Politics
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, August 12, 2021 19:11 - 0 Comments
Comment | Forcing the bend: On the police killing of Anthony Alvarez
When Anthony Alvarez was fatally shot five times in the back by a Chicago police officer earlier this year, Mike Friedberg joined the local protests demanding justice and accountability. What ensued is a story of cruelty and impunity which is as disturbing as it is familiar in today's America, he writes.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, June 8, 2021 11:01 - 0 Comments
Comment | Britain’s media rears its Islamophobic head again
Last week's Mail Online article about Muslim "no-go-areas" is the latest episode in the UK media's chronic demonisation and misrepresentation of British Muslim communities, a trend which shows no signs of abating, writes Hamza Ali Shah.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, May 22, 2021 12:41 - 0 Comments
Comment | Biden’s bomb sales to Israel are an obstacle to peace
This week the Biden administration has approved $735 million worth of arms sales to Israel, a reminder of how crucial US military support is to Israel's brutal occupation of the Palestinians. This isn't just failing to build peace, it is actively working against it, writes Andrew Smith.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, May 18, 2021 15:18 - 0 Comments
Comment | As Jews, we must stand with the Palestinians against Israel’s colonialism
As Jews, we need to be the loudest voices leading the call for Palestinian liberation, I know my Holocaust refugee grandmother would have demanded nothing less, writes Mike Friedberg.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, May 11, 2021 16:54 - 0 Comments
Comment | The UK government should stop putting arms sales ahead of the lives of Palestinians
Time and again, successive UK governments have put arms sales ahead of the rights and lives of Palestinians. That long and shameful policy must stop, writes Dana Aboul-Jabine.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Sunday, April 25, 2021 19:36 - 0 Comments
Comment | Boris Johnson’s anti-ICC stance is an endorsement of Israeli impunity against Palestinians
This week Boris Johnson declared his opposition to an International Criminal Court investigation of Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territories. By standing in the way of justice and allowing Israel to act with impunity, Johnson is complicit in the suffering of the Palestinian people, writes Taj Ali.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Sunday, February 21, 2021 15:52 - 0 Comments
Comment | Dear Sadiq Khan, the last thing British schools need is more police
This week, London mayor Sadiq Khan became the latest politician to endorse greater police presence in British schools. This is a deeply misguided position, writes Roxy Legane.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, February 18, 2021 21:06 - 0 Comments
Comment | Defending free speech on UK campuses means defending the right to organise
The Government's latest effort to regulate free speech in UK universities is a threat not just to academic freedom but to political organising and dissent on campus, and must be challenged on those terms, writes Azfar Shafi.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, January 28, 2021 14:11 - 0 Comments
Comment | A decade after the Arab Spring, Western hypocrisy over arms sales is more brazen than ever
This week marks a decade since the 25 January revolution in Egypt. Much has changed since, but one exception is the US and UK governments’ habit of praising democracy and human rights while selling arms to the autocrats flouting them, writes Andrew Smith.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, January 8, 2021 12:37 - 0 Comments
Politics | “We will never concede”: The Capitol Hill riot did not come out of nowhere
The normalisation of right-wing populism made the historic breach into Capitol Hill possible. It should worry us that this brand of politics is growing in Britain too, writes Hamza Ali Shah.
