The global movement of solidarity with Palestine is extensive and vibrant. Everywhere, there are pressing questions about the Palestinian future—and about the Palestinian past, especially histories of colonial rule, imperialist strategy, Zionism, resistance and national liberation.1 Two issues come up… Continue Reading
Is there a geography of crisis?1 Does it have a physical location on the surface of the globe? American officials certainly thought so 50 years ago, designating large swaths of the Middle East and Afghanistan as an “arc of crisis”… Continue Reading
Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has shown the world the level of barbarity that a colonial system is willing to inflict against people who dare to resist. It has changed politics in many ways. Around the world, terms such as… Continue Reading
Italy’s wave of mobilisation and general strikes for Palestine in September and October 2025 was unprecedented. Millions of workers and young people stopped work, blocking roads, railways and ports across the country to demand an end to the state of… Continue Reading
A review of Palestine, Imperialism and the Struggle for Freedom by Philip Marfleet (Bookmarks, 2025), £10 Publication of Philip Marfleet’s Palestine, Imperialism and the Struggle for Freedom comes in the context of almost two years of genocide enacted against the… Continue Reading
The history of women’s activism in nationalist movements in Palestine has been eviscerated or marginalised at best.1 Yet, women have played a central role in the Palestinian struggle against occupation by the British and then the Israelis dating back to… Continue Reading
An excellent May-June issue of New Left Review contains several strong articles. They include a fabulous interview of Rashid Khalidi, editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies, conducted by the veteran socialist activist and writer Tariq Ali. The discussion goes… Continue Reading
Across the Middle East, there has been a strong tradition of women’s resistance and activism against imperialism for more than a century.1 In Palestine and the Palestinian diaspora, this resistance against colonial oppressors was first against the British and then… Continue Reading
It is 13 years since the Egyptian Revolution removed dictator Hosni Mubarak and initiated over two years of continuous workers’ struggles alongside a process of democratisation. That process was brought to an end in July 2013 by a military coup… Continue Reading
After more than 8 months of Israeli genocide in Gaza, the Palestinian resistance is still standing its ground.1 Today, this resistance is dominated by Islamist organisations. The leading military and political force in the Gaza Strip (and increasingly, since the… Continue Reading