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Palestinians in the Arab World: Why the Silence?
When was the last time the United Nations Security Council met to condemn an Arab government for its mistreatment of Palestinians? …
“Hope Not Hate” Campaign says there are Five Things the Government should do to combat the English Defence League
5 things the British Government should do to tackle the EDL, according to Hope Not Hate
The JLM and the General Election 2010
The ‘Jewish Voter’
Despite the fact that there are not many constituencies- even wards- where the community could be said to be able to ‘make a difference’ to the outcome of an election even if they voted en masse for the same candidate, there are a few and it is thus useful to acknowledge certain community factors of relevance.
The Jewish community has traditionally been a high voting community. Prior to the sixties the majority of these votes were cast for Labour. However, in the eighties many in the community had prospered …
UNION BREAD
UNION BREAD
Larry Wayne
Bagels, Platzels and Chollah: The Story of the London Bakers’ Union
This book was originally written in 1984 and was published in 2009, for the first time, twenty-five years on. It is the first study of the London Jewish Bakers’ Union - and indeed the first detailed account of any of the Jewish trade unions. These were part of an important and hitherto unwritten chapter in the full story of the trade union movement - that of the ethnic or “religious” unions. Working …
Even more need to defend the builders of bridges
The New Israel Fund, among other human rights NGOs working within and for an equitable society in Israel, have come under attack from a number of organisations who set themselves up as guardians of Israel’s ‘real’ interests.