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Israel’s war on Gaza goes on, with over 10,000 Palestinians killed, and close to 30,000 injured. Aerial bombardment continues; Israeli troops and tanks are now deep inside Gaza. Settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has intensified, and the Israeli state has launched a crackdown against internal dissent, primarily targeting Palestinian citizens. Over 200 hostages, Israelis and foreign nationals, are still held by Hamas in Gaza, although it is likely some have already died in the bombing.

It needs to be said: We, the Jewish people who live in Israel, are not going anywhere. Too often we hear calls to “go back where we came from”, or “from the river to the sea..”, and the only answer to that is the simple fact that millions of Jews are going to remain on this land. Like it or not, it’s a fact. And unless you’re supporting a forced transfer or a genocide... we need to work with this fact. Now, we need to understand the completing fact: the Palestinians are not going anywhere as well (hope you listen, Bibi!)

As ministers seek to dehumanise Palestinians, I am part of a coalition of Jews and Arabs showing that there is another way, says Uri Weltmann of Standing Together

In the aftermath of the horrific Hamas terror attack on Oct. 7, and amid the ongoing war in Gaza, the scope and intensity of the current crackdown by the Israeli government and law enforcement on Palestinian citizens of Israel and the suppression of pro-Palestinian speech are unprecedented.

Despite this being a period when many local Labour Parties are not taking motions because of reorganisation for new constituency boundaries, at least two local Labour Parties have passed motions for a ceasefire in Israel-Gaza. Others have motions tabled. There are moves to set up a “Labour for a ceasefire” group, and UK Friends of Standing Together looks set to gain support in local Labour Parties and trade unions.