News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
There is a growing problem of persecution of religious minorities in the areas occupied by Israel. The fact that Israeli police deny Palestinian Muslims access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Islamic Holy days is well-documented. However, Israel also denies Palestinian Christians access to their Holy Sites. Israel has announced that they will close East Jerusalem... Continue Reading →
[This week a young US Airman, Aaron Bushnell, set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy to protest the Zionist genocide in Gaza. There have been Americans and others from privileged backgrounds who have sacrificed their lives in the struggle for human liberation. Rachel Corrie was another American who was murdered by the... Continue Reading →
[A group of Israeli State assassins disguised themselves as civilians and medical workers and attacked a hospital in the West Bank, killing three individuals. One of these undercover operatives even carried their weapon in a baby carrier! This an absolutely depraved war crime! This is a blatant act of state- terrorism against civilians. Further, this... Continue Reading →
["If fighting genocide is terrorism, only terrorists will fight genocide!" After attacking Yemen with hundreds of missile sorties in the last few weeks, the US has declared Ansarallah (Houthis) a terrorist organization. This comes after nearly a decade of a Saudi executed, US supported genocidal war in Yemen. The US argues this renewed aggression against... Continue Reading →
Although the struggle for Palestinian Liberation is currently led by religious organizations, historically secular-leftist organizations -- such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Marxist-Leninist party; and other members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) -- have been at the forefront of the struggle. In this period of resistance, it is... Continue Reading →
[Recently Israel has made regular pogroms against Palestinians a weekend pastime. Murder, assault and arson have been carried out on a regular basis by Israeli settlers under the protection of the IDF. Dozens of Palestinians have been injured or killed, and hundreds of properties destroyed without punishment for the perpetrators. This violence has been encouraged... Continue Reading →
[ Predicated on settler-colonialism, the government of Israel has always been far-right in practice. With that said, it appears that the new Netanyahu administration will be especially intent on furthering the oppression of Palestinians. It is the duty of Leading Lights everywhere to support Palestinian liberation; no one is free until everyone is free. —... Continue Reading →
[Statues across the US and around the world are being toppled, defaced or have come under public scrutiny. Imperialism and its legacy is one of historical and continued blood and cruelty. While pulling down symbols of this brutal past is cathartic, we must remember that it is not revolutionary to do so. These monuments stand... Continue Reading →
[In the United States, Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has cast her vote in favor of the anti-BDS bill that has now passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate and is awaiting final approval by US President Trump, after which it will go into effect as an official law. The BDS... Continue Reading →
[All Zionist political parties are fascist. The oppressor will never willingly stop oppressing, they must be brought to heel with force. -Uziel] Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog said Wednesday that no peace deal was possible for now and his country must begin unilaterally separating from the Palestinians "as much as possible" to... Continue Reading →
[Another sickening move by Israel, proving to the world that they have zero regard for the rights or lives of the Palestinian people. While the United States verbally condemns the actions of the Zionists, it still unconditionally materially supports these butchers with financial, military, and diplomatic aid. -Uziel] JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Ministry of Defense... Continue Reading →
The myth of the 1,400 year Sunni-Shia war by Murtaza Hussain Murtaza Hussain is a Toronto-based writer and analyst focused on issues related to Middle Eastern politics. @@MazMHussain (http://www.aljazeera.com/) During the period of European rule over Rwanda, the Belgian colonial administrators of the territory accomplished an extraordinary feat in their subjugation of the local population... Continue Reading →
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