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Israel’s Long War on Lebanon

From the CrimethInc. collective (14/05/2026) A Joint History of the Zionist and Lebanese Entities In the following analysis, Ayman Makarem of the From the Periphery media collective reviews a century of colonial violence in Palestine and Lebanon to illuminate the current Israeli … Continue reading

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Israel, Apartheid, and the Death Penalty: When Law Becomes a Tool of Ethnic Cleansing

By Rezgar Akrawi, from libcom.org (10/04/2026) The Death Penalty for Terrorists Law was formally passed on 30 March 2026, with a 62–48 vote. Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, during a session of the Knesset’s National Security Committee. He and … Continue reading

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The War on Iran: Immoral allies, False claims and Unnecessary Bloodshed

From the Verso Books blog (11/03/2026) Ilan Pappe on US and Israeli immorality and why Palestine lies at the heart of the war on Iran.

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“History Is Repeating Itself”

From the CrimethInc. collective (11/03/2026) A Lebanese Perspective on the War on Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran The war that the United States and Israel are waging in the Middle East is not solely directed at Iran. In addition to occupying the … Continue reading

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Tomà Berlanda: The Impossible Reconstruction

From the Verso Books blog (19/11/2025).

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Luca Salza: Philosophy on a boat

“The history of philosophy is buried in Gaza, but philosophy lives on in the gesture of the Global Sumud Flotilla.” In this article, historian and philosopher Luca Salza[1] reflects on what he sees as the political, philosophical and strategic significance … Continue reading

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Tariq Ali: Unending War

From Sidecar/New Left Review (16/10/2025) The gallery of grotesques assembled by Trump – only the toga was missing in his rendering of the Roman Emperor Nero – at Sharm-el-Sheikh, the Egyptian resort synonymous with luxury and despotism, dutifully celebrated ‘Peace … Continue reading

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“Magical thinking”: Beyond the violence of the two state solution for Palestine-Israel

Reaching for a Palestine-Israel beyond the nation state, with Mohammed A. Bamyeh. From the early 1990s, global applause for peace talks abounded. But what ultimately happened is that endless calls for a “two-state solution” that evaded explicit realization of Palestinian … Continue reading

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Ghassan Salhab: The Alter

From lundimatin #490, 01/10/2025 I am nothingand my words are fleetinglike me,among people but passing through, that is whyI speak of you. Bassam Hajjar Is it absolute madness that has taken hold of Zionism, driving this ideology born in the … Continue reading

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The flotillas to Gaza or the unfinished as a political form

Sylvain George From lundi matin #486, 01/09/2025 A few months ago, the Madleen was intercepted by the Israeli army a few kilometres off the coast of Gaza. On August 31, a flotilla of several dozen boats set sail for the … Continue reading

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