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Labour, Palestinian Rights & Surviving the Party's Ruling National Executive Committee
Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi & Mark Seddon on Labour, Palestinian rights & surviving the party's ruling National Executive Committee
Mark Seddon is live with Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, co-founder of Jewish Voice for Labour and newly elected member of the UK Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC).
Gaza’s Mental Health Crisis: Israel’s One Million Child Prison
Gaza is one to one million children – We DeepDive into today’s child mental health crisis there, hearing the impact of Israel’s latest attacks which killed 17 children, and illuminate the unbearable environment caused by Israel’s 15-year blockade.
Read the full show transcript with: Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei – Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program, Hind Wihaidi – A 17-year-old Palestinian musician and writer living in Gaza. & Rana Shubair – Palestinian author and mother of three children.
More Israeli War Crimes? Former UN General Assembly President – Jan Kavan – On Recent Events in Gaza and Occupied East Jerusalem
Former UN General Assembly President speaks to Mark Seddon on Monday 24th May.
“Before I go to the battle itself, as you asked about international law, as you yourself made clear, Israel as an occupying power, has to obey the law which makes clear that the protected population has to be protected against forcible transfer of it under Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. And this is what Israel has been doing, not just now but in fact for years.”
Jan Kavan
Beyond the Pale? Israel, Gaza & International Law with Former UN General Assembly President – Jan Kavan (Show Transcript)
Jan Kavan speaks to Mark Seddon on Monday 24th May:
“Because let me remind you as you say, the law makes clear that harm to civilians must be proportionate to the military advantage derived from any attack. And this is clearly has not happened here. It is not proportionate at all. Despite what Israel claims, many buildings, about one thousand buildings, have been destroyed, but many of them cannot be described as military targets at all.”
Jan Kavan
Dr Mustafa Barghouti: “What you see is probably a new intifada”
Dr Mustafa Barghouti speaks to Al Jazeera English on Monday May 10th:
“What you see is probably a new intifada. A new popular uprising against injustice and against occupation and against persecution and oppression and against a system of apartheid. Which is considered by international law as crimes, crimes against humanity.”