The newly elected general secretary of the Aslef train drivers’ union speaks to Ben Chacko about union wins, a welcome shift in approach to the rail sector and what still needs to be done
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Cuba's support goes far beyond mere words
TARIQ ANDERSON charts the support Cuba has been offering to Palestine and Palestinians since Che's visit to Gaza in 1959
DEEDS NOT JUST WORDS: The march in Havana headed by Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in the blue t-shirt, and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz in the grey t-shirt
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CHRIS NINEHAM, who along with Ben Jamal, is one of the activists facing trial over a Gaza demo last year, talks to Ben Chacko about the state’s increasing use of force against peaceful protest, and the significance of increasing imperial aggression around the globe
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THE Palestinian people’s fight for national liberation stands at the centre of the struggle for socialists, progressives and all those seeking to build a better world in the 21st century.
For decades, Latin America’s left has been among Palestine’s strongest allies and, as a genocidal war has been waged against the Palestinian people in recent months, left governments and movements in Latin America have been vocal in their condemnation of what Hugo Chavez once described as the “terrorist and murderous state” of Israel.
From the moment it came into existence, revolutionary Cuba has been at the forefront of this movement in the region. From Che Guevara’s visit to the refugee camps of Gaza in 1959, Cuba has been unwavering in its support for the Palestinians – providing direct assistance to the Palestinian fedayeen (guerillas) in the ’60s and ’70s, severing all diplomatic relations with Israel in 1973 and supporting Palestine’s attempts to gain international recognition as an independent state in recent years.
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