Conflict and Division in Palestine (youtube.com) Throughout history colonial powers have exploited divisions within society, national, tribal, ethnic,and religious, to serve their own class interests. The present crisis in Palestine, and the Middle Eastgenerally, is a consequence of efforts over many decades by Britain, France, the US, Iran, and othercountries to maintain their political and … [Read more...]
War on Gaza Update and Perspectives
War on Gaza Update and Perspectives - YouTube On October 7th 2500 Hamas fighters launched attacks on military installations, kibbutz, villages, and small towns in southern Israel. Within hours over 1400 Israelis had been killed. Since then, the people of the Gaza Strip have endured conditions of medieval siege and an air assault utilising the most sophisticated weaponry in the world. Israeli … [Read more...]
Palestine/Israel: What can Socialists do now?
by Roger Silverman We are living through a period of existential crisis. The sudden outbreak of war in Israel/Palestine is only the latest in a series of convulsive shocks. The word genocide is one that should be used only with caution; but Israel’s blockade of Gaza, cutting off water, food and electricity while relentlessly bombing its helpless population, is virtually proclaimed by its … [Read more...]
WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST
A Workers’ International Network meeting, October 2023 WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST - YouTube The sudden eruption of a devastating new war in the Middle East has delivered yet another shock to a world already rocked by war, recession, pandemic and climate catastrophe. Is the random killing and kidnapping of Israeli civilians by Hamas justified by the desperation of the population of Gaza … [Read more...]