An Australian government that was serious about global peace — as opposed to maintaining US-Israeli dominance in the Middle East region — would not be sending military assistance to prop up the US-Israel war, argues Federico Fuentes.
Middle East
Socialist Alliance condemns the attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States.
Pip Hinman argues that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s invitation to Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit Australia has underscored the deep ties between Labor and the genocidal state of Israel.
The Socialist Alliance stands in full solidarity with the Kurdish-led Rojava Revolution which is now under attack from the Syrian regime, with the backing of the United States and the European Union.
The 20th National Conference of the Socialist Alliance took place in Djilang/Geelong over the weekend of January 10-11.
As protests sweep across Iran, Socialist Alliance expresses its solidarity with the students, workers, shopkeepers, young people, women, and all Iranians resisting a brutal and authoritarian regime.
While popular support for Palestine has grown to unprecedented levels on the back of the anti-genocide movement, the solidarity movement’s job is not yet done. Jonathan Strauss looks at the so-called peace plan for Gaza.
Peter Boyle argues that Labor has to be forced to respect the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court orders to stop arming the genocide and bring its chief perpetrators to account under international law.
The “new” United States neo-colonial plan for Gaza must be rejected by all those who want peace and justice for Palestine, argues Pip Hinman.
Jillian Segal, with Labor’s support, wants to make it harder for people to oppose genocide and Zionism. Jonathan Strauss argues that this racist plan needs to be rejected.
Markela Panegyres argues that while the global movement for Palestine has shifted public opinion, it has to become more organised to stop this genocide.
Israel's unprovoked and illegal attack on Iran, with the support of the United States, threatens regional conflict at great cost to human life and has to be opposed, argues Sam Wainwright.