Middle East

Statements by Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union, Democratic Union Party and Kongra Star Coordination denouncing the Damascus transitional administration’s attacks on Rojava and North and East Syria.

Statements in solidarity with Iranian protesters from Socialist Alliance (Australia), Partido Lakas ng Masa (The Philippines) and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi — After the Assad regime’s collapse, many predicted the SDF would rapidly unravel from within. Those expectations have not materialised.

Blanca Missé looks at inter-imperialist rivalry today, the need to oppose all imperialisms and the case for a class-based internationalism.

Adam Hanieh — The struggle against fossil capitalism is inseparable from struggles for justice in the Middle East.

Rafeef Ziadah — Trump’s vision seeks to fold Gaza into Israeli, Egyptian and Gulf networks under US trusteeship, merging Gulf capital and Israeli technology while reducing Palestinians to obstacles to be displaced or bypassed.

Kevin B. Anderson provides a preliminary assessment of the consequences of the Gaza war and the future.

Gilbert Achcar — If the scenes of Trump’s celebration at the Israeli Knesset and in Sharm el-Sheikh were staged for cinematic exploitation, they would undoubtedly rank among the worst productions in history.

Gilbert Achcar provides an account of two years of genocidal war and its potential outcome.

Gilbert Achcar — Trump’s new plan is even less realistic than the one he unveiled five years ago.

Tariq Dana — The booming weapons industry made possible by the Abraham Accords.

Shir Hever — Since its founding, Israel’s market for weapons has developed in tandem with its war objectives.