The Middle East – International Socialism

The long history of Palestine

Posted on 18th April 2019 by Camilla

A review of Nur Masalha, Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History (Zed Books, 2018), £20 The construction of a people as illegitimate is gathering pace: the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism (which includes “claiming that the existence of… Continue Reading →

Iraq: what happened next…

Posted on 2nd January 2019 by Camilla

In the summer of 2018, years of repeated mass protest in Iraq culminated in furious demonstrations against the Baghdad regime.1 Centred on the oilfields of the south, they targeted the regime’s corruption and self-serving economic policies. Protestors highlighted problems of… Continue Reading →