The policy of imperialism is to provoke civil war among the
Palestinians, hoping that Fatah can crush Hamas, but it is clear that Fatah is
losing as it is seen as more and more a stooge of imperialism. That explains
also why Israel
is now intervening directly. These events serve to highlight once again that on
the basis of capitalism there is no way out.
At the end April Turkey was thrown into a constitutional
crisis as the ruling AK Party’s presidential candidate failed to gain the
support of two thirds of parliament. The Republican People’s Party (CHP)
challenged the result through the Constitutional
Court. Now Turkey faces early elections.
Behind all this is the ongoing conflict between the AKP, which has the backing
of big capital in Turkey
and imperialism, and the old Kemalist military state apparatus.
The crisis of the Israeli state is deepening. The rats have begun to abandon the sinking ship and are calling for the heads of Olmert and Peretz. Keen to save face and remain in power without having to face fresh elections, the ruling clique are prepared to sacrifice the current administration in order to form a new war cabinet.