Jewish Socialist

No 80
Autumn 2024

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Editorial

News

3          Struggle and solidarity
4          Getting a handle on rising racism and fascism; A promising publication
6          The Battle of Holbeck Moor

Regulars

5          Change the World
7          Wisewords
31        Ask the Rabbi

Features

8          Jews for Palestine around the world
Charlotte Prager Williams talks to Jewish activists across the globe who are standing up for justice for the Palestinians and an end to the genocide

10        Pick peppers, patrol for Palestinians
With major government funding, Hashomer Hachadash sends volunteers to cement Jewish control of open farmland – on both sides of the Green Line. Georgia Gee reports

13        Green, Jewish and seeking truth
Zack Polanski, Deputy leader of the Green Party and a member of the London Assembly, spoke to Jewish Socialist about democracy, inequality, being a Jewish politician and more

16        The Jewish Socialists’ Group is 50!
Highs, lows, losses and laughs. David Rosenberg and Julia Bard look back at what the JSG has been doing since 1974

18        Gaza’s devastation
Tony Booth has been fighting environmental breakdown for nearly half a century. Here he documents and assess the impact of the Israeli onslaught on Palestine

20       Riots, racism and the left
Aaron Winter analyses the responses to the oubreak of far-right violence over the summer

23        Who goes there? Friend or foe?
David Landau argues that when the far right is threatening communities and campaigners, we need to simultaneously challenge the police and demand their protection

24        Hiding in plain sight
Clara Usiskin delves into Britain’s account of the Nazi occupation of Alderney, and discovers a continuing story of avoidance, denial and cover-up

Reviews

28        Kosher Jammers: Jewish Connections in Jazz Vol 1
29        What does Israel Fear from Palestine?
30        Cable Street: A new musical

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