The 41st Central Convention of the Communist Party of Canada convened in Montreal from December 5-7, 2025, amidst a consequential and dangerous period for the working class in Canada and worldwide. The Convention met in a spirit of political unity, determined to analyze and respond to an accelerating imperialist drive towards world war, a rightward shift by the federal government, and a rapidly intensifying corporate assault. Delegates assessed a situation where the Carney g

What if Gaza agrees to surrender its weapons? Will Israel leave the Palestinians alone? Will the prospects of a just peace and Palestinian freedom increase exponentially? Netanyahu and Trump in September, 2025 -- public domain image By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” is reportedly set to be announced before the year’s end. This news coincides with increasing reports that the US administration is serious about pushing forward the secon

The South African Communist Party on Venezuela, Palestine, Lebanon, South China provocations by the US imperialist regime, Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Western Sahara and Swaziland. The South African Communist Party (SACP) convened its Augmented Central Committee (ACC) at Birchwood Hotel Boksburg from 28 – 30 November 2025. The ACC assessed the implementation of the SACP annual programme of action and resolutions of the 15th National Congress and the 5th Special National Congress. Ac

Statements for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People from the New Communist Party of the Netherlands, the Communist Party of Swaziland and the World Federation of Trade Unions. Andrew Ratto, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Statements for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People NCP of the Netherlands, International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People : On 29 November, the International Day of Solidarity with the Pales

Workers Party of Ireland Message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People In 1977, the General Assembly of the United Nations called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This year’s observance takes place in the context of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians. The Workers Party of Ireland, since the beginning, has taken to the streets to demonstrate against the genocidal ac

‘The Kiffness is part of the MAGA movement in SA – Make Apartheid Great Again’ The protest at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens on Tuesday. Photo by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi, Elitsha, South Africa The Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Mothers4Gaza picketed at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens early last week calling for the withdrawal of The Kiffness from the 2025/26 Summer Concert. Wearing keffiyahs and waving Palestinians flags, about 100 protesters stood outside of

In practice, this ceasefire amounts to a one-sided truce, where Israel can carry out a relentless, low-grade war on Gaza, while Palestinians are systematically denied the right to respond or defend themselves. A "Yellow Line" block in Gaza -- image via Drop Site News video screenshot on X By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign of destruc

The coming months and years mark the most critical fight for truth in the conflict’s history. Catastrophic devastation in Gaza -- UNRWA video screenshot from November 2025 By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams Israel’s allies worldwide are desperately scrambling to help Tel Aviv reestablish a convincing narrative, not only concerning the Gaza genocide , but the entire legacy of Israeli colonialism in Palestine and the Middle East. The perfect little story, built on myths and outr

Trump on November 7, 2025 -- public domain image South African Communist Party SACP totally rejects Donald Trump’s racist propaganda about South Africa, reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of the apartheid Israeli settler regime’s genocide on Palestinian people and the attacks by the same regime on Lebanon Sunday, 9 November 2025: - The South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns and totally rejects United States president Donald Trump’s latest rant of blatant false in

The Politburo of the South African Communist Party (SACP) on the international situation, including the United States’ imperialist military and other forms of aggression against Venezuela, the war crimes in Sudan, the Israeli regime’s genocide on the Palestinian people, the United States’ illegal blockade against Cuba, the Western Saharan people’s struggle against Moroccan colonialism, and the struggle for democracy in Swaziland. This was part of a broader statement looking a

A mural painted on the rubble of a destroyed building in Al Thawra Street in Rimal, Gaza. The mural was created by Mostafa Mehna with 25 children from Gaza. The Arabic text reads "There is hope" -- photo, February 2025 via Hla.bashbash, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska As a professor who has spent more than forty years studying questions of war and peace, international law and relations  —and above all, the human consequences of armed conflict— I once bel

UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese is in the country at the invitation of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Francesca Albanese at the Groot Kerk event organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. All photos by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi, Elitsha, South Africa The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, has urged South Africans to use their consumer power to intensify their actions in support of the broader campaign for boycotting

For ordinary people, survival, continuity, and self-assertion are the ultimate signs of victory against Israel, a country that does not hesitate to use genocide for temporary political gains. By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams For the last two years, my social media algorithm has been relentlessly dominated by Gaza , particularly by the voices of ordinary Gazans, displaying a blend of emotions that centers on two core principles: grief and defiance. Grief has characterized life

Image via the KKE On Wednesday, 22 October, a delegation from the Central Committee of the Communist Youth of Greece KNE , led by its Secretary, Thodoris Kotsandis, delivered school supplies for the children of Palestine collected during the 51st Festival of KNE–“Odigitis” to the Palestinian Embassy. A large quantity of school supplies —including pencils, pens, notebooks, school bags, pencil cases and various types of paints— was collected at a special collection point during

By Vijay Prashad Aos poucos, o panorama completo da devastação de Gaza por Israel está se revelando. O Escritório Central de Estatísticas Palestino (PCBS) divulgou um relatório no período do cessar-fogo que começa a apresentar os números: o bombardeio de Gaza por Israel resultou na destruição total de 190.115 edifícios e na destruição quase total de outras 330.500 unidades habitacionais. Os constantes ataques de artilharia e aéreos durante os 734 dias do genocídio resultaram

The PCP on US imperialism, NATO warmongering, Palestine and the Middle East, Venezuela, the Nobel Peace Prize, and the blockade of Cuba. A PCP flag at the 2025 Avante! Festival -- image via the PCP From the Communiqué of the Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party of October 14, 2025 (For the full communique looking at the results of the local elections, addressing various aspects of the Portuguese national situation and the elections for President of the Republic

Trump and Starmer, September 25, 2025 -- Number 10 https://www.flickr.com/number10gov/, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons "Labour should quit its competition against Reform UK and the Tories to see who can sink the lowest in their grovelling to President Trump, their connivance in Israeli genocide and their attacks on human rights and democratic liberties", Robert Griffiths told the Communist Party's executive committee last weekend. "We have a Prime Minister who shows more conce

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, presided over the closing ceremony of the III International Meeting of Theoretical Publications of Leftist Parties and Movements. Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee, also took part in the event. The Final Declaration expresses solidarity with the causes of Palestine, V

By Vijay Prashad Slowly, a full picture of the devastation of Gaza by Israel is becoming clear. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) released a report around the time of the ceasefire that began to lay out the numbers: Israel’s bombardment of Gaza resulted in the total destruction of 190,115 buildings and the almost total destruction of another 330,500 housing units. The constant artillery and aerial fire over the 734 days of the genocide resulted in the wrec

South African Communist Party condemns United States aggression against Venezuela, denounces Nobel Peace Prize on a sworn apartheid Israel supporter, an imperialist coup agent in Venezuela against a democratically elected government Saturday, 11 October 2025 : - The South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns the military aggression perpetrated by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The US military attack on Venezuela is a clear violation of int