The latest devastating outbreak in an ongoing cycle of conflict is further proof of the inability of capitalism to meet the national aspirations of Palestinian and Jewish people in Israel-Palestine, argues JUDY BEISHON. But new features also point to how a way forward can be found.
When a ceasefire took hold after eleven days of war on Gaza by the Israeli military, Gaza’s traumatised population re-emerged onto the streets to survey scenes of terrible devastation. This was the fourth war since 2008 on Hamas-led Gaza by the Israeli regime. The Israeli military declared it had hit 1,500 targets during the onslaught, which it had named ‘Operation Guardian of the Walls’.
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