The Palestinian people have tried every method to achieve some form of meaningful self-determination. ‘Renounce violence’, they were told. They did, apart from the odd reprisal after an Israeli atrocity. Among Palestinians at home and in the diaspora, there was massive support for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions: a peaceful movement par excellence, which began to gain traction worldwide among artists, academics, trade unions and occasionally governments. The US and its NATO family responded by trying to criminalize BDS across Europe and North America – claiming, with the help of Zionist lobby groups, that boycotting Israel was ‘antisemitic’. This has proved largely effective. In Britain, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has banned any mention of ‘Israeli apartheid’ at its upcoming national conference. The Labour left, scared of being expelled, has fallen silent on this issue. A sorry state of affairs. Meanwhile, most of the Arab states have joined Turkey and Egypt in capitulating to Washington. Saudi Arabia is currently in negotiations, mediated by the White House, to officially recognize Israel. The international isolation of the Palestinian people looks set to increase. Peaceful resistance has gone nowhere.
Geopolitics
Martin Barnay – The Franc Zone
Analysis of the troubles facing ‘Francafrique’. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Washington Post: Germany portrays itself as a climate leader. But it’s still razing villages for coal mines
Like the EU – and where did they learn it from? – Germany likes to portray itself as virtuous and good. But these are not dirty little secrets. They are one big lie. Read here
Geopolitics
Jonathon Shafi – Israel Can’t Do This for Much Longer
A well argued case that Israel is heading towards long-term isolation and is increasingly a liability for American imperial power. In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
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