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Maccabi Tel Aviv - again In which our politicians sided with football hooligans and against police chiefs

Rachel Shabi on the Maccabi Tel Aviv madness: the govt has turned against a police chief for the sake of an Israeli football club, stoking conspiracy about an Islamist plot in the police.. all out of a claimed concern for antisemitism. rachelshabi.substack.com/p/maccabi-te...

It’s time to start treating Israel like apartheid-era South Africa Its government has shown that international condemnation of the horrors in Gaza carries no weight. It is time for action.

"It’s time to start treating Israel like apartheid-era South Africa". Excellent column by Alan Rusbridger in which yours truly gets an honourable mention. @arusbridger.bsky.social

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The BBC is in a fight for its survival The BBC only has itself to blame for its handling of a serious error in a documentary on Trump. But its demise—as the US media landscape shows—would l...

The BBC is now in a fight for its life. It enemies will be happy www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever

Over the past 22 months, the war in Gaza has become the most deadly conflict for journalists in history. By @anniekelly.bsky.social

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Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000

Five out of six Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Gaza’s journalists are talented, professional and dignified. That’s why Israel targets them | Nesrine Malik Recent killings have dazed the world and provoked condemnation. But little is said about the calibre of Palestinian journalism, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

"Al Jazeera told me that he was sent a warning by Israeli intelligence and told to stop reporting." Chapter and verse from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social‬ on Israel's campaign of murder of Palestinian journalists. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Two UK charities donate millions to Israeli settlement in occupied West Bank Charity Commission criticised for endorsing transfer of about £5.7m to high school in illegal village of Susya

In the UK you can be arrested for flying a Palestinian flag but it's fine to send millions of pounds to an illegal Jewish settlement responsible for racist violence & ethnically cleansing Palestinians. Story by the great Haroon Siddique. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Israeli settlers force about 150 Palestinians to leave their West Bank village Two settlers under UK sanctions among those who carried out intimidation campaign under Israeli authorities’ watch

Israeli army and police protect Jewish settlers expelling Palestinians from their homes and land in latest bout of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. By @quiquek.bsky.social and Emma Graham-Harrison. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Who killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh – and why? | Dion Nissenbaum You may think you know the story of the US citizen killed by Israeli forces, but you probably don’t

Israeli lies and the Biden administration's craveness / collusion in the coverup of the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Gaza medic deaths just the latest in Israel’s long history of changing its story over civilian killings After 15 Palestinian medics and civil defence workers were killed by Israeli forces late last month, Israel began a familiar pattern of denial

How Israel lies and lies and lies about killing Palestinian civilians, by @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Israel’s Shin Bet says Netanyahu policies helped pave way for 7 October Report by security agency says ‘policy of quiet’ towards Hamas allowed it to build up resources for 2023 attack

Israel's security service says Netanyahu paved way for Oct 7 attack by helping Hamas including in "acquiescence in the flow of funds from Qatar to Gaza, a policy designed to divide Palestinians by boosting Hamas at the expense of the Palestinian state". www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

‘Everything we had floated away’: Hurricane Helene survivors help each other as disinformation swirls Mountain communities in southern Appalachia begin rebuilding after climate crisis-fueled disaster

Important and insightful read by @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Two artists, one catastrophic war … Joe Sacco and Art Spiegelman on Israel-Gaza and the ceasefire – cartoon What happens when two comics artists ‘meet on the page’ to explore the tragedies of the Israel-Gaza war? Art Spiegelman, best known for his Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust memoir Maus, and Joe Sacco,...

The great Joe Sacco and Art Spiegelman collaborate on Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/pictur...

‘White supremacists in suits and ties’: the rightwing Afrikaner group in Trump’s ear Trump’s asylum offer to South Africa’s white minority follows years of AfriForum lobbying on Elon Musk’s behalf

‘White supremacists in suits and ties’: the rightwing Afrikaner group in Trump’s ear & lobbying on behalf of Elon Musk's business interests www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city

Wonder if this will prompt the same revulsion, outrage and long BBC debates as the Hamas attack on Israel. Guessing not. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler When Elon Musk’s arm shot out in a stiff arm salute at Donald Trump’s inaugural celebrations, startled viewers mostly drew the…

How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa

Off-White Why can't we talk about antisemitism? 'I cannot wait for Off-White to be read, debated and put into practice.' Naomi Klein, author of Doppelganger ...

It's US publication day for my new book, Off-White: The Truth About Antisemitism!
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The term ‘antisemitism’ has been weaponised and stripped of meaning – and that’s incredibly dangerous | Rachel Shabi Israel uses it to silence critics of its Gaza war while the right uses it to attack opponents. Meanwhile, the issue itself goes unaddressed, says author Rachel Shabi

Spurious claims of antisemitism are alarmingly used both to silence critics of Israel and to shore up support for the far right. I wrote on how this dangerous mix undermines our joint fight against all racism
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Carter’s book on Israeli ‘apartheid’ was called antisemitic – but was it prescient? The ex-president was pilloried for his characterisation of the Palestinians’ plight but some say an apology is in order

Jimmy Carter’s book on Israeli apartheid was called antisemitic – but was it prescient? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

‘Everything is gone’: how Israeli forces destroyed Jabaliya refugee camp A chronicle of Jabaliya’s destruction, using eyewitness accounts, satellite imagery and video footage

Gaza: ‘Everything is gone’, how Israeli forces destroyed Jabaliya refugee camp www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories Palestinian news outlets have seen a steep drop in audience engagement since October 2023.

BBC research finds Facebook "severely restricted the ability of Palestinian news outlets to reach an audience" during Israel's war on Gaza & Instagram "increased its moderation of Palestinian user comment". www.bbc.com/news/article...

Drugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.

Giant Companies Took Secret Payments to Allow Free Flow of Opioids by @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/b...

Why foreign correspondents are alarmed and dismayed at plans to sell the Observer | Letter Letter: Current and former contributors to the international pages of the Guardian and Observer respond to an article by Ole Jacob Sunde, chair of the Scott Trust

I've joined other present and former Guardian and Observer foreign staff in signing this letter expressing "our alarm and dismay" at the planned sale of the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, and the manner in which the Scott Trust has handled it. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...

Brian Thompson’s killing inspired rage – against the healthcare industry Thousands of Americans go bankrupt, lose their homes or die every year due to medical insurer practices

Brian Thompson’s killing inspired rage – against the healthcare industry: "... this isn’t to condone violence whatsoever. All I’m saying is that I do not doubt for a second what the motive of that suspect was.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Israeli soldiers conducting campaign of ‘beatings and abuse’ in Hebron Guardian findings back up research by rights group which reveals ‘shocking behavioural norms’ of Israeli soldiers

Israel's brand of apartheid has long been most evident in Hebron. But, as Bethan McKernan reports, there has been a sharp increase in Israeli military violence against Palestinian civilians in the city since Oct 7 www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Accused war criminal status will be hard stigma for Netanyahu to shrug off Enormity of charges issued by ICC against Israeli prime minister and defence minister could grow heavier over time

Accused war criminal status will be hard stigma for Netanyahu to shrug off, by @julianborger.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

‘Total oppression’: West Bank children being killed at unprecedented rate Huge rise in attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers killed 171 children in year after 7 October

Israeli troops and settlers are killing Palestinian children in the West Bank at a rate of one every other day. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...