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Panorama parrots Israel’s propaganda (21 Aug 2010, #2215)
Israel’s barbaric attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla at the end of May caused outrage around the world

Suffering under Israeli ‘democracy’ (14 Aug 2010, #2214)
Tom Walker lifts the lid on the racism and discrimination that Palestinian citizens of Israel face – oppression that destroys the myths put forward by the state’s supporters

Haneen Zoabi's message to Israel: I’ll be back on the flotilla (7 Aug 2010, #2213)
Haneen Zoabi, the Palestinian member of Israel’s parliament who went on the flotilla to Gaza, vowed that she will do it again at a meeting in London last Wednesday

Israel: a vicious child of imperialist powers (12 Jun 2010, #2205)
Israel’s assault on the Freedom Flotilla last week was not an aberration

Anger on streets at Israeli flotilla attack (12 Jun 2010, #2205)
Up to 20,000 people poured onto the streets of London last Saturday to condemn Israel’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla on 31 May

Israel's propaganda cannot cover up Gaza flotilla slaughter (12 Jun 2010, #2205)
Israel’s propaganda machine has been working overtime to justify last week’s raid on the Freedom Flotilla humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza, in which at least nine people died

Workers' movements across the Middle East can free Palestine (12 Jun 2010, #2205)
Israel’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla is having enormous political ramifications in the Middle East

US’s contact with Israel before flotilla attack (12 Jun 2010, #2205)
Reports of repeated contact between the US and Israel in the run-up to Israel’s assault on the Freedom Flotilla give an insight into the sheer audacity of the attack

New killings of Palestinians in Gaza (12 Jun 2010, #2205)
Israeli forces are continuing their assault on Gaza

Eyewitness accounts uncover horror of Gaza convoy assault (12 Jun 2010, #2205)
The testimonies of people on the flotilla have blown apart Israel’s lies about what happened

Rachel Corrie aid ship raided by Israel (12 Jun 2010, #2205)
Fresh from its assault on the Freedom Flotilla, Israel targeted another aid ship last week

Gaza aid activists were shot clinically (12 Jun 2010, #2205)
The autopsies of the nine dead Turkish activists reveal that they were actively targeted, not hit by chaotic gunfire as Israel alleges

Rolling coverage of protests at killing of Gaza Freedom Flotilla members (5 Jun 2010, #2204)
Saturday 5 June: Instant updates from today's demonstrations

Eyewitness Kevin Ovenden from the Freedom Flotilla: 'I saw people shot' (5 Jun 2010, #2204)
Kevin Ovenden, a representative of Viva Palestina, was on the main ship of the Freedom Flotilla when Israeli soldiers descended onto the deck – he spoke from Turkey to Siân Ruddick

Henning Mankell, Wallander author and Gaza Flotilla witness, speaks out (5 Jun 2010, #2204)
Henning Mankell, the renowned Swedish crime writer and author of the Wallander series, was on board the Sophia, which formed part of the Gaza Flotilla, when Israeli commandos raided the ship

After the massacre: rise up against Israel (5 Jun 2010, #2204)
Shut down the embassy l Break the siege of Gaza

Behind Israel’s lies: how it murdered aid activists (5 Jun 2010, #2204)
Israel was determined to do anything to stop activists breaking its siege of Gaza

Raided by IDF's death squad (5 Jun 2010, #2204)
The elite of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) carried out the raid on the flotilla on Sunday night

Thousands protest at Israeli embassy after slaughter (29 May 2010, #2203)
Thousands of people are protesting outside the Israeli embassy on Kensington High Street in London against the murder of peace activists on the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla

Rage in London at Israel's killing of peace activists (29 May 2010, #2203)
Hundreds of people are protesting this afternoon outside Downing Street against Israel’s murder of a number of peace activists on Monday morning

Palestine’s long torment (Gaza Special Issue special, January 2009)
The history of Israel is one of constant oppression of the Palestinian people, writes Anindya Bhattacharyya

Eyewitness report: Israel is guilty of war crimes (24 Jan 2009, #2135)
Human rights worker Caoimhe Butterly speaks out from Gaza

Israel's new military order could lead to mass expulsions of Palestinians (17 Apr 2010, #2197)
A new military order to enable Israel to capture or deport every Palestinian resident in the occupied West Bank who does not have a permit issued by the Israeli authorities came into force on Tuesday 13 April at 5pm

Israel is still the US's watchdog (3 Apr 2010, #2195)
Israel’s determination to build settlements on occupied Palestinian territory is worrying the US government

PROTEST TODAY after at least ten killed as Israel attacks Gaza aid convoy (29 May 2010, #2203)
Israeli forces have attacked the international aid convoy Freedom Flotilla on its way to the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least ten people and leaving more than 50 injured

Israel steps up its repression of Palestinians (27 Mar 2010, #2194)
Protests have broken out in the West Bank in the last few weeks, which have seen thousands of Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers and “security” police in the cities of Ramallah, Hebron and Nablus, and East Jerusalem

Israel threatens new war on Gaza (10 Apr 2010, #2196)
Israel is threatening another all-out military assault on Gaza after injuring three children in airstrikes last Thursday night

The West gives Israel a passport to kill (27 Feb 2010, #2190)
Charlie Kimber looks at the issues surrounding the use of British passports in the assassination of a Hamas leader

Will there be a third Intifada? (27 Mar 2010, #2194)
Michael Lavalette writes from East Jerusalem

Five more jailed for protesting over Gaza attacks (6 Mar 2010, #2191)
Around 40 people picketed Isleworth crown court on Friday of last week, demanding justice for people facing charges over the Gaza demonstrations in London last year

Palestinian NGO takes British Government to court in London (20 Feb 2010, #2189)
Al-Haq is taking the British government to court this Thursday over their failure to prevent Israel's violation of Palestinian rights and are asking activists to join them

Palestinian villagers continue to defy Israel's oppression (20 Feb 2010, #2189)
The villagers of Bil’in in the West Bank, Palestine, and their supporters protested last week to mark the fifth anniversary of Israel’s seizure of their land

Judge jails seven more people over Gaza protests (27 Feb 2010, #2190)
A further seven people were sent to prison on Friday last week on charges relating to London protests against Israel’s Gaza offensive

2.5 years in jail for London Gaza protesters (20 Feb 2010, #2189)
Seven people who took part in the protests against the Israeli invasion of Gaza in 2009 were jailed last week

London protesters face jail for standing up for Gaza (7 Nov 2009, #2176)
Mass arrests of protesters on a scale not seen since the Poll Tax Riot of 1990 have been used against people demonstrating in London for Palestinian rights

Israel keeps up its attacks on Gaza (16 Jan 2010, #2184)
One year on from Israel’s assault on Gaza, its aggression against the Palestinian people continues

Egyptian riot police attack Viva Palestina convoy (9 Jan 2010, #2183)
Around 2,000 Egyptian riot police have attacked members of the Viva Palestina aid convoy at the port of al-Arish - on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza - after the convoy was refused entry to the crossing

Palestinian aid convoy heading for Gaza after being blocked by Egypt (19 Dec 2009, #2182)
The Gaza-bound Viva Palestina convoy is now on route via Syria after the Egyptian government blocked it in Jordan

UN Human Rights Council condemns Israel’s Gaza assault (24 Oct 2009, #2174)
The reality of Israel’s brutal onslaught on Gaza at the beginning of the year was laid bare at the United Nations Human Rights Council last week

Chomsky is too pessimistic on Palestine (7 Nov 2009, #2176)
John Rose criticises the recent talk given by philosopher Noam Chomsky in London on the prospects for defending the Palestinian people

Gaza: a journey to defiance (4 Apr 2009, #2145)
Patrick Ward and Stewart Halforty recently travelled to Gaza to film the aftermath of Israel's onslaught

Gaza: a setback for the ‘war on terror’ (31 Jan 2009, #2136)
Israel’s unsuccessful attempt to crush Palestinian resistance movements during the Gaza offensive has created new problems for US imperialism, argues Alex Callinicos

Aid for Gaza - but on one condition (7 Mar 2009, #2141)
The West is dangling the prospect of reconstruction aid to Palestinians in Gaza - but only on the condition that they accept a two state solution

Israeli society: No room for change (21 Feb 2009, #2139)
Collusion with the oppression of the Palestinians lies at the root of the Israeli left’s weakness, according to socialists Natalie Adler and Ron Oppenheim

Step up solidarity for Gaza (31 Jan 2009, #2136)
After BBC bans humanitarian appeal: Collect money for Palestine | Protest against the siege | Stop arms sales to Israel

Break Britain’s links with Israel (17 Jan 2009, #2134)
Expel the Israeli ambassador | Stop all arms sales

Evidence is mounting of Israel’s atrocities (17 Jan 2009, #2134)
Israel’s murderous assault on Gaza is creating a wave of human suffering of unimaginable proportions

Why is Britain supplying arms to Israel’s war machine? (31 Jan 2009, #2136)
The proportion of British arms heading to Israel has increased in the last year, writes Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against Arms Trade

Gaza protests still going strong (31 Jan 2009, #2136)
Protests and activities in solidarity with the people of Gaza are continuing across Britain, despite Israel’s announcement of a “ceasefire”

Israel’s bloody war fails to achieve aims (24 Jan 2009, #2135)
Israel claimed victory over Hamas and other Palestinian resistance organisations as it announced a unilateral ceasefire last Sunday after spending three weeks pounding Gaza

Resist Israel’s murder of Gaza (10 Jan 2009, #2133)
Socialist Worker interviews Palestinians in Gaza City about the horror of the Israeli attack

Massive protests in solidarity with Gaza (17 Jan 2009, #2134)
Last weekend saw hundreds of thousands spilling onto the streets in cities and towns across the world to protest against Israel’s murderous attack on Gaza

Tariq Ali: 'Why the West wants to destroy Hamas' (17 Jan 2009, #2134)
The writer and activist Tariq Ali spoke at a Stop the War 'Israel out of Gaza' rally in London on Thursday of last week

Israel's strategy of terror against the Palestinians (10 Jan 2009, #2133)
When it comes to war Israel has a single, simple strategy

Palestine and Israel - questions and answers on a conflict made by the West (10 Jan 2009, #2133)
Socialist Worker answers key questions on the role of imperialism in creating Israeli-Arab wars

Israel and the media - twisted by propaganda (10 Jan 2009, #2133)
On 28 December, Israel bombed a truck in Gaza, killing several bystanders

Stop Israel’s terror in Gaza (Gaza Special Issue special, January 2009)
US and Britain have blood on their hands | End the killing–lift the blockade

Gaza: a new flashpoint in the ‘war on terror’ (Gaza Special Issue special, January 2009)
Israel’s latest assault on the Palestinian people is driven by its need to prove itself to its most powerful ally and by the growing instability caused by the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, writes Joseph Choonara

Eyewitness in Gaza: ‘Can you hear the noise? The Israelis are bombing again’ (Gaza Special Issue special, January 2009)
Amjad Shawa, the Palestinian NGO network coordinator for Gaza, told Socialist Worker on Tuesday of this week, “We have faced three days of intensive air strikes

Hamas's history of resistance (10 Jan 2009, #2133)
"The situation now taking place in Gaza was caused by Hamas," announced George Bush as the Israeli army battered its way into the Gaza Strip

Hamas: the changing face of the Palestinian resistance (Gaza Special Issue special, January 2009)
Hamas has won widespread support among Palestinians through its resistance to Israeli dominance

Hundreds killed in Israel’s murderous attack on Gaza (20 Dec 2008, #2132)
Israel has launched a barbaric attack on the Gaza Strip killing over 200 people, including scores of women and children

Hamas’s victory in Gaza is a blow to Bush’s plans (23 Jun 2007, #2056)
The stunning military victory by the Palestinian Hamas movement over the rival Fatah organisation in the Gaza Strip last week was a strike against imperialism in the Middle East

‘Gaza is starving in the darkness’ (15 Jul 2006, #2009)
Israel is intensifying its collective punishment of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, one of the most overcrowded areas on the planet

Is an Arab revolution on the agenda? (19 Aug 2006, #2014)
Anne Ashford gives a historical perspective on the possibility of radical change across the Middle East

Assault on Hamas intensifies in Palestine (2 Aug 2008, #2112)
Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) of Mahmoud Abbas have launched a crackdown on the Hamas resistance movement in the occupied West Bank

Israel - created by terrorism (17 May 2008, #2101)
Sixty years since the Palestinians were expelled, Anne Alexander and John Rose examine the roots of the Israeli state

Fatah: Israel’s new found friend in Palestine (26 May 2007, #2052)
The Palestinian resistance movement is under attack once again, but this time the Israelis have been joined by a new ally – the Palestinian Fatah organisaition

Hamas – ‘We have the people’s support’ (4 Feb 2006, #1986)
Musheer al-Masri, the Hamas MP for the northern Gaza Strip, spoke to Socialist Worker by telephone

General strike in Palestine (9 Sep 2006, #2017)
A general strike in Palestine this week by public sector workers brought services to a halt in much of the area run by the Palestinian Authority (PA)

Gaza truce is a blow to US and Israel (28 Jun 2008, #2107)
The ceasefire announced last week between Israel and Hamas will bring much needed relief to over a million Palestinians trapped in the Gaza Strip

Gaza: ‘The week we broke their prison state’ (2 Feb 2008, #2086)
Simon Assaf shows how Palestinians in Gaza refuse to be pushed any further

Humanitarian crisis as Gaza Strip siege continues (22 Jul 2006, #2010)
Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip are continuing, creating a terrible situation for over 1 million Palestinians living there

Israel's wall of hatred (23 Apr 2005, #1948)
Longstanding anti-Zionist and socialist Moshe Machover spoke to Matthew Cookson about the political situation in Israel today

End Israel’s assault on Palestine (8 Jul 2006, #2008)
A message from Gaza: ‘There is little water or power here… It is a miserable situation’

Israel renews attacks on the Gaza Strip (15 Nov 2008, #2127)
On Tuesday of last week - the night of the US elections - Ehud Barak, the Israeli defence minister, ordered an attack on the Gaza Strip designed to scupper a truce that gave a welcome respite to the suffering of Palestinians

Ilan Pappe on how Israel was founded on ethnic cleansing (29 Jul 2006, #2011)
Acclaimed anti-Zionist historian Ilan Pappe on Israel and the history of it’s destructive role in the Middle East

Israel unleashes terror on Gaza (8 Mar 2008, #2091)
Israel unleashed terror on the Palestinian people of the Gaza Strip last week, when it launched a military operation including airstrikes

What happened in the Six Day War (9 Jun 2007, #2054)
Since 1948, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees had been waiting to return to the homes they had been forced to leave when Israel was founded

Israel maps out a new land grab (4 Sep 2004, #1917)
ISRAEL IS planning a massive grab of Palestinian territories under the guise of the “Gaza strip disengagement plan”, launched by Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon

Palestine: Brutal blockade brings further devastation to Gaza (26 Jan 2008, #2085)
Mohammed Omer reports from Gaza on the crisis caused by Israel's blockade

Gaza Strip faces more attacks (29 Jul 2006, #2011)
The Palestinian people are continuing to resist Israel’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip

Palestinians murdered amidst peace deal con (6 Jan 2001, #1729)
WHILE BILL Clinton, the outgoing US president, attempted to broker a new peace deal between Israel and Palestine over Christmas and the new year, Israeli troops continued their brutal murder of Palestinians

Gaza withdrawal offers space for freedom (27 Aug 2005, #1965)
The Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip could be a step in the struggle for a liberated Palestine, says activist Souheil Natour

Palestine: the evidence nobody can ignore (20 Apr 2002, #1796)
Israel has used the most modern instruments of military terror to destroy civilian areas

Three amazing days of freedom in Gaza (24 Sep 2005, #1969)
Israeli troops left the Gaza Strip last week, sparking amazing scenes among Palestinians who had lived under occupation for 37 years

Palestine: conference puts demand for one-state solution (5 Jul 2008, #2108)
Palestine’s most celebrated cartoonist, Naji Al-Ali, would have been so delighted

How can Palestine be free? (17 May 2008, #2101)
As Israel celebrates 60 years of statehood, another dark chapter in the history of Palestinian suffering is being written

Eyal Weizman interview: Israel's oppressive architecture of occupation (25 Aug 2007, #2065)
Dissident architect Eyal Weizman explains the mechanics of Israel’s occupation of Palestine to Anindya Bhattacharyya

Repression on the West Bank (29 Jul 2006, #2011)
The Israeli assault is not just taking place in the Gaza Strip

'We won't bow to Bush's blackmail' (6 Jul 2002, #1807)
THE KILLING of six Palestinian children, 700,000 Palestinians trapped in their homes, the assassination of Palestinian leaders, the rounding up of Palestinian men, the reoccupation of Palestinian land

Israel — Goliath won't live in peace with David (20 Apr 2002, #1796)
Kevin Ovenden on the socialist solution in Palestine

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