Habib Siddiqui

  Describing Israel and Iran fighting each other at his NATO pre-summit news conference in The Hague this week, US President Donald Trump drew an analogy with children fighting in a schoolyard, who eventually had to be separated. “Daddy has to sometimes use strong language,” Mark Rutte, NATO secretary-general, chimed in. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Canada rescinds digital services tax after Trump suspends trade talks list 2 of 4 What is Canada’s digital tax and why is Trump killing trade talks over it? list 3 of 4 Was the Iran war to establish Israel’s control over the Middle East? list 4 of 4 White victimhood to G20: What’s behind Trump’s attacks on South Africa? end of list Asked about the comment after the summit, Trump said: “No, he likes me. I think he likes me. If he doesn’t I’ll let you know. I’ll come back and hit him hard, OK? He did it very affectionately. Hey Daddy. You’re my Daddy.” The White House decided Rutte was flattering the US president, and m...

 Israel is Labelling peace activists as extremists while backing Israel’s genocide exposes the UK government’s moral collapse.  The generation that marched in record numbers against the Iraq war learned one thing clearly: respectable protest alone does not work. On the issue of Palestine, too, the power elite has repeatedly ignored the popular will. The media pays little attention to hundreds of thousands marching, and the government remains unmoved despite public polls showing a majority support for an arms embargo on Israel. This democratic deficit in Britain makes direct action seem the only powerful way to oppose Western war‑mongering in the Middle East. And Britain’s ongoing military support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza is why I support Palestine Action – the group the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, is planning to proscribe as a terrorist organisation after its activists vandalised a Ministry of Defence aircraft. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Palestine ...