This evening marks the beginning of Holocaust Memorial Day in Israel. It is also Adolf Hitler’s 120th birthday. What an appropriate day, therefore, for the United Nations to convene its international conference on racism and…
Während die Londoner Innenstadt anlässlich des G20-Gipfels in einen großen Campingplatz gegen den Kapitalismus verwandelt wurde, griffen Arbeiter in Nordirland und Großbritannien auf das alte Kampfmittel der Fabrikbesetzung zurück.
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I call it “my Shylock moment” and it’s happening more and more. I’ve had the opportunity three times in the last few weeks to represent the Israeli point of view in public debates. As you…
Fifteen years after the historic Oslo accords, Israel finds itself isolated as never before in the international labour movement. The erosion of support for the Jewish state has not been affected in the slightest by…
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Der südafrikanische Gewerkschaftsverband Cosatu unterstützt die Weigerung der Hafenarbeiter in Durban, ein israelisches Schiff zu entladen. Die Kampagne richtet sich auch gegen die jüdische Gemeinde des Landes. Full article here.
By police accounts, it was the largest demonstration of its kind. Some 6,000 protestors gathered to remember the innocent victims of a bombing campaign that was so terrible it could be compared to the Holocaust….
In Großbritannien streikten Arbeiter und erhoben die Forderung »Britische Jobs für britische Arbeiter«. Das hatte auch der Premierminister versprochen, dessen Labour-Regierung den Streik aber verurteilte. Full article is here. English version here
In early February 2009, LabourStart announced the public launch of UnionBook (http://www.unionbook.org), the social network for trade unionists. Within days, the site came alive with blogs, discussion forums, shared files and groups. As I write…