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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated his intention to launch a new assault on Rafah, the Gazan city on the Egyptian border where over half of Gaza’s population is now sheltering, many in tents.
Around 50 Jewish students protested “against antisemitic hatred in Bristol” on Sunday 11 February.
At the time of writing, negotiations between Israel and Hamas, mediated by a variety of third parties, towards a new ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement, were reported to be continuing, despite Israel’s rejection of Hamas’s latest proposal for the terms of such an agreement. By the time Solidarity reaches readers, a ceasefire may have been pushed far into the future by an Israeli assault on Rafah.
Despite U.S. pressure, the idea of a Palestinian state seems farther away than ever, as Israel’s Jews move rightward and its Palestinians fear a backlash.
The shock of Oct. 7 was emotional, physical and psychological, undermining the idea of security, both personal and national, and reminding Israelis that they have powerful enemies next door who wish them dead and gone.