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The Israelization of International Relations: A View from a Small Country
Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar -- image via Timcho Mucunski on Instagram By Biljana Vankovska A few days ago, when I landed at Budapest Airport on my way to an international conference devoted to serious questions of international politics, the first thing I saw was a huge civilian aircraft bearing a name unfamiliar to me: Isair. It was not difficult to guess, but I checked anyway. It was an Israeli air carrier. At this

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3 days ago6 min read


Greek Communists denounce Greece-Israel Achilles Shield signing
Image of the signing ceremony via the Israeli Ministry of Defense on X KKE: “Achilles Shield” is yet another dangerous decision concerning military preparedness and the deepening of military involvement In a statement on the signing of the Greece–Israel Agreement on the “Achilles Shield”, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the KKE states the following: “The Greece–Israel Agreement on the so-called ‘Achilles Shield’ is yet another dangerous decision by the New Democr

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5 days ago2 min read


Over 180 Jewish public figures sign open letter denouncing smear campaign against Mark Ruffalo
Image via X Over 180 Jewish public figures, including Joaquin Phoenix, Hannah Einbinder, and Ilana Glazer, have publicly defended Mark Ruffalo against allegations of antisemitism, calling the claims a “smear campaign” related to his criticism of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger and Israeli military actions. The smear campaign against Ruffalo began when he criticized the proposed Paramount-Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, linking it to the company’s executives—

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6 days ago2 min read


KKE condemns Israel’s settlement plans in the occupied Palestinian West Bank
Image via the KKE In a statement on the criminal plans of the occupying state of Israel against the Palestinian people in the West Bank, the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) stresses the following: “At a time when the ruthless occupying state of Israel, backed by the US and the EU, is continuing its deadly attacks and threats in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and the broader region, and as the US - Israel war agai

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Aug 252 min read


The Genocidal Weapon and the Nuclear Exception
Today we live as prisoners consigned to a permanent death row, having organized our world not around a commitment to collective sanity, safety, and security but around the perpetual preparation for collective destruction. Public domain image. By Eric Ross, Common Dreams It has been 81 years since the atomic bombings delivered an unmistakable message. From the ruins of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, humanity was faced with a choice that Martin Luther King, Jr. would later describe as

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Aug 69 min read


"Endless War" and the Perilous Future Facing Iran and the Middle East
Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducting a maritime interception operation, July 16, 2026 -- public domain image Via the Tudeh Party of Iran Translated Excerpts from the Editorial of Nameh Mardom, issue no. 1265, published Monday 27 July 2026 The devastating war unleashed by the third act of aggression by United States-led imperialism against our homeland [in just over one year] has, over the past thirteen days, inflicted severe damage on the cou

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Aug 38 min read


Bombs, Threats and Silence: Why Footvolley Must Answer
Rufus Wiena Recently we looked at the the ongoing attacks on supporters of Palestine in the footvolley community. Written by Rufus Wiena you can read it at: The Price of Solidarity: How Israel Weaponized European Footvolley and the Institutions that Looked Away Irish Sport for Palestine has now released an English video interview with Wiena called “Bombs, Threats and Silence: Why Footvolley Must Answer.” It covers documented threats, military-glorifying content connected to f

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Jul 241 min read


South African Communists condemn US-Israel war against Iran
SACP condemns the continued US-Israel war against Iran Sunday, 19 July 2026: The South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns the continued US-Israel war against Iran, which has caused massive devastation to the people of Iran and undermined the ceasefire. This is a violation of international law. Following a brief period of cessation of hostilities, the US government resumed its military campaign against Iran, seeking to elevate its war operations. The 82-day ceasefire brok

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Jul 202 min read


The Essence of Childhood Has Been Destroyed
A displaced Palestinian girl sleeps in the street after the Israeli army ordered them to evacuate the Abu Areif and Al-Mazra'a areas in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, 21 August 2024 -- Ashraf Amra, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO, via Wikimedia Commons By Guillermo Barreto It is 19 April 2025. A 12-year-old girl and her 3-year-old brother are playing in front of their house in the village of Bert-Furik. A group of Israeli settlers kidnaps them. At knifepoint, they drag the children to an olive

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Jul 155 min read


Venezuelan Communists Denounce “Escalation of U.S. Imperialist Domination” Following Earthquake Emergency
US troops at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela, July 1, 2026 - public domain image Tribuna Popular — Pedro Eusse, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), denounced on Tuesday the “escalation of U.S. imperialist domination” over Venezuela, asserting that the tragedy caused by the earthquakes on June 24 is being used to deepen the United States’ presence and influence in the country. During a press confer

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Jul 153 min read


The Price of Solidarity: How Israel Weaponized European Footvolley and the Institutions that Looked Away
Representational image of a footvolley player in action -- Charliew92, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Rufus Wiena My phone buzzed. It was my girlfriend. ‘Get out of there,’ she said. Her voice was shaking. I was in Graz, Austria, at a European footvolley tournament. I had come to compete. I was leaving for my safety. Hours earlier, a four-time European champion with over 25,000 Instagram followers had posted a story asking his fans what should be done with me. The res

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Jul 144 min read


Murder of Palestinian goalkeeper Saleem Al-Ashqar condemned by Communist Party of Swaziland
Saleem Al-Ashqar Communist Party of Swaziland condemns the murder of Palestinian goalkeeper Saleem Al-Ashqar in Gaza by apartheid Israeli forces and calls for international isolation of Israel Friday, 3 July 2026:- The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) condemns the murder of Palestinian goalkeeper Saleem Al-Ashqar in Gaza by the settler Israeli regime. The CPS conveys its message of condolences to Al-Ashqar’s wife and their entire family for the loss. We also send our messag

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Jul 32 min read


When the Children Become the Target
A girl walks amid the devastation in Gaza, August, 2024 -- Jaber Jehad Badwan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad On June 23, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel release done of the most devastating reports ever produced by a UN investigative body on the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Its title is almost unbearable to read: The Essence of Childhood Has Been

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Jun 297 min read


Ceasefire but Not a Grand Bargain Between the United States and Iran
Trump signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States on June 17 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad The Iran–US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) emerged not from reconciliation, but from exhaustion and strategic failure by the United States and its allies. It was the product of a war that had reached its political limits. Washington and Tel Aviv presented their illegal war of aggression as a necessary response to Iran’s nuc

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Jun 237 min read


The Desolation of the Word “Ceasefire”
Israeli forces operating around Beaufort Castle in Lebanon on May 31 -- IDF Spokesperson's Unit By Vijay Prashad There are moments in history when words lose their meaning. Not because dictionaries are rewritten, nor because language itself changes, but because political power empties words of the realities they once described. The word ceasefire has increasingly acquired this desolate quality when used by Israeli and US officials. What was once understood to mean the suspens

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Jun 35 min read


The Theatre of Punishment
Itamar Ben Gvir in May, 2025 -- משטרת ישראל-לשכת גיוס, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad The Theatre of Punishment The treatment of the flotilla activists by Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was shocking only to those who continue to clothe colonial violence in the soft language of security. There is now a mountain of evidence before humanity: Gaza has become not merely a place under siege but a geography of calculated despair, where star

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May 288 min read


‘Hondurasgate’: A Symptom of Deeper Crises in Honduras and a Warning for Latin America
Juan Orlando Hernández and Trump in 2019 By John Perry and Roger D. Harris, Common Dreams Governance in Honduras shifted sharply to the extreme right within months of National Party’s Nasry Asfura taking office on January 27, succeeding the Libre party’s progressive Xiomara Castro. In November 30 elections, the National Party was trailing a poor third before US President Donald Trump threatened to end all aid to Honduras unless Asfura won. Even then, Asfura had only a wafer-t

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May 256 min read


Build the anti-imperialist movement and advance the working class struggle!: PCB
Image via the PCB Build the anti-imperialist movement and advance the working class struggle! The Central Committee of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) assesses that the imperialist system, the more it intensifies its decline, the more it abuses violence and aggressiveness. What we are witnessing are not isolated incidents, but part of a global offensive by a decaying system that, through increased aggression and attacks, attempts to maintain its hegemony over the peoples.

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May 55 min read


Freedom to the Global Sumud flotilla activists: CPI
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

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May 41 min read


Communist Party of Israel and Hadash offices raided ahead of May Day
“Money for welfare, not for war” in Hebrew and Arabic – YCLI members at the demonstration held today in Nazareth (Photo: Zo Haderekh via the CPI) Various Sources The offices of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and its allied Hadash party were raided by police in multiple locations, including Nazareth, Umm al-Fahm, and Haifa, in late April, shortly before planned May Day rallies. In some cases, police confiscated flags, including Palestinian flags, and arrested several acti

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May 22 min read
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