Imperialism & War > Middle East
None of the above
07 Jun 2012
Calling on Egyptians to vote for the Muslim Brotherhood is insane, argues Paul Demarty
Death of an activist
24 Jun 2021
The campaign to outlaw the Kurdish opposition involves all sorts of dirty tricks. Esen Uslu looks behind the most recent killing
Same old, same old
24 Jun 2021
The election of Ebrahim Raisi hardly signals a major change, writes Yassamine Mather. Yet, while the left remains confused, opposition to the regime is palpable
Highlights of ‘democracy’
17 Jun 2021
Not only are the candidates useless: the pundits are worse. Yassamine Mather reports on the presidential election campaign, as it enters its closing straight
Down but not out
17 Jun 2021
A master schemer and skilled rabble-rouser, with well cultivated US links. But above all going with the flow of history was key to Netanyahu’s success. No wonder Moshé Machover thinks it is far too early to write off this flawed and deeply unpleasant man
Fascism needs definition
17 Jun 2021
Marxism strives for clarity and telling the truth. Jack Conrad replies to Hasan Keser and Daniel Lazare
Coalition in turmoil
10 Jun 2021
Mired in corruption, pursuing costly foreign adventures and a tanking economy, Esen Uslu looks at the shambles
Seven are the doors to hell
10 Jun 2021
Yassamine Mather reports on the new restrictions, the disqualifications and what passes for debate in the presidential election campaign
House built on sand
10 Jun 2021
The only common factor in the aspiring eight-party coalition is an aversion to Binyamin Netanyahu. Tony Greenstein thinks it cannot last long
Pogrom state made manifest
03 Jun 2021
The far-right terror campaign against Palestinians sees the police arresting those who dare resist. Meanwhile global opposition to Israel grows apace. Tony Greenstein looks at the changing picture
End Zionist oppression
27 May 2021
The latest murderous colonial onslaught, especially against those caged in Gaza, was driven by Netanyahu’s narrow personal interests. This is an edited version of the talk Moshé Machover gave to the May 23 Online Communist Forum
Signs of decay
20 May 2021
Yassamine Mather looks at Iran’s presidential hopefuls and what passes for their rival programmes
Anti-imperialism of fools?
13 May 2021
Daniel Lazare savages the ‘solidarity with the Syrian people’ petition fronted by disorientated luminaries such as Noam Chomsky, George Monbiot and Ariel Dorfman
Reality of ethnic cleansing
13 May 2021
Tony Greenstein argues that despite its military might the Zionist state is losing the propaganda war
Stench of Zionist colonisation
13 May 2021
What is going on in Jerusalem? Why the provocations? Moshé Machover looks behind the latest flare-up of violence
Hauled before courts of injustice
29 Apr 2021
Against the background of continuing tensions in Syria and Iraq, Esen Uslu reports on the legal assault on the internal Kurdish opposition