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
First stumble on a slippery road
31 Oct 2024
Esen Uslu discusses the possibility of a Turkish ‘peace process’ with the PKK and how to assess the suicide attack on the TIA factory in Ankara. With the US election and ongoing kaleidoscopic regional power struggles we should expect the unexpected
Waiting for the payback
10 Oct 2024
Though they have been repeatedly condemned as haram, some leading elements in the Iranian regime want to go for nuclear weapons, warns Yassamine Mather
Itching for war on four fronts
03 Oct 2024
Tehran’s theocratic regime has fallen into a ‘trap’ of Netanyahu’s making. With Israel wanting to fight Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon and Iran, the whole region looks in danger of being dragged down into a terrible conflagration. Yassamine Mather looks to the revolutionary politics of the working class
Don’t mention fake anti-Semitism
26 Sep 2024
Thousands marched in Liverpool to protest against Labour’s complicity with Israel, but, writes Ian Spencer, Lindsey German did not come out of things with flying colours
Third war begins
26 Sep 2024
Despite supposedly working ‘tirelessly’ for peace, the US is doing nothing to hold Israel back. Yassamine Mather warns that the war on Lebanon could conceivably see Iran dragged into the conflict
Campaign continues to build
12 Sep 2024
Restrictions on protests, attempts to intimidate activists and suspension of export licences testify to the fact that the establishment is under massive pressure from below, says Carla Roberts
Ancient myths as today’s weapons
05 Sep 2024
Prime ministers from David Ben Gurion to Benjamin Netanyahu have quoted biblical stories of a promised land, conquest and imperial glory. Jack Conrad shows that, while this owes little or nothing to actual history, it does serve as standard Zionist ideological cover for colonisation, ethnic cleansing and genocide
A total, not a partial, ban
05 Sep 2024
Medics testify in an open letter to Sir Keir Starmer that the IDF is deliberately targeting children, hospitals and healthworkers. They call for ending economic, diplomatic and military support, reports James Linney
Gambling on all-out war?
05 Sep 2024
In the current situation it is virtually impossible to predict how far Israel would be prepared to go in spreading the war, but its strategic aims are clear, argues Moshé Machover
Not two equals
29 Aug 2024
Despite the reactionary nature of the Iranian dictatorship, there can be no drawing of an equivalence with Israel. Netanyahu’s government is doing its utmost to turn the West Bank into another Gaza and drag the whole region into war, says Yassamine Mather
No solutions on offer
11 Jul 2024
Masoud Pezeshkian was elected on a wave of unenthusiasm. Yassamine Mather looks at the challenges facing the new president
Counting the dead
11 Jul 2024
As the genocidal assault on the Palestinian population of Gaza continues, Israel is doing its damnedest to downplay the death toll. But, says, Ian Spencer, if anything, the figures issued by the Gaza health ministry are an underestimate
Minimum programme again
27 Jun 2024
To achieve the global transition to communism the working class must first conquer state power - that requires the minimum programme of economic - but crucially political - demands. Mike Macnair responds to Andrew Northall, Gerry Downing and Steve Freeman
Neither money nor personality
20 Jun 2024
Carla Roberts reviews Alexei Sayle (narrator), Chris Reeves (director), Norman Thomas (writer) The big lie II - Starmer and the genocide Platform Films, 2024
Lining up to be president
06 Jun 2024
Iran’s Islamic regime will ensure that the right man is ‘elected’ to replace Ibrahim Raisi. Yassamine Mather reports on what is for the moment a crowded field of candidates