وزارة الثقافة اذ تشارك بـ"انقلاب" منتدى الفكر الاشتراكي هشام البستاني- عمّان رغم دفء العلاقات تاريخياً بين الاسلاميين (حركة الاخوان المسلمين وحزبها جبهة العمل الاسلامي)ØŒ والتنسيق الامني والسياسي الذي يستمر حتى … [read more]

من أجل السلام في دارفور: لنرفض التدخل الإمبريالي وقرار المحكمة الدولية!بيان صادر عن المعسكر المناهض للإمبريالية 1. يؤكد المعسكر المناهض للإمبريالية على مبدأ حق تقرير المصير وحق سيادة الأوطان والشعوب والمجتمعات. 2. … [read more]

Iraqi resistance to continue In a recent statement on the announcement of a partial US troop retreat from Iraq, Abduljabbar al Kubaysi, leader of the Iraqi Patriotic Alliance, one political front organisation of the Iraqi resistance, displayed scepticism: “We believe that Obama already made a change to his original promise and extended the time for the so called withdrawal from Iraq. It is clear that his army will stay till the end of 2011 and actually he will find reasons to further extend the period for years and years.”As an explanation for the US step Mr Kubaysi cited the “economic corruption which we believe it is worse than what we know till now.”Mr Kubaysi stated that “all the resistance groups insist that the liberation can be achieved only by … [read more]

Arab protests within Israel remain extremely difficult Samieh Jabbarin and Ibrahim Mahajne were released after 16 days of detention (from 10/2, the Knesset election day, till 26/2). They remain both under strict house arrest in the homes of their parents in Um elFahm.For Samieh this means he is distanced from his friends, work and studies in Yaffa, were he used to live. They are both charged with "assaulting a policeman" at the protest against visiting Zionist extremists in Um elFahm. The only evidence against them is testimonies of some of the policemen that were present.Even though the event was closely filmed, the police preferred not to present the video, supposedly not to expose its own violence.Further reading:Abnaa elBalad condemns political detention of Samieh JabbarinA letter … [read more]

Reject Imperialist Interferences and the ICC Decision! 1. The Anti-Imperialist Camp supports in principle the rights of self-determination and self-rule, in respect to nations, peoples and communities.2. However, the particular cannot prevail over the universal. Those rights are neither sacred nor inviolable, rather they are a part of the general egalitarian and democratic programme - the anti-imperialist struggle against all forms of oppression, colonialism and exploitation.3. It is part of the imperialistic technique of domination that the great powers disguise their predatory interests with "divide and rule" politics or claiming to be defenders of human rights, democracy and freedom from tyranny.4. The United States of America, usually backed by the European Union, has always been … [read more]

اتحدوا لرفض واسقاط قرار اعتقال الرئيس السوداني، انقذوا السودان من الوصاية الاستعمارية والتقسيمبيان صادر عن اللجنة المصرية لمناهضة الاستعمار والصهيونية نداء الي السودنيين والمصريين والعرب جميعا: اتحدوا لرفض … [read more]

Call by the Sudan Workers Trade Unions Federation to all free citizens of the work Sudan Workers Trade Unions FederationStatementLadies and Gentlemen,Comrades Honest workers of the world,Free citizens of the world,Today, the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of H. E Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, President of the republic of Sudan. This president, which is the first of its kind, violates the sovereignty and independence of the states.Sudan Workers Trade Unions Federation knows very well that this decision has nothing to do with the law, the justice and the humanity; rather, it is a political decision aiming at targeting a country saying No to the oppression powers. It is a conspiracy against a country paved its course of … [read more]

On the occasion of the June 2009 European elections, we are launching an urgent appeal to all candidates for the 736 seats in the European parliament.We ask that they actively pursue the immediate and unconditional removal of Hamas and all other Palestinian liberation organizations from the European list of proscribed terrorist organizations.We further ask that they acknowledge the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and, by so doing, recognise, Hamas as a legitimate voice for the Palestinian people's aspirations for national liberation.***The initiative was launched by Nadine Rosa-Rosso, a teacher and independent communist militant living in Bruxelles. It is a result of the Beirut Resistance Forum from 16-18 January 2009. The call can be signed by sending a message to … [read more]

A call for international solidarityOn the 10th of February, the day of the elections for the Israeli Knesset, a new stage was reached in the blatant racist approach of the Israeli state toward the Arab Palestinian masses. One of the most violent and outspokenly racist mob leader of the Israeli lunatic right, Baruch Marzel, was nominated by the national election committee to be head of one of the election centers in Um elFahm, the second biggest Arab city in the 1948 occupied territories, which Israel claim to be "democratically" managed, in contrast to the 1967 militarily managed occupation.Marzel and his gang openly advocate the expulsion of the Arab population and are known for organizing (admitably usually small) mob shouting "death to the Arabs". On Election Day, their mob was mostly … [read more]

Samih Jabbarin is a member of the Palestinian movement Abnaa-El-Balad. He was arrested on February 10th on the backgrounds of the protests against the nomination of the known racist Baruch Marzel,by the national election committee to be head of one of the election centers in he Arab city of Um elFahm. Comrades,We, in Abnaa elBalad, always denied the democratic pretensions of this occupation entity. For long decades we put a lot of effort to expose this fake mask before our Arab Palestinian masses. But the majority of our masses became victim to political positions that try to convince them that this democracy is possible and hence we should participate in this "democratic" game in order to "serve" our steadfasting Arab Palestinian masses.The bearers of those positions never stop trying to … [read more]

عودة الوفد التضامني الى الاردن السبت ومؤتمر صحفي له الاحدلليوم الثالث على التوالي، حاول وفد مبادرة "مثقفون اردنيون من اجل غزة" أمس الخميس الدخول الى غزة من خلال معبر رفح، وللمرة الثالثة على التوالي وقوبلت … [read more]

العريش - مساء الاربعاء 18/2/2009 على مقربة من سحب الدخان السوداء التي ارتفعت في السماء نتيجة للقصف الاسرائيلي للمنطقة الحدودية لغزة صباح اليوم، اعتصم وفد مبادرة "مثقفون اردنيون من اجل غزة" امام البوابة الخارجية لمعبر رفح … [read more]

"We have acted against the university because of its financial and commercial links to the apartheid state of Israel, in addition to its unacceptable silence in response to the Gaza conflict"Edinburgh University students ocupy the George Square Lecture Theatre From: Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign secretary@scottishpsc.org.uk>Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:33:56 -000 Statement from the occupying studentsOn the morning of Wednesday 11thFebruary Edinburgh University students ocupied the George Square Lecture Theatre. We have acted against the university because of its financial and commercial links to the apartheid state of Israel, in addition to its unacceptable silence in response to the Gaza conflict, described by the UN President of the General Assembly, Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, as … [read more]

The defeat of the LTTE and the shift in the political life of Sri Lanka The center-left government led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, perked up by the recent military victories against the Tamil guerrilla, is flooding the country with an unprecedented offensive of propaganda and nationalism. The media unanimously rejoice over the conquest of strategic positions and hail the upcoming final victory against the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) "terrorists". The Sinhala right-wing party UNP (United National Party) joins the chorus, while the country's third party, JVP (People's Liberation Front), has fallen victim to an unprecedented crisis.But let us go on in an orderly way.After almost thirty years of civil war, it seems that the conflict opposing the Tigers to the Sri Lankan … [read more]

Speech delivered by Nadine Rosa-Rosso* at the The Beirut International Forum for Resistance, Anti-Imperialism, Solidarity between Peoples and Alternatives, held from January 16 to 18, 2009. The key question in this forum is how to support resistance against imperialism across the world. As an independent Belgian communist activist I would like to focus on the position of the European Left vis-à -vis this issue. The massive demonstrations in European capitals and major cities in support of the people of Gaza highlighted once again the core problem: the vast majority of the Left, including communists, agrees in supporting the people of Gaza against Israeli aggression, but refuses to support its political expressions such as Hamas in Palestine and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Left not only … [read more]

نص البيان الختامي لمنتدى بيروت العالمي للمقاومة ومناهضة الامبريالية والتضامن بين الشعوب قصرالاونيسكو - بيروت 16-17- 18 كانون الثاني(يناير) -2009 بمبادرة من المركز الاستشاري للدراسات والتوثيق وبدعم من مراكز بحوث وجمعيات … [read more]

إننا ندعو لأن تكون تظاهرات الاحتجاج التي ستنطلق في نيسان (أبريل) 2009 في كل من مدينتي ستراسبورغ Ùˆ بادن-بادن ضد قمة منظمة حلف شمال الأطلسي (الـ ناتو) المنعقدة في الذكرى الستين لتأسيس الحلف، ندعو لأن تكون هذه الاحتجاجات … [read more]

For three long weeks Israel bombarded the Gaza strip leaving behind blood, destruction and misery. The imbalance could not have been greater: On one side the most powerful army of the region backed by the military supremacy of the US. On the other side a starving and impoverished people closed up behind ghetto walls and forced to defend itself by completely inadequate means.Under these extraordinary conditions the fragile ceasefire translates into a clear political victory for the Palestinian resistance led by Hamas. Israel sought the annihilation, or at least substantial defeat of Hamas, but the Tzahal were met with such fierce resistance they were forced to abandon the decisive battlefield of the densely populated urban areas. Israel resigned itself to the school of recent US methods of … [read more]

• Withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan• Withdrawal of all foreign troops from Iraq - an end to the German support for the occupation• Solidarity with the legitimate resistance of the peoples of the Near East and Middle East against war and occupation• An end to the blockade against the Gaza Strip, demolition of the apartheid wall and the illegally bult Israeli settlements• An end to the threats of war against Iran• NO to NATO and EU interference in the Balkans; withdrawal of their troops; the recognition of "Kosovo" has been null and void from the beginning.• Dissolution of the ad hoc tribunals against Yugoslavia and Rwanda, which violate international law and serve … [read more]

By Nadine Rosa Rosso, International Union of Parliamentarians for Palestine (IUPFP) Conference, Brussels May 15th 2008 The question of international alliances is a very important one in today's confused world. In order to build these alliances one has to identify: who is the enemy?The answer to this question depends on where in the world one lives. Political struggle in a country like Belgium where I reside, one of the richest countries of the world, and political struggle in one of the poorest like in Palestine is very different.The answer for oppressed people in the Third World is a simple one; the common enemy is the US Imperialism, followed by the governments of the European Union and often with the complicity of many Third World governments.One has to accept that to get to point A … [read more]