It is time that the Palestine solidarity movement recognised that Abbas and the Palestinian Authority are integral to the Occupation and the Siege of Gaza

Palestinians deserve better than PA brutality Palestinians take part in a protest demanding the lifting of Palestinian Authority sanctions on the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on 10 June. The PA used riot police and party thugs to violently suppress a similar protest on 13 June. Eyad Jadallah APA images As the articles…

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HAMAS – When Israel & Netanyahu Sang from a Different Songsheet

Why Israel Virtually Created Hamas Hamas, despite its reactionary politics (for example a Charter that noone reads which is anti-Semitic) has played the role of an effective resistance in Gaza.  In particular it has acquitted itself   well, unlike last time, and killed over 50 Israeli soldiers. However it should not be forgotten that Hamas is…

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The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict and the Zionist Solution

Arthur James Balfour – author of the Declaration which promised Palestine to the Zionist settlers regardless of the wishes of its indigenous population.  He also authored the Aliens Act 1905 which barred entry to Jewish refugees from Russia There is nothing that is new in the analysis below but it brings together all the essentials…

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