Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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Gaza anger grows
Lack of political progress, harassment by Israeli security forces and deteriorating living conditions make the Gaza Strip into a volatile powder keg, writes JEREMY CORBYN
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
It is astonishing that since the foundation of Israel in 1948 and the Nakba - the catastrophe that befell the Palestinians in losing their homeland - the onus has always fallen upon the Palestinians to negotiate their way out of the Israeli occupation.
The current negotiations are due to end in April unless there is an extension.
Israel as the occupying power is responsible for the well-being of Palestinians but its concerns and actions remain rooted in a warped interpretation of "security."
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