While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD
ANTI-FASCISTS gathered in London at the weekend to honour comrades, and to warn against the rising tide of the far right across Europe.
At the International Brigade Memorial Trust (IBMT) annual commemoration in London, family members and activists laid wreaths and flowers to remember the men and women who went to Spain in the 1930s to take on Franco’s rebel army, which was intent on overthrowing the democratically elected republican government.
Folk duo Na-Mara sang The Bite, based on the experiences of volunteer George Wheeler, who in a 2000 interview told of his “bite,” a small piece of wood placed in his mouth as he went into battle. He would clench it as a meagre defence against shell shock.
Historical shame prevents the International Brigades and those Spaniards who supported the Republic from being properly recognised and honoured, writes NOELIA SANCHEZ
HELEN OCLEE-BROWN on keeping alive the memory and spirit of the Brigaders
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died 50 years ago today November 20. JIM JUMP looks back at his blood-soaked rule and toxic legacy on Spain today


