The Normalisation Doctrine, making mass killing old news
I once met the journalist Patrick Cockburn, and he was a bit grumpy. Which made me sad because I have a long-term crush on Patrick.…
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When Weapons Trump Aid
I once experienced the quite terrifying sight of a man outside my gate with a machete in one hand and a Kalashnikov in the other.…
Shadow scripts…..one you might have missed
My bloke and I have just been to Lanzarote, a wonderful trip (i.e. cheap & sunny). Shining blue skies, 26 degrees all day, volcanoes, cactus…
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Nobody wins in Gaza or Israel
Is it over? Last night I received a deluge of messages and calls about the ceasefire that’s now news around the world. Ola, my friend…
And now, we go where? Surviving life inside Gaza
Ahmed Najar from Jabalia and the relentless war on people inside Gaza
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Bring up the bodies, and raise the spectre of peace in Gaza
when I lived in Gaza, I danced. And went to parties, where we drank and laughed, then drove home late at night. I went to…
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Life can be a bitch …. so learn from her
One of the very few positives of having just endured a double whammy of this new strain of Covid is having time to read. Being…
Make Britain Great Again – 3 ways for Labour to be a real changeling
So, how was it for you? Did you dance a jig as dozens of so-called Tory big beasts lost their seats during last week’s election?…
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So what does World Refugee Day mean now…?
Today is International World Refugee Day, or as I heard someone say on the radio this morning, “International world refugee day, whatever that means.” I…
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Where do we go after Rafah?
Today marks 235 days since Israel launched its war against Gaza. After the horrific Israeli airstrike fireball that burnt people alive in their tents on…
What hope now inside Gaza?
As Israel’s war against Gaza hits six months, I have many friends trapped inside the Strip, all desperate to escape. They are in the South,…
Discount-ing Gaza
The price for escaping Gaza has recently dropped. It was a whopping $10,000 per person, but has gone down – first to $7,000 – and…
