As Israel — AGAIN — Unleashes Terror from the Skies, and Palestinians Resist: Historical Background and Orientation
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Some History:
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The Case of Israel:
Bastion of Enlightenment
or Enforcer for Imperialism?
The state of Israel is projected to the world as an outpost of democracy and tolerance in a sea of hostile, intolerant Islam bent on its destruction. To be considered a credible mainstream voice in U.S. politics, academia, or the media, one must present Israel as a front line of defense against Jihad, and a critical fortress defending "our way of life."
The U.S. ... Israel ... and Crimes Around the World
The state of Israel has functioned as a military bastion to defend and extend U.S. domination over the strategic area of the Middle East and worldwide—in the context of establishing U.S. supremacy over other imperialist powers. Israel is by far the largest recipient of U.S. support: in outright grants, military sales, and economic support.
Palestinian family escaping the bombing in Southern Gaza Strip, 2008. Photo: AP
Michael Slate Interviews Author and Activist Miko Peled
“Palestinians are suffering from a regime of apartheid, a campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide all at the same time”
Learning from Rachel
An Interview with Cindy and Craig Corrie
"…When that explosive detonated yesterday it broke all the windows in the family's house. I was in the process of being served tea and playing with the two small babies.
"I'm having a hard time right now. Just feel sick to my stomach from being doted on very sweetly, by people who are facing doom. I know that from the United States it all sounds like hyperbole. A lot of the time the kindness of the people here, coupled with the willful destruction of their lives, makes it seem unreal to me. I can't believe that something like this can happen in the world without a bigger outcry…"
Basic Points of Orientation:
Excerpt from Bringing Forward Another Way, by Bob Avakian
Israel and Its "Special Role" in Relation to U.S. Imperialism
Read the entire work, BRINGING FORWARD ANOTHER WAY
Bob Avakian on the current existential crisis confronting Israel:
From a Q&A with Bob Avakian after the talk Why We Need An Actual Revolution And How We Can Really Make Revolution
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Israel: Perception & Reality
NEW YEAR’S STATEMENT BY BOB AVAKIAN
A New Year,
The Urgent Need For A Radically New World—
For The Emancipation Of All Humanity
What we see in contention here with Jihad [Islamic fundamentalism] on the one hand and McWorld/McCrusade [increasingly globalized western imperialism] on the other hand, are historically outmoded strata among colonized and oppressed humanity up against historically outmoded ruling strata of the imperialist system. These two reactionary poles reinforce each other, even while opposing each other. If you side with either of these "outmodeds," you end up strengthening both.
While this is a very important formulation and is crucial to understanding much of the dynamics driving things in the world in this period, at the same time we do have to be clear about which of these "historically outmodeds" has done the greater damage and poses the greater threat to humanity: It is the historically outmoded ruling strata of the imperialist system, and in particular the U.S. imperialists.
Bob Avakian, BAsics 1:28
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