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End of the deal: by revoking its stance on Jerusalem, Australia isolates Israel, not Palestinians
With Australia dropping former PM Scott Morrison’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, it is clear that Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ was not an irreversible historical event, writes RAMZY BAROUD
The best wildfire service may begin with the community, argues KOMAL RAJ ARYAL
Dignity is important to all humans, argues the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School, but it does not come about automatically. In a less than perfect world, dignity can accompany suffering, but the collective dignity of working people is achieved through acting together to change the world.
The US aim to reshape the existing order in the Middle East needs to be resolutely resisted, argues PAYAM SOLHTALAB
Concessions to Washington by the post-Maduro leadership in Caracas are designed to preserve the core of the Bolivarian Revolution not betray it, argue Roger D Harris, Francisco Dominguez and Mara Paez Victor. How the solidarity movement responds is critical
ALMA EGAN suggests four days out that bring the region’s history of protest to life
DONALD TRUMP’S so-called “deal of the century” was meant to represent a finality of sorts, an event reminiscent of Francis Fukuyama’s premature declaration of the “end of history” and the uncontested supremacy of Western capitalism. In effect, it was a declaration that “we” — the US, Israel and a few allies — have won, and “you,” the isolated and marginalised Palestinians, have lost.
Just as Fukuyama failed to consider the unceasing evolution of history, the US and Israeli governments also failed to understand that the Middle East — in fact, the world — is not governed by Israeli expectations and US diktats.
The above is a verifiable assertion. On October 17, the Australian government announced that it was revoking its 2018 recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Predictably, the new decision, officially made by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, was strongly criticised by Israel, celebrated by Palestinians and welcomed by Arab countries who praised the responsible diplomacy of Canberra.
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