Israel, backed and armed by the imperialist powers, has launched a barbaric attack on the Gaza strip. The death count is constantly rising, as Israel turns its full military might on the besieged population. Medical supplies are diminishing by the hour with little chance of supplies entering Gaza any time soon, as the cowardly Egyptian ...
The long-awaited debate between Worker's Liberty patriarch Sean Matgamna, professed Zionist and opponent of troops out now, and Israeli socialist Moshe Machover (HOPI and CMP) finally happened on 12th October. The subject was 'Israel, the Palestinians, and Iran', though Matgamna studiously avoids any mention of Iran. The outrage caused by his recent article excusing an ...
Here we publish a letter that has been sent to Communist Student from comrade Charlie Pottins. The issue of an academic boycott is certainly one that has not been debated fully or seriously by most of the left, so we hope that this letter can stimulate some debate here on our blog... Dear Comrades, After hearing that ...
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As Israel's brutal blockade of the Gaza Strip continues and Palestinian despair intensifies, what should be the response of the left? By Ken Crisp The desperate suffering of the people of Palestine was again brought to the world's attention on January 23, as thousands of Palestinians broke through the border wall at the Rafah passage and ...
First published in Communist Student no.3 Should communists support the campaign for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions? Dave Isaacson discusses the issue At the University and College Union's inaugural conference on May 30 2007, a motion was passed committing the union to debate the arguments for and against an academic boycott of Israeli universities. As the ...