Palestine
A socialist answer to the Gaza crisis
January 10, 2009
The genocidal offensive launched by the Israeli government is inseparably connected to the crisis of the capitalist world economy. After decades of unrestrained enrichment, the ruling classes all over...
Gaza: The massacre in Zeitoun
By Tom Eley, January 10, 2009
On Friday, Israel rejected a UN cease-fire and made preparations for an invasion of Gaza City. More Israeli war crimes came to light in the town of Zeitoun, where 30 more bodies were discovered in the...
Israel rejects UN cease-fire, continues Gaza assault
By Tom Eley, January 10, 2009
On Friday, Israel rejected a UN cease-fire and made preparations for an invasion of Gaza City, home to 410,000.
Gaza death toll tops 700 as Israel prepares new escalation
By Bill Van Auken, January 8, 2009
The death toll inflicted by Israel’s 12-day onslaught against Gaza has risen to at least 700 amid reports that Israel is using the cover of international ceasefire initiatives to prepare a redoubled...
Israeli atrocities in Gaza: a political impasse and moral collapse
January 7, 2009
The premeditated slaughter yesterday of innocent men, women and children sheltering in the UN-run al-Fakhora school in Gaza is a monstrous war crime for which the Israeli government and military top b...
Israel spreads death and destruction as it advances into Gaza
By Barry Grey, January 6, 2009
The toll of Palestinians killed and wounded continues to rise rapidly as Israel intensifies its combined air and ground assault on the largely defenseless and starved Gaza Strip.
Ground assault sparks worldwide protests
Civilian casualties mount as Israeli army slices through Gaza
By Chris Marsden, January 5, 2009
Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza has unleashed a global wave of protest.
Australian demonstrations show solidarity with Palestinian people
By our correspondents, January 5, 2009
Just hours after the first media reports of the launch of the Israeli ground assault on the Gaza Strip, protests in Australia’s major cities of Melbourne and Sydney drew thousands into the streets.
US blocks cease-fire, gives Israel carte blanche to continue killing in Gaza
By Barry Grey, January 3, 2009
As the Israeli devastation of Gaza enters its second week and signs point to an imminent ground invasion of the Palestinian territory, the US government is working to block diplomatic initiatives for ...
Israel rejects ceasefire calls and escalates attacks in Gaza
By Peter Symonds, January 2, 2009
The murderous Israeli air assault on Gaza continued unabated for a sixth day yesterday. According to Palestinian emergency services, at least 420 people have been killed and more than 2,100 injured. T...
The New York Times and Gaza: Justifying genocide
December 31, 2008
There is little to distinguish the “newspaper of record’s” version of events from the mendacious account being peddled by the American media in general: the Palestinians are the aggressors and I...
Israel continues to pound Gaza as troops mass on border
By Julie Hyland, December 31, 2008
Israeli jets continued to pound Gaza for a fourth day amidst threats of worse to come. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has described the lethal bombardment as just “the first of several stages” of mili...
