Between Embarrassment and Support, in Spite of Everything, the West is Complicit in the Crimes of the Israeli Army and State
This article is part of a series from the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, looking back at the situation in the Middle East over the past year. Originally published Oct. 4, 2024. On the pretext of bringing home the 60,000 inhabitants of northern Israel who have been forced to take refuge elsewhere in the […]
War in Lebanon: A New Stage in Israel’s expansionist policy
This article is part of a series from the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, looking back at the situation in the Middle East over the past year. Originally published Oct. 4, 2024. Having done their dirty work on the Gaza front, the Israeli army’s tanks have crossed the “blue line” that marks the border […]
Demonstrating for Palestine: a Symbolic Act or an Important Element in the Balance of Power?
This article is part of a series from the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, looking back at the situation in the Middle East over the past year. Originally published Oct. 4, 2024. The terrorist prowess of the Mossad, which has succeeded in booby-trapping the beepers of Hezbollah cadres, and the extension of the perimeter […]
In Israel, the Zionist State in A Headlong Rush to War… How Far?
This article is part of a series from the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, looking back at the situation in the Middle East over the past year. Originally published Oct. 4, 2024. Close ranks and “let the army win”: this slogan, printed on the takeaway bags of a fast food chain in Israel, could […]
Faced with Israel’s Offensives, Iran’s Leaders in a Dangerous Balancing Act
This article is part of a series from the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, looking back at the situation in the Middle East over the past year. Originally published Oct. 4, 2024. Since October 7, Iran had remained aloof from the conflict in Palestine, in a balancing act between fear of a conflagration that […]
What is Hezbollah?
This article is part of a series from the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, looking back at the situation in the Middle East over the past year. Originally published Oct. 4, 2024. In March 1979, just a few weeks after Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in Iran, taking over the country where the Shah’s […]
Cuba: Strangled by Imperialism
Late last week the entire Cuban island lost power, throwing its 11 million inhabitants into darkness, cutting off all refrigeration, and forcing a partial shutdown of much economic activity. As of this writing, service has been only partially restored in some areas of the island nation. Why is Cuba’s electric grid in such bad shape? […]
Boeing Strikers Again Reject New Offer – Workers Say, “No pensions; No Planes.”
Thirty-three thousand Boeing machinists, members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM), on Wednesday, October 25, voted down the company’s proposed contract offer by nearly a two-thirds margin. The company’s offer included a 35% increase over 4 years. Previously 96% of the membership rejected an offer, recommended by the union leaders, of a 25% wage […]