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
Why the right won
26 Mar 2015
Tony Greenstein welcomes the lack of hypocrisy in the new Israeli government, if nothing else
Searching for a pretext
26 Mar 2015
What lay behind the election?In this edited transcript of a talk delivered to a Communist Platform meeting on March 22, Moshé Machover looks at Netanyahu’s motives
Polarisation continues to grow
05 Mar 2015
Tony Greenstein thinks that the chances of a Labour-led coalition are slim
Netanyahu’s double gamble
05 Mar 2015
Calling the general election is partially the result of the dissonance between Washington and Jerusalem, writes Moshé Machover
Will there be a deal?
26 Feb 2015
As negotiations continue, Yassamine Mather examines the intricacies of Middle East relations
Hypocrisy abounds
29 Jan 2015
Yassamine Mather can hardly believe the sickening tributes being paid to the Saudi tyrant
CIA roots of Islamist fundamentalism
15 Jan 2015
Did outrage caused by the provocations of an irreverent magazine provoke the Paris attacks? Yassamine Mather looks beyond this simplistic myth
Disastrous legacy
08 Jan 2015
Why do some on the left call for the west to step up its intervention against IS? Yassamine Mather looks at the results of past efforts
The masses bear the brunt
27 Nov 2014
Yassamine Mather assesses the latest extension of negotiations between Iran and the 5+1 powers
The IS conundrum
09 Oct 2014
The siege of Kobanê raises more questions than it answers, writes Yassamine Mather
Kurds left in limbo
25 Sep 2014
The US has begun its bombing campaign in Syria
Zionism: Quest for legitimacy
18 Sep 2014
Israeli communist Moshé Machover examines the significance of Zionist claims that Israel is the ‘nation-state of the Jewish people’
The origins, politics and economics of the Islamic State
04 Sep 2014
As imperialism once again changes its allies, the left needs to stick to its principles, says Yassamine Mather
Gaza demo: Don't let it go to waste
14 Aug 2014
The latest march in solidarity with the Palestinians was both big and open to ideas; but the old hands of the anti-war movement had little perspective to offer. Peter Manson reports
Only an Arab revolution can liberate Palestine
07 Aug 2014
Neither a one-state nor a two-state ‘solution’ can be achieved under the current balance of forces, writes Paul Demarty