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Palestinian Prisoners Day has a sour taste this year
18 April 2026 @ 3:17 pm
Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is marked every year on 17 April. It began in 1974, after the Palestinian National Council chose the date to honour the first Palestinian prisoner exchange, linked to Mahmoud Bakr Hijazi’s release in 1971. Hijazi was the first Palestinian to be captured by Israeli occupation forces (IOF). The Israeli occupation has now legalised […]
By Charlie JaayOU students’ virtual protests against genocide disrupt online uni’s recruitment
18 April 2026 @ 1:25 pm
Students of the Open University (OU) have started a series of coordinated digital protests against the OU’s ‘partnerships’ with arms makers and other firms enabling Israel’s genocide. The ‘virtual protests’ are targeting the university’s online recruitment events. The OU is the UK’s largest distance-learning university and is used by students from across the UK and […]
By SkwawkboxStarmer massively ratioed on Hormuz X post and rightly so
18 April 2026 @ 12:42 pm
Keir Starmer’s craven X post welcoming the ‘re-opening’ of Iran’s Strait of Hormuz has been massively ratioed — and deservedly so. A ‘ratio’ refers to the number of responses compared to the number of likes and shares. A post with many more replies than likes or shares is considered a disastrous one and a sign […]
By SkwawkboxUnite’s Graham slammed for ‘betraying workers’ in ‘secret talks with Reform’
18 April 2026 @ 11:48 am
Unite’s anti-worker general secretary Sharon Graham has been slammed by the union’s grassroots activists for ‘betraying workers’ by holding “secret talks” with the far-right Reform UK over the Birmingham bin strike. The strike, which has dragged on for more than a year, was triggered by another attack by Labour-run Birmingham council on the wages of […]
By SkwawkboxExclusive: Greens cave to smears, suspend Jewish anti-Zionist member for ‘antisemitism’
18 April 2026 @ 10:17 am
The Green party has suspended well-known Brighton-based Jewish anti-Zionist Tony Greenstein, in response to complaints from Israel lobbyists. Greenstein is one of the UK’s most fearlessly outspoken anti-genocide activists. Panicked by the Green surge, the lobby has been targeting him for some time and trying to pressure the party into taking action against opponents of […]
By SkwawkboxLionel Messi takes full ownership of a Spanish club
17 April 2026 @ 7:11 pm
Argentine star Lionel Messi has become the new owner of Cornella (UE Cornella), following the completion of a 100% takeover of the Catalan football club. According to the newspaper, the deal was finalised on Thursday 16 April 2026, meaning the club, which competes in the Spanish third division (Tercera Federación – Catalan Group), is now […]
By Alaa ShamaliThe international press asks: is Real Madrid’s European dominance over?
17 April 2026 @ 6:58 pm
Real Madrid’s exit from the Champions League has become a hot topic in the Spanish and European press, which has treated the elimination as more than just an ordinary defeat, but rather a ‘resounding collapse’ for a team historically associated with continental dominance and decisive moments. Real Madrid: game over? In Spain, the newspaper Marca […]
By Alaa ShamaliReprieve for genocide opponents as France withdraws ‘antisemitism’ law
17 April 2026 @ 6:21 pm
Opponents of Israel’s genocide, apartheid, and land-theft have won a reprieve after the government of France withdrew its proposed ‘Yadan’ law that would have outlawed criticism of Israel. Left and human rights groups had worked and protested for weeks to block the law, which was expected to pass if it reached the French parliament. However, […]
By SkwawkboxIsrael calls Lebanese man to say ‘die in car with family or get out and die alone’
17 April 2026 @ 6:14 pm
In a horrifying video from Israel’s illegal war on Lebanon, the invaders called a Lebanese man as he drove with his family. The monsters on the other end of the line gave a man an appalling choice: get out of the car and be killed alone, or die in the car with your family: […]
By SkwawkboxOil, arms, pharma, Israel: the cut welfare to fund war folks have interesting affiliations
17 April 2026 @ 6:12 pm
Establishment figures want more money for war. Recent days have seen government ministers, ex-ministers and generals all demanding welfare is cut to fund massive hikes to ‘defence’ budgets. Turns out they’re all linked to Israel, oil, arms and private healthcare. Quelle surprise, hey? War hawks gather The Canary reported on 15 April that UK PM […]
By Joe Glenton