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Gaza: Uneasy calm as Israelis withdraw

by our Arab Affairs correspondent

PALESTINIAN refugees and resistance units are returning to Gaza City and other areas of the enclave after the partial withdrawal of Israel forces in line with the cease-fire despite continuing Israeli provocations including opening fire on civilians in the parts of the Palestinian enclave that they still occupy. Palestinian and Israeli prisoners have been exchanged. UNICEF says that Israel must reopen the crossings into Gaza to allow desperately needed aid to reach Palestinians, including thousands of children suffering from malnutrition.

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Birmingham Bin Battles

by New Worker correspondent

THERE HAVE been some intriguing developments in the long running Birmingham bin workers strike. The workers have been on strike since the start of the year in protest at fire and rehire which would see workers lose up to £8,000. They have recently renewed their strike mandate which will allow them to continue industrial action until March next year.

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Editorial

The forward march of labour...

UNEMPLOYMENT, homelessness, poverty and economic stagnation. It’s no wonder Labour’s standing is at an all-time low. The Faragists and the Tories blame the immigrants and asylum seekers for all our woes while the Remainers crawl out of the woodwork to blame it all on Brexit. None of the bourgeois parties ever blame themselves for the state we are in today or talk about the real problem – which is capitalism itself.

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