The following letter of solidarity from the Ukrainian people to the Palestinian people was first published in the Ukrainian socialist journal, commons. Its arguments reinforces the view that there can be no solution to the oppressed peoples through imperialist deals UKRAINIAN LETTER OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE We, Ukrainian researchers, artists, political and trade…
EL&SD Coverage – Looking at the world through non-campist lenses
Many on the Left still view the world through lenses dating from when the US was the all-dominant global power. Countering this was the USSR, which assisted many national liberation struggles (although some could abandoned if it better fitted USSR state needs). The USSR was viewed to be superior to the USA because of its…
Why Ukrainians should support Palestinians
The following article by Dara Saburova was first posted by openDemocracy. It argues against those Campists who try to align movements for self-determination with one imperialist power or another. What is required is an internationalism from below approach which supports the peoples of Palestine and Ukraine, willing both to challenge imperialist attempts to subordinate these…
Turkey is trying to bomb Rojava out of existence
This article by Sarah Glynn was first posted by bella caledonia. It shows how Erdogan’s Turkish supremacist state is attacking liberated Rojava in Syrian Kurdistan. Meanwhile Israel, like many other repressive states, has its planned its own brutal clampdown in the West Bank, contributing to Hamas escalated response in Gaza and. Israel has also provided…
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…
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Scotland) and solidarity with GMB workers at Beith
The following article was first posted by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Scotland). UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN (SCOTLAND) AND SOLIDARITY WITH GMB WORKERS AT BEITH On Monday, September 18th, the UCS(S) supported a rally called by the GMB union at the DS Munitions Beith in North Ayrshire in support of the 70 GMB workers on strike against…
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…
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…
EU imports of Russian gas soar 40% since invasion of Ukraine
The following article by Hannah Sharland was first posted by The Canary. It highlights the EU’s hypocrisy in claiming to fully support Ukraine in the war against Russian imperialism. EU IMPORTS OF RUSSIAN GAS SOAR 40% SINCE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE New research has revealed that the European Union (EU) has raised its imports of Russian liquified…
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…