Zionists order cessation of political opposition The political activist and member of the leading board of the anti-Zionist movement Abnaa El-Balad has been released on January 7, 2009, after one day of detention. He had been arrested following a manifestation in Haifa organised by Arab and anti-Zionist movements against the Israeli massacre and aggression in Gaza. The official justification of the arrest was "agitation", "passing agitation materials" and "participation in an illegal demonstration".After his release Bar explained: "They arrested me immediately after the manifestation, in which we posed on the road junction with anti war flyers, as we do everyday since the beginning of the aggression. They accused me of participation in an illegal manifestation and in disturbing the … [read more]

هشام البستاني* "بين العنف الواقع عليه من السلطة السياسية والاحتواء والتوظيف الواقع عليه من قوى المعارضة الرسمية، يجد المواطن نفسه مدمياً ومهاناً على قارعة الطريق" ياسر ابو هلالة صحفي شجاع، وهو بالاضافة الى ذلك … [read more]

***1. The systemic crisis, the epicentre of which is found in the United States, will not push the White House towards a policy of "non-intervention" on the global scene as some have foreseen. It will rather lead it to an internationalist imperialism of Wilsonian tradition which, pragmatist as it will be, will show a continuity with the policy of former President Bush.2. This doesn't mean that the imperial internationalism will take the same unilateralist shape which characterized it after 2001. The Neocon strategy of the Cheney-Rumsfeld-Bush triad gave small results compared to the huge effort it put into war, finance and diplomacy. Because of its high costs, the Neocon strategy (presented as a struggle to the bitter end against terrorism, but which actually aimed at strengthening … [read more]

Bericht von Aktionen in Caracas Zwei Demonstrationen gegen den Angriff der israelischen Armee auf den Gazastreifen und das Massaker gegen die palästinensischen Bevölkerung fanden heute, 8. Januar 2009, in Caracas, Venezuela statt. An der ersten Demonstration am Vormittag beteiligten sich etwas 3000 Personen unterschiedlichster sozialer Bewegungen sowie der palästinensischen und arabischen Gemeinde. Auf Transparenten und in Sprechchören wurde gefordert, dass Venezuela die Erdöllieferungen an Israel einstellen solle. Die Demonstration endete vor der israelischen Botschaft. Die Demonstranten warfen Schuhe auf das Gebäude und verbrannten Israel-Fahnen. Zur Demonstration am Nachmittag hatte die Partei PSUV (Vereinigte Sozialistische Partei Venezuelas) aufgerufen. Rund 15 000 … [read more]

Solidarity with the Anti-zionist movement inside Israel Abnaa el Balad is one of the main Anti-zionist organisations within Israel and is organising the protests of the remaining Arab population against the massacre in Gaza. Under its auspices the Haifa conference for One Democratic State in entire Palestine was organised. It has been closely co-operation with the Anti-imperialist Camp for more than one decade.Yoav Bar, member of the politic office of Abnaa el Balad, was arrested on January 6, 2009, after a rally in Gaza protesting the ongoing slaughter in Gaza. In a communiquà© Abnaa el Balad called the arrest a useless and vain attempt to intimidate people to protest their war.The movement announced further protest action: "We will not keep quiet until the war, the massacres and the … [read more]

شهدت العاصمة النمساوية فيينا مساء اليوم الإثنين ثالث تظاهرة كبرى تضامنا مع غزة وتنديدا بالعدوان، حيث تجمع في التظاهرة التي دعت إليها منظمات تجمع "غزة يجب أن تعيش" حوالي الألفين وخمسمائة شخص من مختلف الجاليات … [read more]

If you have pictures from protests against the Israeli attack on Gaza, we would be happy to publish them - Send them to us!aik@antiimperialista.orgCologneBonnAmsterdamCairoMontrealViennaVienna, 30/12/2008Vienna, 02/01/2009Vienna, … [read more]

Israeli kangaroo court in action Solidarity with Ahmed SaadatOn December 25 a Zionist military court sentenced the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine to 30 years of prisons. The verdict concludes completely ridiculous court proceedings which violated any democratic juridical norm possible."When the Israelis arrested him, they accused him of having killed Zeevi, but this accusation did not appear in the sentencing which proves that his arrest was political and was not related to security issues," PFLP member Khalida Jarar stated.Saadat pays for his steadfastness in his opposition to the Zionist occupation. While significant parts of his leftist organisation have been wavering between the collaborators of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority on one side and the … [read more]

لا صوت يعلو فوق صوت الانتفاضة نداء التصدي لحرب الإبادة الصهيونية ضد شعبنا في قطاع غزة يا جماهير شعبنا الفلسطيني البطل...يا جماهير امتنا العربية والاسلامية المجيدة ... يا كل الأحرار والشرفاء في العالم... يا فرسان الانتفاضة … [read more]

المجد للمقاومة - الخزي والعار للعملاء والمنبطحين!الزمان: الثالثة من مساء الثلاثاء 30 كانون أول (ديسمبر) 2008 المكان: ميدان شتيفانزبلاتز، وسط البلد، فييناالمجد للمقاومة - الخزي والعار للعملاء والمنبطحين! نداء للتضامن … [read more]

After the Mumbai attacks govt to curb remaining democratic rightsWe, the following organizations had gone through the full texts of the two "anti-terror bills" that have recently been passed in both houses of parliament and the stated objectives and reasons for promulgation of such acts.While expressing our deep anguish and condemnation in no uncertain terms of Mumbai incident of November,2008 and other similar acts of violence on the citizens of India , we note with concern that taking advantage of such acts, the Government of India and political society as such have been increasingly using military language to emphasize the urgency of the situation and trying to introduce a distinct repressive turn in the politics of criminal justice of our country , manifested in the security … [read more]

The system murders!by Vassilis Samaras Secretary of KKE(m-l) Communist Party of Greece (marxist-leninist) Not unlike a volcano that has awakened, the rage of the youth and the whole Greek people erupted against the cowardly murder of young Alexis Gregoropoulos. At the same time, immediately, without hesitation and doubts they raised their hand and pointed at the real culprits.It is the government, the state and the system that breeds and arms murderers in order to have them available any time against the people. This outburst that acquired features of national uprising with thousands of high school and university students and workers demonstrating their anger in villages, neighborhoods and cities across the country was not something unexpected.The murder of the young teenager became the … [read more]

Urgent call for action Free Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners!The Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat is urgently calling on all supporters of the Palestinian people, and all supporters of justice and freedom, to organize and act in solidarity with Ahmad Sa'adat, the imprisoned Palestinian national leader on or before December 25, 2008. Sa'adat, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and an elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, has been imprisoned in Israeli jails alongside 11,000 of his Palestinian brothers and sisters since March 14, 2006, when he was abducted by Israeli occupation forces, following the siege on Jericho Prison on March 13, 2006, in which Sa'adat and five other Palestinian political prisoners were abducted by … [read more]

5th Statement of the Communist Organization of Greece (KOE) 11 December 2008 We shall not yield to the criminal government! The "unholy alliance" of "law and order" cannot stop the protest! 1. On Thursday 11 December 2008 dozens of thousands of youth got again out in the streets and demonstrated their rage, marching against the police stations all over Greece. In Athens only, 21 police stations have been besieged by the youth, who replied to the police attacks with stones, turned upside down many police vehicles and burned them. These are not "rioters with masks", but school students who protest the murder of Alexis and the government policies, which kill their future. Thousands of people stand by their side: their parents, their teachers, the militants of the Left. In many cases, the … [read more]

4th Statement of the Communist Organization of Greece (KOE) (a) Tuesday 9 December The demonstrations organized in midday by the teachers trade-unions and by the secondary education pupils in the centre of Athens and many other cities were combative and gathered once more dozens of thousands all over the country. In Athens the Special Forces attacked again the demonstrators with chemicals and arrested many people. Thousands of people gathered at 3 pm in the cemetery of Paleo Faliro, where the funeral took place. In a heavy atmosphere, marked by the deep sorrow and a total silence, young and older came for the last farewell to Alexis. But the government of criminals did not respect even the funeral of the assassinated boy: While the ceremony was still taking place, a huge number of … [read more]

3rd Statement of the Communist Organization of Greece (KOE) We, the Anti-imperialist Camp, welcome the wonderful revolt of the Greek youth and express our utmost solidarity. It comes at the right time as a harbinger of a generalised popular revolt against the global capitalist oligarchy bearing the responsibility for the upcoming devastating social crisis. It brings back life to Europe.We fully support the attempts of the antagonist forces to gather the popular masses for an onslaught on the government in order to topple it. Tomorrow's general strike is a further step in this direction.The big challenge will be to hinder PASOK to reap the fruits of the struggle just to save the system as they did so many times before. At the same time we call upon the Greek Communist Party not to … [read more]

Communist Organization of Greece (KOE) informs the progressive public opinion 1. Yesterday evening, Saturday 6 December, a member of the Police Special Forces shot in cold blood and killed a 15 year old boy in the center of Athens.2. Dozens of eye witnesses who came forward and spoke to the Media confirm that this was a cold blood murder, as there were no incidents going on. The attempt of the Greek government to lie to the public opinion, claiming that the kids attacked the police, finally failed: Tonight, Sunday 7 December, even the mainstream Media are openly calling the government's claims "a blatant lie".3. The police murder comes after years of increasing state terror against the youth and the working people, who goes always unpunished and is always covered and justified by the … [read more]

January 16-18, 2009 (preliminary list of which we cannot guarantee the completeness)Lebanese Communist Party LebanonSociety "Ecologia" LebanonL´altra lambardia- Sulatesta ItalyKaramah Party LebanonPopular Campaign Against the Siege of Gaza LebanonOffen- siv, Journal for Socialism and Peace GermanyInternational Action Center- Ramsey Clark- USAVictor Chirinons, President of the Venezuelan Group VenezuelaAnti-Imperialist Camp EuropeCultural Center of IDIL TurkeyFront of Peoples TurkeyTayad (association of the Solidarity and Aid between Prisoners Families) TurkeyCampaign Iran LondonIraqi Democrats Against the Occupation LondonPakistan Institute of Labor and Education Research LondonWest African Bar Association LondonStop the War Coalition The … [read more]

Why we remain anti-American A Black president in a country that was founded on slavery and racism—that is a true sensation. We understand and share the joy and satisfaction in the Black communities from Harlem via Chicago to New Orleans.Editorials in Europe celebrate the victory of someone who does not belong to the WASP elite as the restoration and confirmation of the American Dream—a Black man as elected monarch. The nightmare of the Bush years was supposedly just an aberration that failed, a deviation that is behind us now; the true, liberal America of opportunities is back, bright eyes, bushy tail.The lower and middle class had enough of the anti-social and war-mongering course of that coalition of protestant fundamentalists and neo-conservatives, and voted … [read more]

Warum wir antiamerikanisch bleiben Ein schwarzer Präsident in einem Land, das auf Sklaverei und Rassismus gegründet war, ist eine Sensation. Wir können die Freude und Genugtuung in den schwarzen Gettos von Harlem über Chicago bis New Orleans nur zu gut verstehen.Von den europäischen Leitartiklern und Kommentatoren wird die Tatsache, dass es einer von außerhalb der WASP-Elite (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) geschafft hat, Wahlmonarch zu werden, als Wiederherstellung und Bestätigung des amerikanischen Traums gefeiert. Der Alpdruck der Bush-Jahre sei bloß ein gescheiterter Irrweg gewesen, nun ausgestanden und das gute, liberale Amerika der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten melde sich umso frischer und kräftiger zurück.Es ist klar, dass es in den Unter- und Mittelschichten eine massive … [read more]