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Eygpt
Standing against the counterrevolution
9 August, byOn May 20, an Egyptian court sentenced Mahienour el-Massry, a member of the Revolutionary Socialists, to a two-year prison term for the "crime" of holding a protest without permission from authorities. Mika Minio spoke to Mahienour before she was jailed for an interview that was first published at Red Pepper.
Israel“Israel prefers a dead soldier over a captured one”: From Protective Edge to Operation Hannibal
10 August, byIn the Israeli government there are apparently secret admirers of Stalin, who during WWII treated every captured soldier as a traitor. For Israel, a dead soldier is preferable to a captured one. How Operation Protective Edge became Operation Hannibal.
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Palestine solidarity
What’s behind the rise of BDS?
8 August, byIn its nine-year existence, the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement has boldly redefined the battle for Palestine in the simple, straightforward terms of human rights. More than any other tactic of the Palestinian liberation movement, the BDS campaign has succeeded in creating a global outpouring of support for Palestinian rights and placed Israel’s violations of them under international scrutiny like never before.