Tareq Baconi discusses Hamas’ attacks on October 7, Israel’s genocide, the state of Palestinian resistance and its implication for the region and world.
Palestine
Michael Pröbsting — Middle Eastern governments denounce Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza but refuse to rupture their economic relations with the Zionist state.
Toufic Haddad — For those who are paying attention to the military-political dynamics in Palestine, October 7 was not entirely a surprise.
Masis Kürkçügil explains how Erdoğan’s Turkey is seeking to carve out a path between the Western bloc and the West in order to build a second-rate imperialism. But this is not without difficulty in the context of exacerbated contradictions between the great powers.
Lindsey German — Even if there were a ceasefire tomorrow, this movement isn’t going away. There has been a permanent sea-change in public attitudes towards Palestine.
The Social Movement stands for a just peace in the Middle East, which requires the elimination of structural oppression of Palestinians and systemic violence against the civilian population.
Harald Etzbach — While the states of the Global South publicly proclaim solidarity with Palestine, the reality is more complicated.
Juan Acevedo-Ossa — South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel is the latest example of its ability to act as a normative superpower, exceeding even the great powers in shaping global moral discourse.
Palestinians and South Africans call for maximum pressure to stop the genocide and dismantle apartheid.
Neal Meyer discusses the impact of the Gaza war on US politics, the recent rise in labour activism, and the current state of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Farooq Tariq — Following a Pakistani air force strike on an Iranian border town and an Iranian missile attack on a border town in Balochistan, Pakistan and Iran have agreed to de-escalate the war threat and reestablish full-fledged diplomatic relations.
The Socialist Project joins a growing chorus of organizations and individuals supporting the South African case and calling on the Canadian government to do the same.