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British Jew’s powerful protest against Israel’s death penalty law goes viral

22 March 2026 @ 6:00 pm

HastingsJews in Hastings, Sussex, took to the streets on Saturday, 21 March, to protest the planned execution law currently going through the Israeli parliament, which targets Palestinians only. Hastings sees a powerful protest A video showing the silent, powerful action has now gone viral, viewed tens of thousands of times on social media:   View […] By The Canary

Zack Polanski has just brilliantly answered his critics

22 March 2026 @ 5:42 pm

PolanskiGreen Party leader Zack Polanski just got serious on the economy.  Not just on substance.  His 32-minute speech at the New Economics Foundation on Wednesday 18 March saw a change in tone. “Our fiscal framework is hypersensitive to market movements, and this creates policy uncertainty that then fuels the very market jitters it was there […] By Jamie Driscoll

Starmer’s spineless triangulation over Iran gets worse by the day

22 March 2026 @ 5:04 pm

StarmerFrom where I’m currently sitting, Keir Starmer’s “we will not be drawn into a wider war” bullshit is looking more and more like bullshit by the day. I’m only fifteen minutes away from a very noisy RAF Fairford. It is quite clear we have already been dragged into a conflict that a vast majority of […] By Rachael Swindon

Atomic energy agency ‘monitoring’ Dimona — after Israel refused inspections

22 March 2026 @ 3:48 pm

DimonaThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is ‘monitoring’ the situation at the Dimona nuclear plant in Israel, after Iran hit the towns of Arad and Dimona, despite Israel refusing inspections and safeguards since 1969. IAEA noticed a “nuclear research center” in Dimona! Tomorrow they will notice that they’ve no permission to inspect it. On Tuesday […] By HG

Watch: Kuenssberg: ‘Why would Israel lie about Iran?’ Even Reed can’t help but laugh

22 March 2026 @ 3:30 pm

Laura KuenssbergThe BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg was on a mission this morning to reinforce Israeli claims that Iran fired missiles at the US base in Diego Garcia and has weapons that could target the UK. She was so determined to complete this mission that she had pro-Israel government minister Steve Reed on her Sunday programme to talk […] By Skwawkbox

Israel asks for an urgent UN intervention after shredding UN charter

22 March 2026 @ 2:47 pm

IsraelIsrael has asked the United Nations (UN) Security Council for urgent intervention, after previously shredding its charter. Same Israel that shredded the UN Charter, at the UN? https://t.co/NM2Fl2CbqL pic.twitter.com/OC8MahemuN — Laura Blum (@laura8blum) March 21, 2026 Iran made Israel ask for an urgent United Nations Security Council intervention 🤣🤣🤣🤣 — Tumi Sole (@tumisole) March 21, […] By HG

BREAKING: two senior Labour councillors defect to the Greens in Lewisham

22 March 2026 @ 12:30 pm

Lewisham Green PartyLewisham Green Party today, Sunday 22 March, announces the defection of two Labour councillors, Cllr Tauseef Anwar and Cllr Rudi Schmidt, who join the more than 50 new Green councillors who have defected to the party in the past few months. Lewisham Green Party just doubled its councillors The Green Party are forecasted to make […] By The Canary

Another convicted Labour-Israel paedophile gets slap on wrist

22 March 2026 @ 12:09 pm

LabourConvicted Labour paedophile Liron Velleman has escaped jail for sex offences with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl — but was in fact a police officer. This follows an established pattern: Labour supporters of Israel receiving a slap on the wrist for child sex offences. If even a slap on the wrist. Labour — […] By Skwawkbox

Unite’s Sharon Graham challenged: condemn homophobic Robinson supporter on her EC slate

22 March 2026 @ 11:17 am

UniteUnite general secretary Sharon Graham has been challenged by opponents to condemn far-right posts by a member of her ‘slate’ in the ongoing elections for Unite’s executive council (EC). Graham is herself fighting for re-election later this year. Graham supporter Kenny Dinsdale’s posts supporting neo-fascist ‘Tommy Robinson’, along with homophobic social media comments, have been […] By Skwawkbox

Afroman wins Defamation case against Ohio Police

21 March 2026 @ 6:06 pm

AfromanAfroman has won his legal battle after Ohio police attempted to sue him for defamation. In 2022, Ohio police broke down Afroman’s door as part of a drug and kidnapping investigation. The raid did not lead to any charges. Hilariously, he then released an album in 2023, titled Lemon Pound Cake. It was a piss-take […] By HG