Trump sides with the Syrian regime With a military offensive that began on 5 January, the Syrian army has taken control of large parts of the long-autonomous region of Rojava, which has a largely Kurdish population. As in 2015, the city of Kobane is now threatened with invasion, and as then, a strong international solidarity […]
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Crisis sharpened by new threats of war from Trump and Netanyahu The latest protest movement in Iran, which began on 28 December, has spread to all 31 provinces of the country. Triggered by food inflation of 70%, demands are now being made that are directed squarely at the Islamist capitalist dictatorship. On Thursday 8 January, […]
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Workers’ action shows the way forward Update October1: As the Israeli regime intercepted boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, mass protests erupted in cities across Europe and Middle East. Italian trade unionists have called another general strike for Friday, October 3. Under the slogans “24 hour general strike” and “Block everything,” the […]
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The struggle against Israel’s war is a struggle against imperialism and capitalism With the attack on the Hamas headquarters in Doha, Qatar, the Israeli government further escalated its regional war. It was an unprecedented attack in a country closely allied to the US, the location of the largest US military base in the Middle East. […]
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The protest movement globally and the protests in Israel must be directed at the root of the genocidal war Over one million people in Israel participated in protests on Sunday, August 17, against the escalated genocidal war in Gaza. At the same time, the Israeli far-right government and military continue their starvation and bombing campaign […]
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After 20 months of genocidal war, Israel’s war cabinet decided it would enter Gaza city as the first step towards full occupation. Reports now show that life expectancy in Gaza has dropped to 35 years, a level similar to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Governments and politicians globally – Starmer, Macron, the Swedish government […]
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Gulf states and US imperialism support al-Sharaa More than 1,000 people have reportedly been killed and nearly 200,000 displaced in armed fighting in Sweida city and region in southern Syria in the last month. Behind this is an attempt from the Damascus regime of al-Sharaa to increase its control of the country, a process closely […]
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Per-Åke Westerlund is a member of the ISA International Political Committee More than 1,000 people have reportedly been killed in armed fighting in Sweida city and region in southern Syria in the last week. Behind this is an attempt from the Damascus regime of al-Sharaa to increase its control of the country, a process closely […]
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This was the introduction to a discussion at ISA’s International Committee on June 26. Of course, Donald Trump’s presidency still dominates world perspectives. He is a symbol of capitalism in the 2020s and even more so the second half of the 2020s, as we approach another tumultuous ‘30s’. His reactionary ideas and repression are also […]
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For socialists and workers’ organisations against the war, stepping up the mass international antiwar movement is extremely urgent. After 5 days of war, Netanyahu and Trump both ordered the entire population of Tehran to evacuate, stressing Israel’s military superiority and “control of the skies”. The latest reports cite over 220 dead civilians in Iran while […]
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