Stopping Elbit’s death factory
Outside a small factory in Shepstone, we were acting at one with protestors outside other plants in the UK and in Melbourne, Australia.
Block the Factory! Shut down the Elbit Systems Factory on 6 July
It is a year since Israel’s war on Gaza that killed thousands of Palestinians. The Israeli owned Elbit Systems factory in Shenstone near Birmingham manufactures the drones used to murder them. On 6 July last year campaigners occupied the factory.
Israel after the Knesset elections: What hasn’t changed
In a result to the 2015 Israeli Knesset elections that has surprised very few, Benjamin Netanyahu, who recently announced there would be no Palestinian state on his watch, will remain Prime Minister of Israel.
Dancing the Dabke to beat Israeli Apartheid
London Palestine Action organised an all singing, all dancing, bubble blowing Dabke flash-mob to ‘cleanse’ Covent Garden cosmetic shops selling Israeli goods or using stolen Palestinian ingredients.
The roots of Israeli apartheid
What does it mean to say that Israel is an apartheid state? Sølvi Goard unpacks a history of vicious segregation and ethnic cleansing
Review – How I Stopped Being a Jew
Neil Rogall reviews How I Stopped Being a Jew, the third part of Shlomo Sand’s trilogy of books about Zionism and Israel.
Village by village, town by town – how Zionists tried to destroy Palestine in 1948
In the sixth and final part of his series on Zionism, imperialism and the Palestinians, Neil Rogall describes the Nakba – the establishment of the Israeli state and catastrophe for Palestine. 1948 was a year of horror. The majority of the Palestinian people were violently evicted from their homes and their communities. Families were broken […]
Paradox in Palestine: Ali Abunimah speaks in London
Ali Abunimah, executive director of the Electronic Intifada website spoke at a meeting organised by the Middle East Monitor in London on the 4th November.
Rooftop protest at Cambridgeshire Sodastream offices
A protest just outside Cambridge highlighted that Sodastream is profiting from generous tax breaks and grants from the Israeli government.
Parliament votes to recognise Palestine: what is going on?
We can use these shifts at the top to strengthen our actions on the ground in support of genuine Palestinian liberation.
Making the Palestinians the scapegoats for Nazi crimes
In part five of his series on Zionism, imperialism and the Palestinians Neil Rogall looks at the lead up to the Nakba and how the west used the establishment of the state of Israel to absolve themselves of Nazi crimes. Read part 1 of this series, The Origins of Zionism, here. The defeat of the 1936-39 […]
Egypt: from revolution to repression
Anne Alexander, from the MENA Solidarity Network, is the co-author, with Mostafa Bassiouny, of the forthcoming book Bread, Freedom, Social Justice. She spoke to Amy Gilligan about workers’ movements and revolution in Egypt. Originally published in the Autumn 2014 issue of the rs21 magazine. The book begins with a detailed look at the workers’ movement […]
The birth of Palestinian Resistance and the 1936 uprising
In the fourth installment of Neil Rogall’s series on the history of Palestine he looks at a long history of Palestinian resistance to occupation that culminated in the Arab revolt of 1936 Read part 1 of this series, The Origins of Zionism, here. 1936 witnessed the beginning of the largest and longest Palestinian revolt against […]
The changing face of imperialism
Ukraine and Syria have put imperialism back at the top of the political agenda. Rob Owen traces the theory of imperialism and charts the trajectory of US imperialism in recent years.
The origins of the Iron Wall: Zionist settlers during the mandate
In the third part of his series on Palestine Neil Rogall looks at the influx of the Zionist settlers and the politics that they developed. Read part 1 of this series, The Origins of Zionism, here. In 1922 the British received a ‘mandate’ to govern Palestine from the newly created League of Nations. This was […]
Palestine, the Great War and British Imperialism
In part two of his series on Israel and the occupation of Palestine Neil Rogall moves on to look at how Britain’s strong relationship with Israel goes back to the Balfour Declaration which paved the way for the Zionist state. Read part 1 of this series, The Origins of Zionism, here. A well-loved chant on […]
No To Nato: joining the dots between Palestine and Western imperialism
The Nato summit due to take place in Newport and Cardiff will be met by a week of demonstrations. rs21 spoke to Adam Johannes, secretary of Cardiff Stop the War Coalition, about the protests. So what exactly is this Nato Newport summit? Who is going to turn up and what will they be getting up […]
The origins of Zionism
In part one of our new series on the roots of Israeli terror former lecturer on the subject, Neil Rogall, looks at the origins of Zionism.
Boycott Kedem: how Palestine activists are taking on an Israeli firm in Manchester
Kedem Cosmetics is a franchise based on King Street in Manchester. It exclusively stocks produce from the Dead Sea, an area from which Palestinians are barred and whose resources they cannot access.
Statement of solidarity with the Syrian revolution
The Syrian revolution is at a crossroads, and Syrian revolutionaries are in desperate need of support as they fight on several fronts.
Solidarity movement continues to grow – #GazaA9 protest round up
Yesterday once again saw a massive turn out at demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine. In London, Stop the War report that 150,000 people marched in the biggest ever UK protest for Gaza. Shanice McBean took part in the demonstration as it made its way from BBC Broadcasting House to Hyde Park. “The movement is growing, and […]
Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Remain Under Sentence of Death in Egypt
The new regime in Egypt has been handing out mass death sentences to Muslim Brotherhood supporters. General al-Sisi has exploited hostility to the Brotherhood to crack down on mass street protests more generally and to excuse his betrayal of the people of Gaza. More needs to be done to defend the Brotherhood supporters, writes Peter […]
A bluffer’s guide to boycotting Israel
A handy one-stop-shop for all the arguments you’ll need to argue for the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israeli apartheid
Netanyahu: Wanted for War Crimes
Israel has been bombing Gaza for three weeks now. Over a thousand Palestinians are dead, including many children.
Video: Barnaby Raine and Mona Dohle comment on the Gaza solidarity movement
Two rs21 activists have appeared on TV in the past 24 hours discussing the situation in Gaza and how best to deliver solidarity to Palestinians under attack from Israel.
Manchester protest occupies high street shops for Palestine
Around 200 people took part in protests in support of Palestine on Saturday in the centre of Manchester.
Isolate Israel to end this horror
We are seeing a huge wave of protest around the world, in many cases involving direct action to an extent we have not seen before.
Gaza demonstration – rolling coverage
Reports and updates from today’s #GazaJ19 demo in defence of Gaza. 5.30pm – And at long last, after many complaints, here’s the BBC report. 4.40pm – Palestine Solidarity announces next protests are at 5.30 on Tuesday at the Israeli Embassy, and then next Saturday from Whitehall. 4.30pm – Thousands have marched through Glasgow in the […]
Join the national demonstration for Palestine
National Demonstration in solidarity with Gaza, Saturday 19 July, assemble Downing Street 12 noon and march to the Israeli Embassy.