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
Protests and the bigger picture
19 Jan 2023
Dangers of war are increasing and the masses refuse to be intimidated, but the left is mired in confusion. On January 9 Hands Off the People of Iran hosted an online meeting addressed by Moshé Machover and Mike Macnair. Yassamine Mather opened with these remarks
Talking peace, preparing for war
12 Jan 2023
Syria is not only still wrecked, but still divided. Esen Uslu reports on the tripartite negotiations and their significance
Free-trade imperialism
12 Jan 2023
Mike macnair reviews Promised lands: the British and the Ottoman Middle East by Jonathan Parry (Princeton University Press 2022, 453pp)
The struggle continues
05 Jan 2023
Executions and long prison sentences have failed to intimidate the spontaneous protest movement. But conscious leadership by a revolutionary party is indispensable, argues Yassamine Mather
A bogus imperialist narrative
15 Dec 2022
Many people imagine Israel as the natural representative of Jewish memory. Nothing could be further from the truth. Tony Greenstein introduces his new book Zionism during the holocaust
Israeli far right is making the far right mainstream
08 Dec 2022
If the fight against anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism are closely connected, it is a blunder to have Hamas in the leadership of the BDS campaign, suggests Daniel Lazare
Strikes on Student Day
08 Dec 2022
The leaking of documents gives us a glimpse of the conflicts within the regime that the protest wave has caused, Yassamine Mather reports
Armbands and alienation
01 Dec 2022
With the competition now well under way, Paul Demarty examines the clash between soft-focus liberalism and Qatari feudal values
After the election
01 Dec 2022
Netanyahu’s coalition is a rag-bag of rightists, religious fanatics and rabble-rousers. But it is dangerous. A regional war and the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians is a real prospect, argues Moshé Machover
Workers’ mass protests
01 Dec 2022
Yassamine Mather reports on strikes and protests in Iran
Victories and weak points
01 Dec 2022
Veteran Iranian socialist Shahab Borhan warns of the dangers of relying on spontaneity. The movement needs leadership, organisation and clear politics - article translated from Farsi by Yassamine Mather
Ending the dynamic stalemate?
24 Nov 2022
Militarily the war is unwinnable, so politics are vital. Esen Uslu calls for Öcalan’s line to be continued
Widespread and larger
24 Nov 2022
Splits are widening at the top, the protests are continuing to grow, but there are still illusions in US-sponsored regime change. Yassamine Mather comments
Rebuild on solid foundations
17 Nov 2022
Yassamine Mather celebrates the continuing mass protests, recognises their limitations, laments the parlous state of the left and urges unity around the basic principles upheld by Hopi
Turbocharging Zionist colonialism
10 Nov 2022
Negotiations to form a far-right coalition are still ongoing, but there can be no hiding Netanyahu’s victory. Moshé Machover locates the drift to the right in the Zionist project itself