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Axis of Resistance

The mythology of a Mideast ‘Axis of Resistance’

Michael Karadjis look at the members of the alleged ‘Axis of Resistance’, how resistant they have been in relation to the Gaza genocide and what is behind their rhetoric.
Netanyahu concerned

Gilbert Achcar: Truce in Gaza and the dilemmas faced by Netanyahu and Hamas

Gilbert Achcar — News related to the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip have been overshadowed by the truce project that Biden attributed to “Israel” without specifying which Israeli governing body had approved it.
Marx et al

From the genocide in Palestine and Ukraine to the fascist threat: Working toward a revolutionary, Marxist-Humanist response

Today’s global capitalism is sinking into unimaginable levels of barbarism. Nowhere is this barbarism more glaring than in Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Israel Iran

The Iran-Israel shadow war and its role in the broader Mideast conflict

Argiris Malapanis & Geoff Mirelowitz — Recent developments in the shadow war between Israel and Iran have shed light on Tehran’s “support” for the Palestinian liberation struggle.
Gaza destruction

Palestine’s fate in light of the onslaught on Gaza

Gilbert Achcar — The best “solution” that could result from the Zionist ongoing genocidal war is worse than what existed before it, and certainly worse than what appeared on the horizon following the Oslo deal.
Palestinian solidarity protesters during a large-scale demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 23, 2023. Photograph by André Chung for Hammer & Hope.

The new movement for Palestine

Hadas Thier — Global outrage over Israel’s attacks on Gaza has produced a broad-based mass movement never before witnessed on the question of Palestine.
Gaza destruction

The “State of Palestine”: Between liquidating the cause and continuing the struggle

Gilbert Achcar — The Palestinian condition has deteriorated to worse than anything it has known in more than 75 years of suffering and oppression
Palestine solidarity rally in Amman, Jordan, October 13, 2023.

Notes on the war in Gaza

Dave Holmes — The struggle in Palestine is now the number one issue of world politics. The armed breakout from Gaza on October 7 by Hamas and its allies has raised numerous questions.
Washington abstained in voting on the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council on Monday

Gilbert Achcar: The US administration’s hypocrisy and Israel’s insolence

Gilbert Achcar — It is truly astonishing that Washington abstained in voting on the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council, despite the resolution being consistent with the US’ position.
Leila Khaled

Palestinian revolutionary Leila Khaled on US-Israeli imperialism, Hamas’ October 7 attacks and the Kurdish liberation struggle

Peter Boyle — Leila Khaled is an iconic Palestinian revolutionary activist and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader. However, the Western media dubs her “the first woman plane hijacker” and Israel brands her a “terrorist”.
We will not be silenced

Open letter to the Israeli and US governments and others weaponizing the issue of rape

In its current war against the people of Gaza, the Israeli government has chosen to weaponize the issue of sexual violence for political outcome.
Tempest cover Dave McNally

Perspectives for socialists in 2024: An interview with David McNally

David McNally looks at current geopolitical dynamics, economic fault lines, labor struggles and perspectives for socialists in 2024.