A Palestinian view of Ukraine

The following interview between Fed 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…

Greater than the Sum of Our Parts – Feminism, Inter/Nationalism and Palestine

Mary McGregor reviews Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine by Nada Elia. This has also been posted by bella caledonia. GREATER THAN THE SUM OF OUR PARTS, FEMINISM, INTER/NATIONALISM AND PALESTINE True liberation only comes when oppressed groups rise together in solidarity and recognize the interconnectivity of our struggles. At…

The unbearable manicheanism of the “anti-imperialist” left

This article, written by Willam I. Robinson was first posted by anti*capitalist  resistance. It critically examines the contradictory logic and regressive politics of the contemporary “anti-imperialist” left that opposes capitalist exploitation by the West but turns a blind eye to repression by non-Western states opposed to Washington. Manicheanism is  an ancient philosophy that interprets the…

UK sanctions Iran for ‘undermining peace in the Middle East’, Israel unmentioned

The following article which was written by Joe Glenton, was first posted by The Canary. It exposes the hypocrisy of the UK government extending sanctions to Iran, by  ignoring the Israeli state backed assault on Jenin. UK SANCTIONS FO IRAN ‘UNDERMINING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST’, ISRAEL UNMENTIONED Britain on Thursday, 6th July,  announced plans…

From Ukraine to Palestine: the poisons of denialism

The following article, written by David Finkel, an editor of Against the Current and a member of Jewish Voice for Peace – Detroit chapter and the Ukraine Solidarity Network. It was was first posted by Against the Current. The article makes a powerful case against the politics of Campism. FROM PALESTINE TO UKRAINE  – THE POISONS OF DENIALISM…

Arundhati Roy on things that can and cannot be said: The dismantling of the world as we know It

We are reposting the Stuart Hall memorial lecture, first posted on thewire, given by Arundhati Roy last September. She is author of  Azadi – Fascism, Fiction and Freedom in the Time of the Virus, outlining the ongoing fascistisation of India under Modi. In Arundhati’s lecture, she locates this process in a global context. Solidarity, speaking…

Jewish refugee groups condemn Illegal Migration Bill and government language

The growing opposition to the Tories’ draconian and racist  Illegal Immigration Bill was highlighted when Gary Lineker compared the government’s activities to those of the Nazis. The husband of Tory Home Secretary, Suella Braverman,  Rael , who had  family members killed during the Holocaust,  was incensed by the comparison.  However, Lineker was pointing to the…

International Womens Day 2 – Zan Zendigi Azadi and Art Monsters

As our second contribution to  International Women’s Day, we are posting Zan, Zendigi, Azad (Women, Life and Liberty), written by Pauline Bradley, and a review of the film Tar, by Meaghan Delahunt, which was first posted by bella caledonia.   1. ZAN ZENDIGI, AZAD (WOMEN, LIFE AND LIBERTY) Zan, Zendigi, Azad by Pauline Bradley  …

Natural and unnatural disasters in Rojava, north east Syria and south west Turkey

  The following article, written by Giacomo Sini and Alessia Manzi, was first posted by bella caledonia. It examines the role of Turkish president, Tayyip Erdoğan, in using the earthquake disaster to further undermine the persecuted Kurds, in both Turkey and Syria, and his bolstering of ISIS forces to achieve this.  NATURAL AND UNNATURAL DISASTERS…