The following four statements and an additional link examine the escalating war in the West Bank and Gaza from the viewpoint of a) Republican Socialist Platform b) Asad Rehman on behalf of War on Want; c) from Gilbert Achcar, a Lebanese socialist in an article posted by anti*capitalist resistance; d) from Daniel Finkelstein a Jewish…
Nagorno-Karabakh: Israeli weapons industry’s bottom line, ethnic cleansing
Taking advantage of Putin’s Russian imperialist attack on Ukraine, Azerbaijan has ethnically cleansed the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. As this article from the liberal Israeli paper Haaretz shows, Isreal has provided much of the arms to Azerbaijan to launch this attack. There is little likelihood of the Israeli government taking up Hareertz’s demands to provide…
EL&SD coverage of Palestine, Zionism and Israel since 2002
EL&SD COVERAGE OF PALESTINE, ZIONISM AND ISRAEL SINCE 2002 2024 How Keir Starmer placed his political image over the lives of those in Gaza Ed Balls accidentally admits to Labour’s weaponisation of anti-Semitism I mean, we already knew, but still… The counter-narrative to Zionist and US/British imperialist backed genocide The killing of Gaza’s environment –…
Brazil’s senate approves a controversial bill in a major setback for Indigenous land rights
The following article written by Hannah Harland was first posted by The Canary and highlights the assaults of agribusiness on indigenous land rights rights in Brazil BRAZIL’S SENATE APPROVES A CONTROVERSIAL BILL IN MAJOR SETBACK FOR INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS Less than a week after celebrations of a key victory in Brazil’s supreme court, the country…
Omnicide
This article by Mike Small was first posted by bella caledonia. It outlines the attempt by Tory Right populists backed by Rishi Sunak backed by Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party to bow before the fossil fuel companies and their attempt to prioritise profits at public expense and ignore the growing climate crisis. OMNICIDE The approval…
The never ending Murdoch empire
This article by Mike Small on Rupert Murdoch’s ‘retiral’ was first posted on bella caledonia. THE NEVER ENDING MURDOCH EMPIRE The Long 1980s never seems to ever end, but a sign of that era’s departure into the rear view mirror came this week with the announcement of the retiral (ish) of Rupert Murdoch. No-one personified…
Stand with Ukraine: TUC backs their right to resist Russian aggression
The following article was written by Fred Leplat and was first posted by anti* capitalist resistance. This article explores the debates around the TUC’s resolution and argues for an independent working-class anti-war movement. STAND WITH UKRAINE: TUC BACKS THEIR RIGHT TO RESIST RUSSIAN AGGRESSION The TUC congress on 12 September adopted overwhelmingly a motion in solidarity with…
How big business took over the Labour Party
The following. article by Adam Ramsay was first posted by openDemocracy. It shows how corporate lobbyists have successfully pushed Keir Starmer’s party to ditch its progressive policies HOW BIG BUSINESS TOOK OVER THR LABOUR PARTY Over the summer, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party for the first time articulated a clear vision for government: everything will continue to be…
A Palestinian view of Ukraine
The following interview between Fred Leplat and Adeeb Shaheen, a Palestinian who worked in Ukraine at the time of Putin’s invasion was first posted by Anti*Capitalist Resistance.As someone who has experienced life under military occupation, he draws parallels between Israel’s actions in Palestine and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, speaking to the suffering of civilians under…
Life imprisonment from the age of 14 – a Turkish show trial
The following article, written by Sarah Glynn, was first posted by bella caledonia. LIFE IMPRISONMENT FROM THE AGE OF 14 – A TURKISH SHOW TRIAL Nobody seriously doubts Mazlum İçli’s innocence. He was 140 km away when the murders took place, as has been proved through many different forms of evidence. But the state needed…