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In the wake of the latest assault by the Israeli state on the Palestinian people in East Jerusalem and Gaza, Rebel News is launching a series on Palestine. Here John Molyneux examines the often-used smear against pro-Palestinian activists that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitic. The argument, almost invariably
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Bread shelves in supermarkets are going empty as workers at the Hovis plant in Belfast continue their ongoing strike action for a 10% pay rise. Represented by Unite the Union and The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU), the workers at the Apollo Road site began their picket on
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“Why won’t she just leave him?” This is a question I asked once when hearing of a woman living with a man who was abusive to her and her children. I don’t fall into the statistics of the one in four women in Ireland who have suffered physical
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Three families follows the true stories of women who have been affected by the criminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland, tackling the barriers faced and the misinformation which makes getting an abortion so difficult, even in the most tragic circumstances. We’re introduced to Orla Healy first, a fifteen year
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Few people had heard of the Sheikh Jarrah families before now. But their plight illustrates the nature of the Israeli state, and why international opposition to Zionism is more important than ever. The families were driven from their homes in the cities of Haifa and Jaffa during the 1948 war.
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The couldn’t-care-less attitude of many Unionist representatives to the interests – even the lives – of their “own” community has never been more evident than in their reaction, or lack of reaction, to the inquest on the victims of the Ballymurphy massacre. Not one of them stepped forward to
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As the verdict from the Ballymurphy Massacre Inquest deems all victims were innocent when murdered by British soldiers, Mike Milotte’s account of the transgressions of the British state during the troubles is a clear argument against Boris’ amnesty. Boris Johnson and his Tory henchmen in Westminster want to ban
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In the second part of a series, Jim Larmour and Hannah Kenny assess how the permanent crisis of unionism has failed communities, arguing that workers’ unity, rather than division is the way forward. Part one can be read here. Riots earlier this month showed us where stoking tensions and sectarian
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As Arlene Foster announced her resignation, the floodgates opened and tributes poured in from across the political arena, including many nods to her successes as a woman. Notable among them was Arlene Foster’s own comments about her career and how she’d broken a glass ceiling for women by
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As the Citizens’ Assembly reports its findings on the Irish Constitution’s clause on ‘women in the home’, recommending radical action, Marnie Holborow assesses the changing role of women in Irish society, arguing for further mobilisations of the type seen in recent years. The Citizens’ Assembly, which recently convened in
Covid-19
One year on, it is clear as day that capitalism has been unable to deal with the health crisis unleashed by Covid, argues Rob Winkel. During the Covid-19 crisis, two things have become abundantly clear about the capitalist system as its contradictions are laid bare through the inadequate management
Covid-19
The role of Special Needs Assistants have been thrust into the spotlight by Covid-19. Darren Roche gives a firsthand account of a ‘year of fear’ in which the pressure to reopen schools took precedence over health and safety. The previous twelve months of the pandemic have been a traumatizing