Roger Alan Blackwell
@rogera.bsky.social
Born 1951, Norwich. UK. Studied science age 14-20. Marxist at 19. Politics, history, philosophy, political economy. Photography 1978, Video 2015. Support the WRP & YS Socialist. Variety of interests.
‘Israeli forces have started demolishing homes & roads...an attempt to change the symbolism of these camps & what they resemble & represent, which is the Palestinian identity & the Palestinian right to return to their homes that they were displaced from,’ added Ibrahim.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 AM
‘Israeli forces have started demolishing homes & roads...an attempt to change the symbolism of these camps & what they resemble & represent, which is the Palestinian identity & the Palestinian right to return to their homes that they were displaced from,’ added Ibrahim.'
'Reporting from Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim said the escalation followed ‘months of Israeli forces cracking down on Palestinians in Gaza’ and banning agencies ‘from offering help to Palestinians in need over there’.
January 21, 2026 at 10:50 AM
'Reporting from Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim said the escalation followed ‘months of Israeli forces cracking down on Palestinians in Gaza’ and banning agencies ‘from offering help to Palestinians in need over there’.
'Israel has revoked the operating licences of 37 aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, and the Norwegian Refugee Council, for failing to comply with new government regulations.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:50 AM
'Israel has revoked the operating licences of 37 aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, and the Norwegian Refugee Council, for failing to comply with new government regulations.'
'Israel has faced global condemnation after a ban on dozens of international aid organisations working to provide life-saving assistance to Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip came into effect weeks ago.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 AM
'Israel has faced global condemnation after a ban on dozens of international aid organisations working to provide life-saving assistance to Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip came into effect weeks ago.'
'He also warned that ‘what happens today to UNRWA will happen tomorrow to any other international organisation or diplomatic mission’ anywhere in the world.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
'He also warned that ‘what happens today to UNRWA will happen tomorrow to any other international organisation or diplomatic mission’ anywhere in the world.'
'Israeli lawmakers and members of the government were also present, according to UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, who said the attack came ‘in the wake of other steps taken by Israeli authorities to erase the Palestine Refugee identity’.
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
'Israeli lawmakers and members of the government were also present, according to UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, who said the attack came ‘in the wake of other steps taken by Israeli authorities to erase the Palestine Refugee identity’.
'Locals reported earlier that an Israeli army group, accompanied by bulldozers, stormed the UNRWA compound after sealing off the surrounding streets and intensifying its military presence in the area, and proceeded to demolish structures inside the compound.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 AM
'Locals reported earlier that an Israeli army group, accompanied by bulldozers, stormed the UNRWA compound after sealing off the surrounding streets and intensifying its military presence in the area, and proceeded to demolish structures inside the compound.'
'Later yesterday, Israeli forces fired tear gas at a Palestinian trade school in a second targeting of a UN facility in occupied East Jerusalem.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 AM
'Later yesterday, Israeli forces fired tear gas at a Palestinian trade school in a second targeting of a UN facility in occupied East Jerusalem.'
'‘This is an unprecedented attack not only against UNRWA and its premises, it constitutes a serious violation of international law and the privileges and immunities of the United Nations,’ it said.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:46 AM
'‘This is an unprecedented attack not only against UNRWA and its premises, it constitutes a serious violation of international law and the privileges and immunities of the United Nations,’ it said.'
'UNRWA said in a statement yesterday that Israeli forces had confiscated staff devices and forced them out of their headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
'UNRWA said in a statement yesterday that Israeli forces had confiscated staff devices and forced them out of their headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.'
'The genocidal Netanyahu regime is clamping down on the humanitarian group that provides desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
'The genocidal Netanyahu regime is clamping down on the humanitarian group that provides desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza.'
'ISRAEL is bulldozing the headquarters of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem.'
January 21, 2026 at 10:44 AM
'ISRAEL is bulldozing the headquarters of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem.'
'Israeli machinery demolishes a structure in the headquarters of the UNRWA in Sheikh Jarrah in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem'
January 21, 2026 at 10:44 AM
'Israeli machinery demolishes a structure in the headquarters of the UNRWA in Sheikh Jarrah in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem'
'Workers in the US, UK and EU must demand their trade unions mobilise the strength of the working class by calling general strikes to bring down their capitalist governments, and bring in workers’ governments and socialism.'
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 AM
'Workers in the US, UK and EU must demand their trade unions mobilise the strength of the working class by calling general strikes to bring down their capitalist governments, and bring in workers’ governments and socialism.'
'With the US, EU and UK ruling classes tearing each other apart in a desperate struggle over the huge mineral and oil wealth of Greenland while the global capitalist economy is on the verge of collapsing into recession and depression, the time has come for the working class to use its power.'
January 21, 2026 at 9:05 AM
'With the US, EU and UK ruling classes tearing each other apart in a desperate struggle over the huge mineral and oil wealth of Greenland while the global capitalist economy is on the verge of collapsing into recession and depression, the time has come for the working class to use its power.'
'A survey of over 4,000 chief executives from 95 countries showed only 26% of firms have managed to drive down costs through AI spending.'
January 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
'A survey of over 4,000 chief executives from 95 countries showed only 26% of firms have managed to drive down costs through AI spending.'
'Separate research on Monday from the international professional service company PwC revealed the overwhelming majority of companies are struggling to make any financial benefits from AI.'
January 21, 2026 at 9:03 AM
'Separate research on Monday from the international professional service company PwC revealed the overwhelming majority of companies are struggling to make any financial benefits from AI.'
'From AI-generated boom to bust overnight, as the trillions of dollars poured into building the massive infrastructure required for AI fail to produce the returns in terms of the excess profits that have been promised.'
January 21, 2026 at 9:02 AM
'From AI-generated boom to bust overnight, as the trillions of dollars poured into building the massive infrastructure required for AI fail to produce the returns in terms of the excess profits that have been promised.'
'The threat of trade wars between the US and Europe, along with the US’s contempt for international law exposed in its kidnapping of Venezuelan president Maduro, isn’t the only fear the IMF has about the precarious state of world capitalism.'
January 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
'The threat of trade wars between the US and Europe, along with the US’s contempt for international law exposed in its kidnapping of Venezuelan president Maduro, isn’t the only fear the IMF has about the precarious state of world capitalism.'
'Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF’s chief economist, said a ‘spiral of escalation’ between the US and Europe would have a ‘material impact’ that would inflict pain on households in both the US and Europe.'
January 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
'Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF’s chief economist, said a ‘spiral of escalation’ between the US and Europe would have a ‘material impact’ that would inflict pain on households in both the US and Europe.'
'The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday issued a grave warning that Trump’s threats over Greenland risk triggering a ‘spiral of escalation’ that would damage the world economy and inevitably lead to a collapse in the world financial markets.'
January 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
'The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday issued a grave warning that Trump’s threats over Greenland risk triggering a ‘spiral of escalation’ that would damage the world economy and inevitably lead to a collapse in the world financial markets.'
'Macron has called on fellow EU leaders to activate the ‘big bazooka’, the common name for the anti-coercion law which enables the EU to impose punitive economic measures on any country seeking to force a policy change.'
January 21, 2026 at 8:58 AM
'Macron has called on fellow EU leaders to activate the ‘big bazooka’, the common name for the anti-coercion law which enables the EU to impose punitive economic measures on any country seeking to force a policy change.'
'..he went so far as to threaten France with 200% tariffs on wines & champagne after French president Emmanuel Macron refused Trump’s ‘invitation’ to join the so-called ‘Board of Peace’, which the US clearly intends to extend from Gaza to ...all global conflicts in the interests of US imperialism.'
January 21, 2026 at 8:56 AM
'..he went so far as to threaten France with 200% tariffs on wines & champagne after French president Emmanuel Macron refused Trump’s ‘invitation’ to join the so-called ‘Board of Peace’, which the US clearly intends to extend from Gaza to ...all global conflicts in the interests of US imperialism.'