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Israel: a setback for Netanyahu

by our Arab affairs correspondent

ISRAEL’S GENERAL ELECTION is over. It’s a setback for Netanyahu. Though his Likud-led coalition has lost its overall majority it is still the biggest in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. The communists and the Arab list MPs, now hold the balance of power in the Knesset. They say they’re ready to work with the Zionist opposition to get Netanyahu out. And Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the authority that runs the “autonomous” parts of the West Bank says he hoped the formation of a new Israeli government would create an opportunity to resume serious political dialogue and achieve peace in accordance with international law.

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Sally Rooney, Palestine Action and the anti-terror law

by Jenny Farrell, People’s World (USA)

ON 14th October 2026 Faber & Faber, the British publisher of Irish writer Sally Rooney, confirmed it will no longer offer her works in any format in the British market. The reason for this decision is Britain’s anti-terror legislation: Rooney publicly stated that she would use her book royalties to support the banned Palestine Action movement, an organisation Britain has designated a terrorist group. Were the publisher to continue passing on British sales proceeds to her, this could constitute a criminal offence.

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Editorial

No surprises then…

A MEDIOCRE Budget. A few crumbs for the poor. A few pennies more on the minimum wage. Scrapping import taxes on token products like gherkins and marmalade. Ten billion pounds-worth of economic and military support for the puppet regime in Ukraine. Is this what the Burnham bounce is all about?

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