group was formed just over four weeks ago. We think the social, union and political movements should give them maximum support. LIVPAL’s principles We are a student solidarity human rights group that opposes all forms of discrimination including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia and any form of racism. We maintain a zero tolerance policy […]
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