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Book Review | British Trade Unions, the Labour Party, and Israel’s Histadrut

By Luke Akehurst
Ronnie Fraser has been bravely fighting a sometimes lonely battle against antisemitism and anti-Zionism in the British trade... Read more > February 2023

A Party Transformed: How UK Labour is ripping Left Antisemitism out by its roots

By Luke Akehurst
In 2020, following Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, the UK Labour Party was found guilty by the Equalities and Human... Read more > October 2022

Opinion | Labour Party Conference 2021: 'Significant progress has been made on tackling antisemitism, but there is still a mountain...

By Luke Akehurst
I’ve spent most of the last week at the Labour Party’s Annual Conference, in my capacity as an... Read more > October 2021

Keir Starmer is UK Labour’s new leader. Will he set a new course on Israel and Antisemitism?

By Luke Akehurst
Sir Keir Starmer has been elected as the British Labour Party’s new Leader. Luke Akehurst, a former member... Read more > April 2020

UK Labour and Israel: the little-noticed shift in party policy

By Luke Akehurst
While the four-year long controversy over antisemitism in UK Labour has monopolised media attention, the 2019 UK Labour... Read more > October 2019

Book Review | Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Luke Akehurst
I tried to read Dreams Deferred in the conventional style, cover to cover. Bad idea. The book isn’t... Read more > Winter 2016

What does the ‘Corbyn Revolution’ mean for the UK Left and Israel?

By Luke Akehurst
Veteran activist and former UK Labour Party National Executive Committee member Luke Akehurst offers an in-depth look at... Read more > Autumn 2015

Book Review |Boycotting Israel is Wrong: The progressive path to peace between Palestinians and Israelis

By Luke Akehurst
Boycotting Israel is Wrong is a timely short book on the BDS phenomenon by Australian academics Philip Mendes... Read more > Summer 2015

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Book Review | British Trade Unions, the Labour Party, and Israel’s Histadrut

A Party Transformed: How UK Labour is ripping Left Antisemitism out by its roots

Opinion | Labour Party Conference 2021: 'Significant progress has been made on tackling antisemitism, but there is still a mountain...

Keir Starmer is UK Labour’s new leader. Will he set a new course on Israel and Antisemitism?

UK Labour and Israel: the little-noticed shift in party policy

Book Review | Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

What does the ‘Corbyn Revolution’ mean for the UK Left and Israel?

Book Review |Boycotting Israel is Wrong: The progressive path to peace between Palestinians and Israelis

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Book Review | British Trade Unions, the Labour Party, and Israel’s Histadrut

A Party Transformed: How UK Labour is ripping Left Antisemitism out by its roots

Opinion | Labour Party Conference 2021: 'Significant progress has been made on tackling antisemitism, but there is still a mountain...

Keir Starmer is UK Labour’s new leader. Will he set a new course on Israel and Antisemitism?

UK Labour and Israel: the little-noticed shift in party policy

Book Review | Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

What does the ‘Corbyn Revolution’ mean for the UK Left and Israel?

Book Review |Boycotting Israel is Wrong: The progressive path to peace between Palestinians and Israelis

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