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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
We stand for the rights of all oppressed people
Too often the most prominent Jewish politicians have been either Tories or Blairites. JOSEPH FINLAY explains how Jewish Voice for Labour hopes to redress the balance
NICK WRIGHT continues his series analysing the trends in European politics
We have the alternative economics, histories of our struggles and the confidence to change the world
General Federation of Trade Unions assistant general secretary HENRY FOWLER reports on the final day from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel
Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON
Treating the Clacton by-election as a joke risks reinforcing the Reform leader’s claim to be the victim of an out-of-touch Establishment, argues JOHN McINALLY
MPs and others called for the urgent release of tortured Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, held hostage by Israel and reportedly near death, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
A SYNAGOGUE was arguing over whether one should stand or sit during a key prayer. Half of the congregation said one should sit, the other half insisted one should stand. Every time the prayer was recited they shouted at each other: “sit down!” and “stand up!”
The fighting became so bad that the congregation was split in two, each half contending that they knew the tradition in that synagogue.
Finally, the rabbi decided to visit a 100-year-old member of the synagogue who was living in a nursing home. “Tell us,” said the rabbi, “what is our tradition?” “Should we stand?” “No,” said the old man.
“Well, then,” said the rabbi, “ should we sit?” “No,” said the old man, “that is not our tradition.” “But we need to know what to do,” said the rabbi, “because our congregation members are fighting among each other, insulting each other and refusing to back down.” “That,” said the old man, “that is our tradition.”
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