Imperialism & War
Grounds for optimism
03 Feb 2011
Israeli socialist Moshé Machover talks to Mark Fischer about the implications of the uprising in Egypt for the whole region
Showing exceptional weakness
11 Jan 2024
Claudine Gay wants to defend the status quo against the radical right. But since the status quo is indefensible, it’s a lost cause, says Daniel Lazare
Threats mask timid actions
04 Jan 2024
Yassamine Mather says that neither the US nor Iran want an all-out war, but after the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut and the bomb attacks on Qasem Soleimani’s admirers, tensions are reaching breaking-point
Not a religious war
04 Jan 2024
Daniel Lazare lumps Hamas together with the Zionists, argues Tony Greenstein. But socialists should unconditionally support the oppressed
Joining the living dead
04 Jan 2024
Carla Roberts wishes she was surprised that Jon Lansman has joined the Jewish Labour Movement
CPGB Provisional Central Committee: Statement on Israel-Gaza war
04 Jan 2024
Notes on the war
14 Dec 2023
With the failure of Zelensky’s offensive there can be no doubt that there is a stalemate now. Perfect conditions for unofficial ceasefires and fraternisation, argues Jack Conrad
Far from pacified
07 Dec 2023
There can be no possibility of a military solution in Gaza. October 7 was a death trip, argues Daniel Lazare
Zionist drives and divisions
07 Dec 2023
Eradicating Hamas provides a useful cover, but everything points to ethnic cleansing, says Moshé Machover
ABCs of Muslim Brothers
07 Dec 2023
Jack Conrad looks at MAB, its internal power struggles, its relationship to the British state and its encounters with the popular-frontist left. Last of three articles
Cowards, careerists and Corbyn diehards
23 Nov 2023
Momentum MP Navendu Mishra claims to be in favour of a Gaza ceasefire. Despite that he followed Starmer’s orders to abstain, reports Carla Roberts
ABCs of Muslim Brothers
23 Nov 2023
In the first of three articles, Jack Conrad looks at the origins, evolution and current reality of the Muslim Brotherhood in Britain, Egypt and internationally
Zionism needs anti-Semitism
23 Nov 2023
John Hagee’s turn as a key speaker caused much liberal consternation - he is, after all, a notorious anti‑Semite. Daniel Lazare comments on the aftermath of the huge pro-Israel demonstration in Washington DC
March of time
16 Nov 2023
There were peaceful multitudes from front to end. Ian Spencer reports on London’s giant demonstration
Success brings challenges
16 Nov 2023
There is a need to struggle against peaceful co-existence between factions, insists Anne McShane - an observer at last weekend’s Marxist Unity Group congress
Hamas and its backers
16 Nov 2023
Plenty of talk, but precious little action. Gaza offers the opportunity for the Arab masses to rise up and overthrow their own governments, writes Yassamine Mather