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Residents Return to Lebanese Border Villages as Israeli Withdrawal Deadline Expires

From the News Desk at The Cradle, January 25, 2025 Despite the agreement that the Israeli army would leave and civilians would be allowed to return, the IOF continues to target returning civilians in the south of Lebanon after the 60 day ceasefire expired. [jb] Residents of south Lebanon who were displaced during the war returned to their towns and[…]

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Has the Resistance in West Asia Been Defeated?

By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein, published on Workers World,  December 20, 2024 A Venezuelan international relations expert, Rodriguez Gelfenstein was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country’s ambassador to Nicaragua and an adviser for international politics for TeleSUR. Translation: John Catalinotto. Dec. 18 – The situation in Syria has generated more[…]

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The Fall of the Keystone in the Axis of Resistance

by Paul Larudee, published on Dissident Voice, December 16, 2024 For most of the time since its 1946 independence from France, Syria has resisted all attempts to make it a vassal state. It has paid dearly, as a target of subversion, war, occupation and the most onerous economic sanctions in the world, for its anti-imperialism and anti-Zionism, its support for[…]

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Why Pro-Palestine Must Also Mean Pro-Syria

Statement from the Bronx Antiwar Coalition, December 7, 2024 To support Palestinian liberation while opposing the Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad is an irreconcilable contradiction. Syria plays a vital role as the logistical, political, and military backbone of the Axis of Resistance—a coalition of state and non-state actors fighting Zionist and U.S.-led imperialism across West Asia. The war against[…]

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Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: The Man Who Defeated Israel

by Vijay Prashad, published on People’s Dispatch, September 27, 2024 Editor’s note: This is late, but it is important to understand the true face of the revolution now taking place in West Asia. Israel assassinated Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (1960-2024) because he refused to stop the attacks on northern Israel until the Israelis ended the genocide against the Palestinians. During the[…]

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Censorship, War Propaganda and Fascism

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, October 16, 2024 The U.S. edges closer to hot war and continues aiding and abetting a genocide. Censorship and war propaganda are necessary tools when a rogue state chooses to silence its opponents. The F-word of the moment is fascism. Establishment pundits, Democratic Party politicians, and corporate media are of one accord[…]

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The Legacy of Martyr Nasrallah and the Zionist Massacre That Won’t Crush Resistance

Statement from The Bronx Antiwar Coalition, published on Workers World, September 30, 2024 Editor’s note: Some time has passed since this was first published, but I think it is increasingly pertinent as the impact of the initial disaster falls away.   Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a deeply buried underground bunker along with some other leaders of Hezbollah and more than[…]

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The Year After Al Aqsa Flood

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, October 2, 2024 The maniacal alliance between the U.S. and Israel has exposed the sham of western democracy and the illusion of international law. Iran’s missile attacks on Israeli military targets were the result of a year of provocation. Months of restraint ended when Israel escalated its war on the rest of[…]

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Syria and Iraq: Unsung Heroes in Defending Lebanon and Palestine

by Richie Merino, published on Workers World, September 28, 2024 Syria and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq are demonstrating exceptional solidarity with Lebanon, providing critical aid and defense against Israeli terrorist attacks and indiscriminate bombings, yet their contributions remain largely unrecognized. They are the unseen forces behind Lebanon’s defense and resilience, backing Hezbollah, the country’s militant resistance organization. Syria has[…]

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Zionist Quagmire – Sinking Deeper

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, September 19, 2024 In a blasting news interview on Israel’s Channel 12 on Sept. 15, Major General Israel Ziv, the army’s former head of operations in Gaza, asserted that the Zionist military is stuck in Gaza and has suffered significant losses during its 11-month offensive in the besieged Strip. Ziv stated that Israel[…]

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