Banner held as detained Gaza aid flotilla activists arrive in Netherlands, May 4. Two of their fellow activists remain in Israel for questioning. -- image via news video screenshot Freedom to the Global Sumud flotilla activists: Communist Party of Israel Statement: Again, the state of Israel illegally and brutally violates International Law as Israeli naval forces intercepted the boats of the Sumud flotilla in international waters, while forcing and dragging other countries t

TO THE COMMUNIST AND WORKERS' PARTIES OF THE WORLD ON THE OCCASION OF MAY 1ST INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' DAY - 2026 COMRADES! On this May 1st, 2026, Chilean communists abroad raise our banners high to fraternally salute those who, from every corner of the planet, are building a future of justice. This year, our battle cry resonates more powerfully than ever: Peace and Socialism! U.S. imperialism, in full decline, seeks to impose its world order based on the arrogance of the power

“How on Earth,” asked the UN’s top Palestine expert, “is possible that Israel is allowed to assault and seize vessels in international waters just off Greece/Europe?” Image via video screenshot on X By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Palestine defenders on Thursday condemned Israeli forces’ raid of the latest Global Sumud Flotilla—which was sailing off the Greek coast while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza—and the arrest of more than 200 of its participants, with s

Palestine Action Protest, London, Saturday 6th September, 2025 -- indigonolan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Various Sources More than 130 prominent scholars, writers, and public figures signed an open letter dated April 24, 2026 addressed to the UK Court of Appeal in support of individuals associated with Palestine Action, a group that -- in a profoundly anti-democratic move -- has been proscribed as a terrorist organization in the UK. The letter simply reads: “We oppose

The international class-oriented trade union movement, workers, and militant trade unions around the world honor, through struggle, the 140th anniversary of the workers’ struggle in Chicago in 1886. They honor the heroic May Day of the working class, symbol of the relentless struggle against capitalist barbarity, with new class struggles, determination, and internationalist solidarity. On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, the World Federation of Trade Unions, the mo

The meeting of the Working Group of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) is taking place at a time when the world bears painful witness to US imperialism and Israeli savage military aggression against Iran and Lebanon, and the continuing genocidal policies of Israeli government in Palestine. The latest phase of military aggression, that started on 28 February, has once more pushed the Middle East region into a dangerous spiral of widening m

Why Cuba is so special is all the little things they don't even know are special. To this people, everyone is always entitled to full human dignity. Cubans rally in defense of the Revolution, April 2 -- image via Granma on Facebook By Macdonald Stainsby Getting off the plane in late February to arrive in la Habana was an exercise in apprehension. The American attempt to completely choke and starve the country of Cuba had just been given its greatest assist by the Carney gover

After failing to secure victory through overwhelming violence, Israel is increasingly relying on coercive diplomacy to impose political outcomes. IDF 162nd Division on the Israeli–Lebanese border, March 21, 2026 -- IDF Spokesperson's Unit / CC BY-SA 3.0 By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams A ceasefire in Lebanon was announced on Thursday by US President Donald Trump , but its reality tells a very different story. The ceasefire was not the product of American diplomacy, nor Israel

A man walks amidst the rubble in the wake of an Israeli airstrike on the Beirut neighbourhood of Bachoura on 18 March 2026 -- Megaphone, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad As the United States farcically walks away from the negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, it was always a matter of concern whether Israel would abide by any such agreement. This was particularly the case with Lebanon and with the Palestinian territories, where Israel seemed absolutely hell ben

Participants march to the Jan Aakrosh Rally -- image via the CPI(M) on Facebook A resolution was adopted at the mass Jan Aakrosh Rally, organised by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) March 24, at the Ramlila Maidan, Delhi. Resolution on War US-Israel attack on Iran is having a big impact on our lives. Due to the failure of the BJP-led government to assess the situation and take necessary steps, there is scarcity of gas cylinders even in small villages. On top of it, the

Image via X By Rajana Hamieh, Al-Akhbar Since the start of the current escalation on Lebanon, Israeli strikes have systematically targeted hospitals, primary healthcare centers, and emergency facilities and vehicles. These attacks are justified with the same unfounded accusations usually presented by the occupation army, most recently in Gaza, regarding emergency centers and ambulances being used for so-called “military purposes”. Meanwhile, the death toll among paramedics an

No sacrifices for the imperialists’ wars – Greece out of the war: Statement by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of (KKE) The KKE calls on the working class, the people and the youth to remain vigilant and to take militant action. Let the alarm be sounded everywhere. Let opposition to the imperialist war and to our country’s dangerous involvement in it be expressed and strengthened. Our country must not become a target for reprisals. The peo

Hope and a way out of this burning world can and must be provided by the peoples through their struggle: Press Release of the International Relations Section of the CC of the KKE on the teleconference of Communist and Workers’ Parties of the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf On 12 March 2026, on the initiative of the KKE, a teleconference was held with Communist and Workers’ Parties of the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf

Whatever criticisms one may have of Iran’s government, the Trump administration is the aggressor in this illegal war. Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, FL, March 1, 2026 -- public domain image By Khury Petersen-Smith The Trump administration has joined Israel in launching large-scale attacks across Iran. The strikes mark the beginning of ​“major combat operations,” according to President Trump, and in response Tehran has launched retaliatory attacks in Middle Eastern countr

Smoke from an airstrike on Tehran -- image via X video screenshot KKE: The new criminal US–Israeli attack on Iran brings us closer to a generalized war in the Middle East and the wider region In a statement on the US–Israeli attack on Iran, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) emphasizes the following: “The new military attack by the state of Israel and the USA on Iran is a reprehensible and criminal act that brings us closer to a g

Modi & Netanyahu on February 25 in Israel -- image via X The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) strongly opposes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel. The visit comes at a juncture when Israel has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza. Despite a ceasefire, there are daily violations by Israel which conducts strikes killing scores of Palestinians. In the occupied West Bank, there are stepped up attacks on Palestinians and a spurt in illegal settlements. The Mo

“What this investigation reveals is that there was a shoot first policy, and that is unlawful under international law,” said one legal expert. Image from just prior to the beginning of the massacre via video screenshot By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams An investigation published Monday meticulously dissects last year’s killing by Israeli soldiers of 15 Palestinian aid workers in southern Gaza and the Israel Defense Force’s subsequent efforts to cover up the massacre, which th

Cuban and Palestinian flags outside the University of Havana, May 2024 By Biljana Vankovska Últimamente, me encuentro pensando en una personaje de la antigua película partisana yugoslava La batalla de Sutjeska . La película está dedicada a la heroica batalla y a la brillante maniobra táctica de Tito para liberar a las unidades partisanas rodeadas. Sin embargo, ese no es mi tema aquí, aunque ahora estemos hablando de un cerco mucho mayor que se cierne sobre la humanidad. En un

The peer-reviewed findings, according to the study’s authors, “contradict claims” that Gaza health officials have “inflated the death toll from the war in the Gaza Strip.” Israeli occupation forces operating in Gaza in 2024 -- image via Wikimedia Commons / IDF Spokesperson's Unit By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams A peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in The Lancet Global Health estimates that more than 75,000 people in Gaza were killed during the first 16 months of Israel’

Illegal Israeli West Bank settlement -- Image via news video screenshot The South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns the apartheid Israeli settler regime’s expansionist plans to occupy more Palestinian land in the West Bank, designating it as “state land" yet another manoeuvre to deepen its apartheid policy on the Palestinian people. The annexation is yet another violation of international law, aimed at entrenching the illegal occupation of Palestinian land. The latest