School students walk out over Labour’s position on Palestine

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School Students Walk Out of Shadow Minister's Assembly Over Labour's Position on Palestine Clare Hymer: Hundreds of school students have boycotted an assembly with Labour MP Wes Streeting over his party's position on Israel-Palestine.  Around 300 17 and 18-year-olds at Beal High School in Ilford, east London, either refused to attend or walked out of the assembly last Friday. "We heard Wes Streeting would be coming down to do a talk on university and personal statements," one year 13 student involved, Amina, told Novara Media. "But as a year group, we wanted to show our support to those in Palestine. "Keir Starmer [has] stated he does not support calls for a ceasefire. None of us agreed with this, so collectively we showed our position by not attending." CONTINUE READING ➡︎ Picks of the week... REPORT Palestinian Journalists Are Risking Their Lives to Counteract the 'Israeli Narrative' by Daisy Schofield Palestinian journalists are working in 'dire' conditions to show the world what is happening in Gaza, despite Israeli forces make it harder and harder for them to report. Read more... OPINION With All Eyes on Palestine, Don't Forget Rojava by Dani Ellis In early October, a major western ally began an air campaign against a small Middle Eastern territory unlike anything experienced in the region's decades-long liberation struggle. This wasn't Israel's assault on Gaza, but Turkey's on Rojava. Read more... READ MORE ON NOVARAMEDIA.COM ➡︎ Can you support us from £1 per month? I'M IN ➡︎ The majority of our funding comes from small, regular donations made via our website.  Being people-powered means we need the people who watch, read and listen to donate whatever they can to support our journalism.  To help us plan for next year and grow our journalism, join our regular supporters from just £1 per month.  Copyright © 2022 Thousand Hands Ltd. All rights reserved. Thousand Hands Ltd is a private company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales #11245029. Its registered address is 10 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EF. Novara Media is a trading name of Thousand Hands Ltd and, as such, the individual shall have no personal liability arising out of such communication, and liability or obligation rests solely with Novara Media. Opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions set out in the relevant terms of business and are not necessarily agreed or authorised by Thousand Hands Ltd. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Novara Media to any third party. Novara Media accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from the use of this email or the contents. Novara Media is regulated by IMPRESS, the independent press regulator.

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