Explosion of anger against Netanyahu in Israel: ‘Hostages’ blood is on his hands’

In Netanyahu’s callous calculations, the lives of the hostages are just so much small change to be used for political advantage. His cynical manoeuvres have alienated him from his own electorate, large sections of the Israeli ruling class and even many in his own cabinet.

Kamala Harris Is No Friend of the Palestinian People

The difference between Harris and Biden is one of tone, not substance

Middle East crisis: Sleepwalking into the abyss

Netanyahu’s provocations against Iran and Lebanon are pushing the entire region towards an explosive conflagration, with devastating consequences for the whole world. The imperialist warmongers are responsible for this catastrophe in the making.

How many more will die in Gaza?

Official estimates from Gaza’s ministry of health put the death toll at a staggering 39,000. This is only the confirmed casualties. The Lancet estimates the number may be as high as 186,000.

All-out war in the Middle East? Netanyahu bids for an escalation

The killing of Hamas’ main leader and chief negotiator, Ismail Haniyeh, while he was in Tehran, Iran is part of a cynical attempt by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to provoke an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East just so that he can stay in power. In this he can count on the complicity of Western imperialism, which allows him to remain in office as their main reliable ally in the region.

Communists say: capitalism is incompatible with free speech!

Communists are the only ones mounting a consistent defence of free speech—from our own class perspective.

They are all war criminals

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor is seeking an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and his minister of defense Yoav Gallant for war crimes. This only confirms what everyone has known for a long time. But they represent only the tip of the iceberg of an entirely criminal system.

‘Rafah is burning’: Civilians massacred as IDF bombs refugee camp

Millions of people around the globe collectively reeled in horror on Sunday after an IDF airstrike laid waste to a tent camp for displaced civilians in Rafah, killing at least 45 people.

Stop the attack on Rafah! Fight imperialism on the home front!

The long-planned attack on Rafah has begun. On Monday 6 May, the IDF launched airstrikes on the city and issued calls for the evacuation of around 100,000 Palestinians from its eastern neighbourhoods to the so-called ‘humanitarian zones’ of al-Mawasi towards the coast, and an area west of Khan Younis.

Overthrow the warmongers! Organize the world revolution!

At the time of writing, on April 22, we are emerging from a tense week in which the Middle East has come very close to exploding into a regional war. After exchanging missiles, Iran and Israel have tacitly agreed to conclude the current round of attacks. But the Middle East remains a powder keg, with no shortage of potential sparks.