Written by Dror Feiler, an ex-Israeli para from kibbutz Yad Hanna, now living in Sweden. He is a member of European Jews for a Just Peace. Published in New Interventions, Volume 12, no.1, Spring 2005. Israelis have the right to play on both sides of the court, whereas Palestinians can only play on their own…
Human rights abuses continue in Turkey
The Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923 following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, which had once dominated south-eastern Europe and most of the Middle East, as well as what is now Turkey. The first president was Kemal Ataturk, the only important Turkish general never to be defeated in World War 1, when the…
Leaves In Leith
A clump of leaves lay by the road-side; crisp, hiddled and seemingly sedate; a soft patch-work quilt of golden rags. And as I walked on, a cold north wind, fierce and biting in the gutter, scattered the leaves in all directions And I saw demonstrators running in Ramallah, Hebron and Nablus, the occupying wind chasing…
Our Day Will Come!
Opposing the Imperial and Corporate Plan for the North Atlantic Region G8 protestors will visit a ‘strange state’ and a ‘peculiar country’ This July, socialists and communists will figure prominently amongst the international visitors coming to Edinburgh and Gleneagles to protest against the latest G8 summit. Many will pass through ‘her majesty’s passport control as…
Make Poverty History, Make Capitalism History, Fight For Socialism Today
Nick Clarke examines the reality behind the G8 agenda and looks at the alternative Blair’s presidency As the leaders of the G8 countries, together with their overpaid, overfed and self important delegations, meet at the luxurious Gleneagles estate in the Perthshire countryside, we welcome protesters to Scotland from a myriad of campaigns, pressure groups and…
Emancipation & Liberation, Issue 10, Summer 2005
If you would like to buy this issue or subscribe, contact us. Comments are open, so until articles are online, feel free to discuss the articles below. When they are online you can discuss the article in it’s comment section. Make Poverty History, Make Capitalism History, Fight for Socialism Today, Nick Clarke Our day will…