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Middle East ISIS’ waning “caliphate”
Next month will mark the second anniversary of US-led “Operation Inherent Resolve” against ISIS/Daesh in Iraq and Syria. US President Barack Obama recently boasted …
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Why bombing Syria won’t stop Isis
We republish this editorial from the newspaper of our sister party in England & Wales. Fight for a party that stands against war and …
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Israel: Netanyahu mobilises far right to win election
“The rule of the right-wing is in danger. Arab voters are heading to the polling stations en masse. Left-wing NGOs are bringing them in …
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Defending Australian profit interests in Iraq
In mid September Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that 600 military personnel would be deployed to Iraq to fight against Islamic State (IS, formerly …
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Gaza in crisis
Mass action needed to stop bloodshed Whole families burnt alive. Parents with children. Shajaiya neighbourhood in Gaza is complete rubble. Over 1,100 Palestinians’ lives …
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Stop the bombing of Gaza – End Israeli state terror!
Netanyahu’s Israeli government has launched a horrific onslaught of hundreds of air strikes on the densely populated Gaza strip. Over 100 Gazans have been …
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Iraq: Oil war’s bloody legacy
Escalating sectarian conflict threatens to draw in surrounding countries At the time of Bush and Blair’s catastrophic and criminal invasion of Iraq in 2003, …
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Ariel Sharon: A brutal architect of monstrous crimes
The butcher of Sabra and Shatila has died. Ariel Sharon, once known as the “Father of Israeli settlements”, died after eight years in a …
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Syria: Popular revolution or sectarian conflict?
What should be the attitude of the socialist left? By Goncalo Romeiro, Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Portugal) Despite the retreat of the threat of …
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Syria: US and Britain prepare military attack against Assad regime
Editorial comment from the Socialist Party (England & Wales) Via social media, smart phones and traditional news channels a flood of bloody images, footage …
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Syria: Conflict threatens to spread across the Middle East
Urgent need for independent working class socialist organisations The capturing of the strategically important city of Qusair by pro-government forces, including Hezbollah and Iraqi …
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Boycotting Israel: The socialist view
Following an appeal from advocates of an academic boycott on Israel, physicist Stephen Hawking recently turned down an invitation to speak at a conference …
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Gaza: Stop the Israeli state terror!
The Israeli government has declared that its shocking and brutal assault on the Gaza strip, ‘Operation Pillar of Defence’, will be a “widespread campaign” …
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Afghanistan: More troops die as the misery continues
The recent surge in so-called “green on blue” attacks has again brought into question Australia’s involvement in the Afghanistan war and occupation. In particular …
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Protests against anti-Islam movie spread
Protests sparked by an anti-Islam movie trailer made in the US have spilled over into more than 20 countries across the world. Areas affected …
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Syria: Is there an alternative to the developing civil war?
Across the country there are indiscriminate attacks by the Assad regime forces and their militias, bloody sectarian reprisals by the armed opposition, refugee floods …
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate takes office
Working masses need independent policies and their own party With just under 52% of valid votes cast, on a 51% turnout, the Muslim Brotherhood’s …
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Palestine: Socialist solutions needed to resolve conflict
Two articles on Palestine in the lead up to the UN vote on ‘statehood’ This month the United Nations General Assembly will vote on …
