Bill Bowring

Emeritus prof at Birkbeck, life-long socialist, barrister, political activist

[Ukraine Solidarity Campaign 🇺🇦✊🏽🚩 @UkraineSol]

Mark Serwotka on why the labour movt must stand with Ukraine

#PCS #PCS25 #PCSADC #PCSADC25 #PCSADC2025 #StandWithUkraine

[Mustafa Barghouti @Mustafa_Barghouti @MustafaBarghou1]

According to the Israeli channel 13 The Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said that “Israel will not allow the entry of any water to Gaza. He said that the Israeli government is making history by forcing Palestinians in North and Central Gaza to move to the South and then to another country”
Bluntly advocating #ethnic_cleansing

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

👉NEW -- The empire never died

by @markcurtis30

The British Empire is still with us, in the UK’s island outposts and military bases, in the plunder of other countries’ resources, and in UK officials’ imperial mindset.
https://t.co/CKE9mkdATq

[UNRWA @UNRWA]

Siege, displacement orders, and intensified bombardments—including attacks on hospitals and schools—are fueling a severe humanitarian crisis in #Gaza. Desperation has reached a tipping point as families search for food and basic supplies, while thousands are forced to flee.

The siege must be lifted.

[Byline Times @BylineTimes]

Keir Starmer's Reform-Lite Strategy Has Left Him Marooned on an Island of Strangers https://t.co/Ae2uETYvWK

[John Crace @JohnJCrace]

Tories are now 4th in latest YouGov poll. And won't be happy until they are 5th

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

As South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets Trump, he will argue it is “laughable that you can use the genocide word on South Africa," where there is none, while “you’re looking the other way where the actual genocide is being committed" in Gaza. https://t.co/OkU5Hb2tAu

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

IDF is calling up PTSD patients for Gaza reserve duty. At least two have killed themselves https://t.co/40P83AIOmi

[UNRWA @UNRWA]

"People in #Gaza have lost everything... They need at minimum 500 or 600 trucks a day of medicine, fuel, food, vaccines for children, hygiene supplies—basic supplies that any human being needs," UNRWA @JulietteTouma tells @BBCNews.

As the humanitarian crisis deepens, urgent and sustained aid is essential to meet the basic needs of the population. Established systems must be maintained to provide aid to those in need.

[UCU @ucu]

Strike ballot opens at Kingston University.

Staff are fighting £20m cuts that could see entire departments shut down including humanities, sociology, criminology & politics.

With a £7m surplus & £400m in reserves, there’s no excuse.

We stand with @kingstonucu✊

https://t.co/jKT3p3Q9Fk

[Dr. Mads Gilbert @DrMadsGilbert]

-Can you smell our bodies being burnt?
How can I put together those letters and words that describe the depth of the pain and the magnitude of the crime?
The world may not yet have recognized the smell of our bodies being grilled.
Dr. Yousef Abu Reech
Deputy Minister of Health, Gaza
May 17, 2025

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

Threatening concrete action marks a shift in the UK Government's words, but the time for ultimatums has long gone. They must act now to end the catastrophic death and destruction in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestinian children cannot wait any longer.

The UK must end its complicity and urgently suspend all arms transfers to the Government of Israel and hold all perpetrators of violations accountable. They must not be an ally to Israel's atrocities.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

In a wave of intensified airstrikes of Gaza from Khan Younis to Jabalia, "Israeli forces targeted hospitals and homes, killing over 250 and paralyzing rescue efforts." https://t.co/RpMuBIxJ5U

[Sayeeda Warsi @SayeedaWarsi]

After a long ranty email Sharoniss sent me a second email - parting shot in response to my @GMB interview on Friday
“I reported you to Mossad for being a Hamas terrorist bitch.
Now go and get some Botox you wrinkled grandma” 😳👀
Love the thoughtful reasoned response 🙄😂 Yours truly
Wrinkled grandma 👵😜🤣

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

U.K., France, Canada threaten "concrete actions" over Israel's "disproportionate' force in Gaza, say denying aid "risks breaching international law" @lizarozovsky https://t.co/bceKsaUU29

[jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill]

Israeli publication Ma'ariv reports that Netanyahu made a side deal with Smotrich to support Netanyahu's Gaza aid scheme: Approval of further expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank—new housing units and farms.

[UNRWA @UNRWA]

The #Gaza Strip is likely facing its worst humanitarian crisis since October 2023.

Intensified Israeli bombardments from air, land, and sea have resulted in hundreds of casualties and mass displacement. For 11 weeks, Israeli authorities have deliberately blocked all supplies to Gaza.

The only thing entering Gaza right now are bombs. Nowhere is safe.

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Piers Morgan's reversal from fierce defender to vocal critic signals a deeper crisis for Israel, as Netanyahu's "forever war" in Gaza increasingly alienates supporters around the world | Amir Tibon
https://t.co/qACb1mpDE3

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

The latest barrage of bombs and the denial of humanitarian assistance "underline that there appears to be a push for a permanent demographic shift in Gaza that is in defiance of international law and is tantamount to ethnic cleansing." -- UN rights chief. https://t.co/KszlqkW5XT