When we talk about the issue of Palestine, it's crucial to recognise that this is not an isolated case but part of a much larger historical pattern of European colonialism that has reshaped the world. The struggle of the Palestinian people is one chapter in a long history of colonial oppression that spans continents. This pattern is seen in the decimation and displacement of Indigenous populations across the Americas, the violent colonisation of Australia, the forced annexation of Hawaii, and countless other examples where land was seized, cultures were suppressed, and communities were systematically destroyed.

Colonialism is not just a relic of the past; its legacy continues to shape global politics and injustices today. The tactics of dispossession, the erasure of indigenous identities, and the imposition of foreign rule were and continue to be tools of imperial power. In Palestine, this legacy is vividly seen in the ongoing occupation, land confiscations, and systemic disenfranchisement of an entire people.

To fully grasp the Palestine issue, we must see it as part of this broader struggle against imperialism and colonial domination. As communists and anti-imperialist we must call for the recognition of the right of all peoples to self-determination, justice, and freedom from external control. It means standing in solidarity with those resisting occupation, whether in Palestine, the Americas, or elsewhere, and challenging the capitalist systems of power that perpetuate inequality and exploitation.

The fight for Palestine is not just a fight for a single nation but a resistance against the enduring structures of colonialism. It is a call to dismantle imperialism in all its forms and to build a world rooted in justice, equality, and respect for the sovereignty of all peoples.

"The army of the people is invincible: Lenin is its creator.", soviet poster, 1967.

#Poster #Lenin #Soviet

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🟡 BREAKING: The French sentencing court has approved the release of Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese communist who is Europe’s longest-serving political prisoner.

However, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office has already announced plans to appeal, throwing a shadow of uncertainty over the decision.

Abdallah, now 73, has been behind bars since 1984. Over half his life has been spent locked away.

“I am a fighter, not a criminal,” Abdallah declared during his 11th plea for freedom.

His scheduled release on December 6 hinges on an immediate order to leave France.

Colin Sheridan: A letter to all my friends who tell me to feel happy
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41516819.html

The self-proclaimed "party of the NHS" is once again gearing up to privatise our health services, all while publicly claiming to be here to save it from those nasty Tories.

Labour hands £2.2bn in NHS contracts to corporate health in just two months – SKWAWKBOX
https://skwawkbox.org/2024/11/15/labour-hands-2-2bn-in-nhs-contracts-to-corporate-health-in-just-two-months/

Unlike the anarchists, the Marxists recognise struggle for reforms, i.e., for measures that improve the conditions of the working people without destroying the power of the ruling class. At the same time, however, the Marxists wage a most resolute struggle against the reformists, who, directly or indirectly, restrict the aims and activities of the working class to the winning of reforms. Reformism is bourgeois deception of the workers, who, despite individual improvements, will always remain wage-slaves, as long as there is the domination of capital.

V. I. Lenin
Marxism and Reformism

Read more:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1913/sep/12b.htm

#Lenin #Marxism #RevolutionaryStruggle #AntiReformism #ProletariatPower #ClassStruggle #CapitalismDeception #WorkersRights #WageSlavery #RevolutionNotReform #AntiBourgeois

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EU, UK impose new sanctions on Iran shipping lines

Iran has recently boosted its oil production to pre-sanction levels thanks to strategic alliances with allied nations like Russia and China

Free and democratic America prospers!
With love from Ukraine

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Joseph Stalin works in the garden at the dacha in Sochi, 1933.

#Stalin #Sochi

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