…Trump’s plan to take over the territory is merely the latest American failure to understand that others also have nationalist sentiments and national pride. It was a mistake that dogged US policy in Central America for a generation and led to the disaster in Vietnam. Trump’s plans for Palestine take the USA down the same… Read More »
The term ‘settler colonialism’ was coined by an Australian historian in the 1960s to describe the occupation of a territory with a view to displacing the original inhabitants. A new society would be created on the occupied territory through the elimination or permanent subordination of the existing people. There is often an element of ethnic… Read More »
The relationship between the British Labour Party and sections of the UK Jewish community goes back a very long way. This is why Labour’s evolving policy on Israel has been so emotive for so many people… Within this context, some Labour Party members have clearly not thought carefully enough about the words they have used… Read More »