Is there an issue with the marches wanting to bring peace for the Palestinians? I've seen pro-Israel protests in London, waving their Israeli flags, would you also criticise that for not being a "neutral march"? I doubt that the majority of the protesters want the destruction of either country, and are instead advocating for peace in Israel and Palestine - but you think otherwise, because they aren't waving the flags of both countries in their marches.
So you have seen a few stories of Palestinian protesters doing hideous acts and immediately associate it with the rest of them. Isn't that slightly naive? That's like reading the incident of that Brighton fan headbutting another in Marseille, and thinking that all other Brighton fans must be doing the same, even though we know that isn't the case.
I would like to see them trying to bring peace to the area full stop.
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It is a shame that the unease is not being shared amongst the leadership of the Labour Party.
I was at the cenotaph in Brighton on Sunday. Not a Palestinian flag in sight. Unfortunately, it was a pro-Israeli supporter who brought the only flag (other than those that should be flown at a Remembrance service). But as they say "there's always one".
not sure BBC should be reporting unverified stories. it's what used to set them and a few others apart from the tabloids. we know both sides lie through their teeth in this conflict, so we need credible news sources to be curating reports properly.
How are any BBC stories verified other than BBC journalists on the ground in Gaza?
BBC website, sorry.
Also I posted this story yesterday days from the Medicine Sans Frontieres website and who the BBC is getting the information from - it is their doctors that are witnessing people being shot as they leave the hospital
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Just to add to Bakero’s points - The long answer
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Just to add to Bakero’s points - The long answer
This 70 year old conflict is in the news because of the War and that’s why it seems the Palestinian cause has attracted more support from unions in the UK than anything else but this is actually not the case - you are probably just more aware of it - However, unions have given support to other conflicts around the world - Unions (regardless of the Country) have always traditionally played a significant role in fighting for civil rights (particularly in the labour force), and defending the collective interests in society globally - a major theme running through trade unionism is solidarity with other trade unions and anywhere where workers rights and civil rights are absent/threatened, unions tend to reach out to other unions - Unions globally have been instrumental in fighting against dictatorship and oppression- In the 1980s I was supporting the Nicaraguan people through my membership with Unison (that campaign was huge in Brighton)
In the 1990, I visited Krakow (where my Grandfather was born), just 7 months after the Berlin Wall came down and met with Polish university students and union leaders who had been campaigning with the Solidarity union headed by Lech Welesa and fighting Communism and it was amazing to see massive Solidarity banners and posters every where) - Solidarity changed the landscape of world politics and became the first Communist Bloc Country with free elections which led it to become the first non-communist country in the Soviet bloc . It was trade unionists who mobilised the workforce in Egypt in 2011 that were instrumental in bringing down over 30 years of authoritarian regime under President Mabarak and again 2011 Palestinian TUs appealing for global solidarity to unions worldwide in their fight against Israeli Occupation and apartheid policies to which UK unionists affiliated support:
Trade union solidarity
Palestinian workers often bear the brunt of Israel’s efforts to undermine the Palestinian economy and its regime of settler colonialism and apartheid. Palestinian trade unions have always played a key role in the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and equality. In 2011, Palestinian trade...
Of course the ‘Left’ is traditionally anti-war and pro-unionism/labour movements so traditionally aligned with the same objectives as unions and why the left now is struggling far more than the right to position itself in a comfortable place over the continued bombardment of Gaza. Margaret Thatcher’s animosity towards unions btw was only superseded by her hatred of Communism and she supported Solidarity‘s efforts to mobilise against Poland’s Communist leadership (pragmatist that she was!)
Around the world, the left is tearing itself apart over Israel
The Gaza-Israel war has upended left-wing politics far beyond the Middle East. With elections looming, the price could be high.Poland: Solidarity -- The Trade Union That Changed The World
Twenty-five years ago next Wednesday -- 31 August 1980 -- unemployed Polish electrician Lech Walesa struck a major blow to Soviet communism when, after leading a strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, he announced the official birth of the Solidarity independent trade union. Solidarity went on...
I would love to go - was planning to before the pandemic but probably health won’t allow me now but still on a bucket list.
Seems to me that Corbyn and (especially) McLusky spoke sense. And I very much dislike Corbyn, a man who is no longer relevant. Morgan's questions and position were largely fair. Nothing to see here.
