In the crypt of a church built into the face of a cliff, I wait to meet the action director of the Palestinian Freedom Theatre, Nabil Al-Raee. The theatre group was touring across the UK, so I decided to take the train to Hastings and meet the director during the production of The Siege. In
Seven anti-militarist activists are due to attend Folkestone Magistrates Court tomorrow to enter their pleas in an aggravated trespass case relating to an action at Elbit-Instro arms factory. The alleged offence carries a maximum sentence of three months in prison. A number of the activists are locally connected to Kent. The activists were arrested last
‘The Rainbow in Jordan is a microcosm of our issues in the region.’Lioness was speaking to me in a shisha café-restaurant in the upscale Amman neighbourhood of Jebel Lwebdeh. She was telling me the story of the Rainbow Gathering of Spring 2016, the first gathering of such nature to take place in Jordan. ‘Rainbows Gatherings’,
Israel’s parliament is plannig to renew a debate next week on a bill that would make it easier to sentence Palestinians to death, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said today. He also vowed to have it passed. A law to sentence “terrorists” to death was one of Lieberman’s election promises in 2015 and the recent plan to
Jerusalem Antifa took action against the Jerusalem Flag Parade nationalist march held annually on 13th of May. The parade celebrates Jerusalem Day: national holiday commemorating establishment of Israeli control over Jerusalem’s Old City in the aftermath of the June 1967 Six-Day War. Thousands of people take part in the march. Jerusalem Antifa dropped a huge
A Palestinian poet was convicted of “inciting violence” and “supporting a terrorist organisation” on Thursday for a poem she posted on social media that the prosecution claimed called for violence against the occupation. Nazareth magistrates’ court found Dareen Tatour guilty over a poem titled “Resist, My People, Resist Them” posted on Facebook and other posts
This article was originally published here and is reproduced with kind permission form the author. I am a Jew. I feel that it is important to state this at the outset because, for some reason, my identity allows others to take my criticism of Zionism more seriously. It also helps cast doubt over dubious claims
In the second blog from Nikki Ray in our series about life under Israeli occupation, Nikki dicusses the many ways in which Israeli society has become militarised, and how this affects both the occupied and the occupiers. Only 2 countries in the world have compulsory military service for both men and women[1]. Israel is one of
Instead of self-righteous identity politics, our practice should oppose fake empowerment narratives ~ Anon Grata ~ A right-wing populist party has won the elections in yet another European country—but as the international media reminds us, it’s not any country: it’s both the birthplace of the leader of historical Nazi-Fascism, and the cradle of modern post-fascist
One of UK’s longest running social centres, the Cowley Club is Brighton is structured as a members-run co-operative ~ Interviewed by Zosia Brom ~ Can you tell us about who you are and how it all started and what are your activities?
Activists in storm-ravaged communities talk about about solidarity and collective survival ~ Kelly Hayes ~ Last year, researchers at Tulane University ranked Asheville, North Carolina, as one of the most “climate-resilient cities” in the United States – municipalities whose geographies, economies, and preparedness appeared to offer some refuge from wildfires, rising temperatures and torrential storms.
Red paint and “Drop Elbit” graffiti sprayed in coordinated actions against insurance firm ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Palestine Action says its activists have paint-targeted 10 offices of Allianz, the world’s largest insurance firm, to demand the company stop insuring and investing in Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems.
A teacher and philosophical anarchist reflects on schools' imposed language~ Scott Lux ~I have two confessions to make; First, I am part of the state system: I am a teacher, inculcating society’s rules in this sociocultural context since the mid-1990s.
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