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By Luke Wilson
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |
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Last year's war in Lebanon ended in defeat for Israel, but it also shook up Lebanese society. The general strike that took place shortly afterwards is testimony to this fact. Luke Wilson interviewed a student activist in Beirut on how he sees the situation now.
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By Yossi Schwartz in Israel
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 |
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The killing taking place in a Palestinian refugee camp in
northern Lebanon is now being added to the long list of barbaric acts the
masses have had to suffer in that country. But what is behind all this? Why for
instance is the US
government preparing to send millions of dollars to the Lebanese army to crush
a tiny group of Islamic militants?
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By Yossi Schwartz
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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 |
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On Sunday up to two million people came out onto the streets
in the largest demonstration in the history of this small country. The protest
was aimed against the Siniora government, which now stands exposed as a
government with no support among the population. The people of Lebanon want
genuine change, but who is going to offer it to them?
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By Yossi Schwartz
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Wednesday, 06 December 2006 |
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There is much myth-making about what is
happening in Lebanon. But what is the truth, what really lies behind the
periodic breakdown into internecine civil war? Lebanon faces the real danger
today of renewed civil war. The source of this conflict, however, lies mainly
beyond its borders.
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By Yossi Schwartz
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Wednesday, 22 November 2006 |
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Another assassination in Lebanon, and yet again
the question is posed of who was behind it. We cannot say with certainty who
was responsible, but we can say who benefits from it: the Bush administration.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Tuesday, 21 November 2006 |
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The International Conference in Solidarity with the Lebanese Resistance against Imperialist aggression was held at the UNESCO Building in Beirut on November 16-19. Lal Khan, Pakistani Marxist, had been officially invited to speak and here we provide a summary of his speech.
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By Greg Oxley, PCF Paris
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Monday, 09 October 2006 |
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The
failure of the Israeli aggression against Lebanon
was a major setback not only for the Israeli state but for all the Western
Powers - particularly the United
States and France. This failure will further
aggravate the difficulties US
imperialism faces in the Middle East.
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By BBC Urdu
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Wednesday, 04 October 2006 |
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“From
historical references he explains how the constant chaos, turmoil and warlike
situation in the Middle East fulfill the aims
and objectives of world imperialism.”
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By Yossi Schwartz in Haifa
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Monday, 25 September 2006 |
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In spite of the claims of Israeli government
ministers and top army generals, Israel did not win the recent war in Lebanon.
It is Hezbollah that has emerged enormously strengthened, as the 800,000 strong
rally the other amply proved. All this is forcing the imperialists to rethink
their strategy in the region.
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By Yossi Schwartz in Haifa, Israel
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Wednesday, 30 August 2006 |
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The Israeli government and military failed in their declared
objectives in the recent conflict in Lebanon. Israeli society is under
shock as a result. Now while they say a new war needs to prepared, the
government is preparing vicious attacks on social spending. This will
inevitably prepare class conflict at some stage. Meanwhile on the Arab street
the desire for a genuine left alternative is becoming evident.
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By Greg Oxley - www.lariposte.com
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Wednesday, 23 August 2006 |
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The Israeli aggression against Lebanon ended in defeat.
None of the objectives set by the Israeli Government were attained. The
position of the Israeli ruling class has been weakened at home and abroad. The
result of the conflict is also a setback for American Imperialism – as well as
for French Imperialism – and has strengthened the position of the Hezbollah,
Iran and Syria.
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By Yossi Schwartz in Haifa, Israel
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Wednesday, 23 August 2006 |
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Immediately following the
ceasefire the government of Israel
attempted to convince the Israeli population, and its friends abroad, that Israel had ‘won
the war'. Now they are forced to beat a hasty retreat from such declarations,
as no-one in Israel
is stupid enough to swallow them.
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By Yossi Schwartz in Haifa, Israel
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Friday, 11 August 2006 |
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The imperialists have been trying
to force Lebanon to accept a
diplomatic victory for Israel
precisely because Israel
cannot win this war by military means. The Israeli war cabinet on Wednesday gave approval in principle to the generals' plan for
an expanded ground operation, but delayed its implementation in order to give a
chance to the UN Security Council to draft a resolution that fits the rulers of
Israel
as a condition to end the crisis.
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By Yossi Schwartz in Haifa, Israel
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Friday, 04 August 2006 |
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Lebanon has a long
history, being one of the cradles of early civilisation, but it has been
occupied by many different powers, the last being Isreal and Syria. Last
time Israel
occupied it it was eventually defeated and forced to leave because of the
guerrilla war led by Hezbollah. It was Israel’s
Vietnam.
This is still a factor in understanding what is happening today.
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By Yossi Schwartz
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Thursday, 03 August 2006 |
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On Wednesday
serious land operations commenced in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army has met
severe resistance from the Hezbollah guerrillas. The longer this drags out the
greater will be the political consequences for the Israeli ruling class.
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By Yossi Schwartz in Israel
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Wednesday, 19 July 2006 |
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The idea that Israel is a class divided society
like any other is not often discussed within the left in the Arab world. Here
the Moroccan Marxists have interviewed an Israeli Marxist on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Territories,
who explains the need for a socialist perspective and the struggle for
internationalism and working class unity across borders.
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By Greg Oxley in Paris
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Wednesday, 19 July 2006 |
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The air strikes against Lebanon continue, as
do the rockets being fired on Israel. The responsibility for the bloodshed and
suffering of this new conflict lies first and foremost with the Israeli ruling
class, who had clearly been preparing for such a scenario for some time.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 17 July 2006 |
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Today we spoke with Yossi Schwartz in Haifa, one of the cities
hit by Hizbollah rockets. Below we are providing the text of a conversation
with him in which he describes the mood in the country and looks at the
possible scenario that may unfold over the next few days.
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By Fred Weston
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Thursday, 13 July 2006 |
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The Israeli ruling class is using war in an attempt to solve
its problems. They now risk opening up three fronts, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
It is a reflection of the deep crisis afflicting Israeli capitalism and Israeli
society. Raising the socialist perspective is an urgent task in the whole
region, if we want to avert the terrible barbarism that the ruling class is
unleashing.
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By Alon Lessel in Israel
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Thursday, 13 July 2006 |
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We received this
article yesterday evening. It was written as the situation between Israel and Lebanon was escalating. The Israeli
ruling class has decided on war to "solve" its problems. In reality it is
opening up even greater problems destabilising the situation even further. The
crisis of Israeli capitalism is dragging the peoples of the region to
fratricidal war.
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By Yossi Schwartz in Jerusalem
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Monday, 11 October 2004 |
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Anyone who examines the situation of the Middle East, not in each
country separately but as a whole, must come to the conclusion that the
days of social and economic stability are definitely over. Instead of
economic stability we have crisis. Instead of peace we are caught in
the crossfire between the imperialists’ state terror and the individual
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By Fred Weston
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Monday, 26 June 2000 |
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After 22 years of the military occupation of South Lebanon, Israel's
withdrawal marks an important change in the situation. Fred Weston
looks at the history of Israel's occupation, the current state of the
"peace process" and outlines an internationalist way forward. |
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