News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The Arch-Occupiers are at it again with more extrajudicial violence against those resisting oppression. On the surface this article almost seems pro-Palestinian, but in reality its more of the same imperialist propaganda attempting to paint any violent resistance to Israel as illegitimate. Notice while there is talk of Israel's right to self defense, that there... Continue Reading →
[Just shows that human rights mean nothing to the imperialists. The imperialists violate human rights as they please -- NP] Western ally Saudi Arabia sentenced a Palestinian poet to death for renouncing Islam (This article is published in Salon.) Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh was sentenced to death by a Saudi Arabian court for renouncing Islam,... Continue Reading →
[For most people even remotely connected to the left, the abuse of Palestinian children by the hands of the Zionists has been blatantly evident for many years. Although this article liberally uses terms like "accused" and "alleged" it is still interesting to see this topic being reported in the mainstream media. -Uziel] Jerusalem (AFP) -... Continue Reading →
[ISIS attacking the Palestinian movement - NP] (israelnationalnews.com) By Ari Soffer Sheikh Abu Salah Taha believed to be among scores of Palestinians executed in Yarmouk; image of severed head posted online. Among the Palestinian Arab fighters beheaded by the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) in Damascus's Yarmouk camp was a senior Hamas figure in Syria, according... Continue Reading →
["Resistance is not terrorism." Of course the imperialists don't see it that way. -Uziel] Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Hamas on Friday denounced a European Union decision to keep the Palestinian Islamist group and de facto Gaza Strip ruler on its terrorism blacklist, despite a court ordering its removal. "This decision completely contradicts the... Continue Reading →
[This piece points out that the Palestinian victims of Israeli aggression are mainly civilians. It is rare to see a western, mainstream news outlet make such a report. While the Associated Press has traditionally been viewed as one of the few sources in the mainstream western media that isn't blatantly pro-Israel, one can hope that... Continue Reading →
[While Israel's extinction agenda is carried out against the Palestinians, the United States merely "criticizes". The hypocrisy of the imperialists continues to run deep. -Uziel] JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel published tenders on Friday for the construction of 450 new housing units in occupied Palestinian territory, a move that critics denounced as a political gesture ahead... Continue Reading →
[Palestine screams, the world of states and money do not care. The imperialist genocide of Palestine continues. - NP] United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The Palestinians urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to demand that Israel immediately reverse plans to build more Jewish settlements, at an emergency meeting called to address tensions in... Continue Reading →
Jerusalem (AFP) - Three leading Christian clerics in the Holy Land appealed Friday for more European governments to recognise a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital. The call from the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Lutheran prelates -- all of them Palestinian -- came after EU member Sweden last week announced its intention to... Continue Reading →
[Same old story. More Israeli genocide of Palestine, paid for by the USA -- NP] UN warns Israel against relocating Bedouins (AlJeezera) The United Nations relief and works agency for Palestine has urged the international community to block Israeli plans to relocate thousands of Palestinian Bedouin from the central West Bank, in fear the move... Continue Reading →
EDWARD SAID'S DIARY ON MEETING SARTRE, DE BEAUVOIR AND FOUCAULT((http://www.lrb.co.uk/v22/n11/edward-said/diary)The following are quotes from Edward Said's diary on meeting Sarte, De Beauvior, and Foucault. Said was very disappointed with the French intellectuals, especially Sarte and Foucault's support for Israel and De Beauvior's First Worldist feminism. The following is from Said's diary:Once the most celebrated intellectual, Jean-Paul... Continue Reading →
[More genocide bankrolled by the USA. Where there is repression, there is resistance. - NP] Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem By Ammar Awad JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Scores of Palestinians rioted in East Jerusalem on Sunday after hearing that a youth from their neighborhood had died of wounds suffered in a clash with... Continue Reading →
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