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Filistin’de işbirlikçi Mahmud Abbas yönetimine muhalif tutumuyla tanınan siyasetçi Nizâr Benât, Filistin Özerk Yönetimi güvenlik güçlerince bu sabah erken saatlerde gözaltına alındı. Kısa bir süre sonra da kendisinin gözaltında yaşamını yitirdiği açıklandı. Ancak ne ailesi ne de Filistinliler bu açıklamaya inanmıyor.
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the Association for Marxist Social Sciences (AMSS), Plekhanov House of the National Library of Russia, and Rosa Luxemburg Foundation are pleased to announce the International Scientific Conference “Soviet Union: an alternative of the past, or did it have a future?” to be heldat Plekhanov House on November 12-13, 2021, St.-Petersburg.
Возвращение исторических лидеров марксистского движения в центр исторического размышления может означать разные вещи в случае разных деятелей. Для такого человека, как Антонио Грамши, долгое время подвергавшегося оскорблениям со стороны либеральных левых и тщательно искаженного для того, чтобы служить их собственным интересам, акт, который пытается вернуть его в центр внимания марксистов, подразумевает почти своего рода реабилитацию, своего рода переоткрытие после того, как на протяжении десятилетий навалилось столько сброда. Для такого человека, как Карлос Мариатеги, это означает расширение географического и национально-культурного охвата марксизма на области, которые считаются периферийными по отношению к капиталистической мировой системе, примерно Латинская Америка в его случае. Для Розы Люксембург это означает сразу так много вещей, что только серьезный анализ ее практических достижений и сферы ее теоретических интересов может оживить большой интерес, который она представляет для марксистов разных взглядов.
The return of the historic leaders of the Marxist movement to the centre of historical reflection may imply different things in the case of different figures. For someone like Antonio Gramsci, long abused by the liberal left and thoroughly distorted in order to serve their own interests, an act that tries to return him to the centre of the attention of Marxists implies almost a kind of rehabilitation, a kind of rediscovery after so much rabble has been heaped on him throughout the decades. For someone like Carlos Mariátegui, it means expanding the geographic and national-cultural reach of Marxism into areas that are considered to be peripheral to the capitalist world system, roughly Latin America in his case. For Rosa Luxemburg it means so many things at once that only a serious analysis of her practical achievements and of the scope of her theoretical interests can bring alive the great interest she presents to Marxists of different persuasion.
Days and weeks have passed since the political earthquake of the US elections on November 3, and the aftershocks, very high on the Richter scale, continue.
Nero Trump insists on denying his defeat, the world burning – and like any Nero likes to sing when Rome and the universe burn…
His first act, after the election, was to depose Defense Minister Mark Esper, who last summer refused to send troops to suppress the popular uprising following the murder of George Floyd. Esper was replaced by Christopher Miller, a former Green Special Forces Colonel and director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC). He then forced the resignation of Deputy Defense Secretary James Anderson, third in command, and placed his Praetorians in key positions at the Pentagon and security services.
So the peoples’ rebellion has come back to the United States of America. And what a comeback! At the time of writing, the people have been on the streets for three weeks already, have united black and white (and Latino/a and Asian and all the others) in the fight for justice and social provision, have defied the aggressive tactics of the police from New York to California, have humiliated Trump in his quest for recourse to the military in fighting the masses, have thus “dominated” the street, to use Trump’s military term, to the chagrin of the forces of “law and order”, and have thus wrested concessions from the forces of the established capitalist order. What achievements!
تتضافر قوى قمع الدولة الإسرائيلية مع المستوطنين اليهود المتطرفين، وحركة التطهير العرقي الإسرائيلي الأوسع لإخماد نضال الشعب الفلسطيني الذي يقصد ضمان سلامة منازلهم ووطنهم، في القدس، خصوصاً في القدس الشرقية. السبب الحقيقي لهذا النضال هو المشروع الصهيوني للتطهير العرقي لشعب الفلسطينيين. هذا ما يناضل الفلسطينيون من أجله بحق. هذه حرب شارع تلو شارع حول المدينة.
هذا ليس نضالاً دينيّاً. هذا النضال هو نضال من أجل مستقبل القدس\أورشليم. نضال لأجل مستقبل فلسطين التاريخية. هذه الحرب التي نُصِبت للقدس\أورشليم حقاً هي حرب على الشعب الفلسطيني.
Репрессивные силы государства Израиль объединились с крайне правыми еврейскими поселенцами и более широким израильским движением за этническую чистку, чтобы подавить борьбу палестинской общины Иерусалима, в первую очередь - Восточного Иерусалима, за защиту своих домов и своей страны. На момент написания этого заявления сообщалось, что 26 человек, в том числе девять детей, погибли в Газе под израильской бомбардировкой, помимо сотен раненых в самом Аль-Кудсе / Иерусалиме.
Οι δυνάμεις καταστολής του ισραηλινού κράτους έχουν συνενωθεί με τους ακροδεξιούς Εβραίους εποίκους και το ευρύτερο ισραηλινό κίνημα εθνοκάθαρσης, για να δώσουν τέλος στην πάλη της παλαιστινιακής κοινότητας της Ιερουσαλήμ και ιδιαίτερα της Ανατολικής Ιερουσαλήμ, να προστατέψει τα σπίτια της μέσα στην ίδια την χώρα της. Την ώρα που γράφεται αυτή η Ανακοίνωση [14 /5/21], 119 Παλαιστίνιοι, μεταξύ των οποίων 31 παιδιά, αναφέρεται ότι σκοτώθηκαν στην Γάζα από τους βομβαρδισμούς των Ισραηλινών καθώς και σε διάφορες ισραηλινές πόλεις( σε σύγκριση με 6 Ισραηλινούς Εβραίους ανάμεσά τους και ένα παιδί).
The forces of repression of the Israeli state have joined hands with far-right Jewish settlers and the broader Israeli ethnic cleanser movement to put down the struggle of the Palestinian community of Jerusalem, and in particular of East Jerusalem, to safeguard their homes and their country. As of the posting of this statement, 119 Palestinians, including 31 children, have been reported dead in Gaza under Israeli bombardment, as well as in various Israeli cities (compared with 6 Israeli Jews, including one child). The number of injured Palestinians rise to 830 in Gaza alone.
İsrail Devleti’nin baskı aygıtları, Kudüs’te ve bilhassa Doğu Kudüs’te yaşayan, evlerini ve vatanlarını korumak için mücadele içindeki Filistin halkını ezmek amacıyla sağcı Yahudi yerleşimcilerle ve daha genel olarak etnik arındırmacı hareketle el ele vermiş bulunuyor. Bu bildirinin yayınlanışı esnasında Kudüs içindeki yüzlerce yaralıya ek olarak, İsrail bombardımanı altındaki Gazze’de ve İsrail kentlerinde Filistinlilerden ölü sayısı 31’i çocuk 119 kişiye ulaşmıştı (biri çocuk 6 Yahudi’ye karşılık). Sadece Gazze’de yaralı Filistinli sayısı 830’a yükselmişti.
روز شنبه ۱۸اردیبهشتماه ۱۴۰۰، کارگران «شرکت نیشکر هفتتپه»، یک دستاورد بزرگ خود را اعلام کردند:
«هفتتپه با دستان خود کارگرانْ آزاد شد».
7 Mayıs 2021 Cumartesi günü, Yedi Tepe (Haft Tapeh) Şeker Kamışı Şirketi çalışanları büyük bir başarıyı açıkladılar:
"Hafta Tapeh kendi işçilerinin elleriyle kurtarıldı."
On the Saturday of May 7, 2021, Haft Tappeh workers declared a victory:
"Haft Tappeh has been liberated by its workers."
On behalf of the Central Committee of the EEK (Workers Revolutionary Party) of Greece, we send our fraternal greetings and congratulations to the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), on the occasion of its 7th anniversary.
¡Desmantelamiento de la OTAN y todas las bases militares imperialistas!
¡Guerra contra la guerra de los imperialistas!
¡Abajo el chovinismo burgués!
¡Por el internacionalismo proletario!
¡Por una Internacional revolucionaria del proletariado y los oprimidos!
Διαλύστε του ΝΑΤΟ και όλες των ιμπεριαλιστικές στρατιωτικές βάσεις!
Πόλεμος στον πόλεμο των ιμπεριαλιστών!
Κάτω ο αστικός σοβινισμός! Για τον προλεταριακό διεθνισμό!
Για μια επαναστατική Διεθνή του προλεταριάτου και των καταπιεσμένων!
Ликвидировать НАТО и все империалистические военные базы!
Война против войны империалистов!
Долой буржуазный шовинизм! За пролетарский интернационализм!
За революционный Интернационал пролетариата и угнетенных!
Dismantle NATO and all imperialist military bases!
War against the war of the imperialists!
Down with bourgeois chauvinism! For proletarian internationalism!
For a revolutionary International of the proletariat and the oppressed!
En France, 20 généraux à la retraite et plus d’un millier d’officiers des autres grades ont publié un pronunciamiento qui accuse les dirigeants politiques du pays, à commencer par le président de la République Emmanuel Macron et y compris les membres du gouvernement ainsi que ceux du Parlement, non seulement de louvoiement et de laxisme mais aussi du « silence coupable ». Ils avertissent de l’intervention inexorable de leur « camarades d’active dans une mission périlleuse » dans le but de sauvegarder la civilisation française et menacent d’une « guerre civile [qui] mettra un terme à ce chaos croissant, et les morts, dont vous [les dirigeants politiques du pays] porterez la responsabilité, se compteront par milliers ».
Fransa’da 20 emekli general ve farklı rütbelerden binden fazla subay, ülkenin Cumhurbaşkanı Emmanuel Macron başta olmak üzere hükümet üyeleri ve milletvekillerini, sadece oyalama ve gevşeklik ile değil, aynı zamanda "suçlu bir sessizlik" içinde olmakla da itham eden; Fransız medeniyetini korumak üzere "tehlikeli bir görevde bulunan muvazzaf silah arkadaşlarının" önüne geçilemez müdahalesi konusunda uyaran ve "sorumluluğunu ülkenin siyasî liderlerinin taşıyacağı, binlerle sayılacak ölümlerin olacağı bir iç savaş" tehdidinde bulunan bir açıklama yayınladılar.
In France, 20 retired generals, as well as more than one thousand officers of other ranks, have published a pronunciamiento accusing the political leaders of the country, starting with the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and including members of the government as well as members of parliament not only for equivocation and laxism, but also “guilty silence”, warning of the inexorable intervention of their “active-duty comrades in a perilous mission” to save French civilisation, and threatening a “civil war in which deaths will be counted in the thousands, for which you [the political leaders of the country] will bear the responsibility”.
We are publishing here issue No.2 for the year 2021 (Issue No. 140) of Communist of Leningrad, the bi-monthly publication of the Russian Party of Communists in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). We had earlier written, on the occasion of the publication of No. 1 of Sovetskoe Vozrozhdenie. Bulletin of the Association “Soviet Union” the following: "As a new year’s gift to our readers, let us say that we hope this is the beginning of a new level of cooperation between several Marxist entities in Russia and RedMed. We hope to be able to announce some great news in the coming weeks." The publication of Communist of Leningrad on RedMed is a new step in the same direction. (RedMed)
In France, 20 retired generals, as well as more than one thousand officers of other ranks, have published a pronunciamiento accusing the political leaders of the country and threatening military intervention, civil war and thousands of deaths. In contrast to the general silence both on the mainstream media and on the left, our comrades of Renaissance Ouvrière Révolutionnaire have put out the following statement.
The level of fascist and racist attacks we are witnessing should not surprise us as the imperialist escalation against China and Russia has been ongoing for years. With the racist rhetoric from the top officials, the economic crises, and targeting the Asians as the scapegoats for capitalism’s failure, racists are finding it easier to escalate their assaults. More racist murders and ethnic hatred at home only reflects the US foreign policy abroad. The recent racist attacks against the Asians are closely related to the US’ intensification of its imperialist attacks against China.
We are proud to present to our readers Issue No. 1 (6) for 2020 of Sovetskoe Vozrozhdenie. Бюллетень Ассоциации «Советский Союз» or in English Soviet Renaissance. Bulletin of the Association “Soviet Union”.
We are publishing here issue No.1 for the year 2021 (Issue No. 139) of Communist of Leningrad, the bi-monthly publication of the Russian Party of Communists in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). We had earlier written, on the occasion of the publication of No. 1 of Sovetskoe Vozrozhdenie. Bulletin of the Association “Soviet Union” the following: "As a new year’s gift to our readers, let us say that we hope this is the beginning of a new level of cooperation between several Marxist entities in Russia and RedMed. We hope to be able to announce some great news in the coming weeks." The publication of Communist of Leningrad on RedMed is a new step in the same direction. (RedMed)
Mumia Abu-Jamal Tests Positive for COVID, Prompting Urgent Call to Release Elder Political Prisoners
Renowned political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal’s lawyers confirmed Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and also has congestive heart disease. Abu-Jamal also suffers from the preexisting conditions of liver disease, which advocates say is directly related to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ failure to treat his hepatitis C in a timely fashion. Mumia’s doctor, Dr. Ricardo Alvarez, says the only appropriate treatment is freedom. Marc Lamont Hill, who co-authored a book with Abu-Jamal titled “The Classroom and the Cell: Conversations on Black Life in America,” says this is an opportunity to exercise COVID compassion. “The only possible solution, the only fair solution, is to let Mumia out of prison,” says Lamont Hill. “Not just Mumia, but all political prisoners, all people over 50.”
In this article, we will show that DIP, thanks to the revolutionary Marxist method, very early on identified the fascistic nature of Trump’s entire political project, warned the international and US left as to the danger, showed the path to be treaded in order to fight this rising monster, unambiguously foresaw the dangers lurking after the elections of 3 November 2020, and kept warning the entire international and US left concerning the growing menace of fascism for 2021 and beyond. Each time we point to a specific analysis regarding Trump’s sui generis fascism, we will refer to an earlier article (some in English, others in Turkish) in which we analysed the issue in question as things were unfolding. The numbers in square brackets refer to the articles listed at the end of this piece.
Erdoğan’s rector appointment to Boğaziçi University[1] using state of emergency decree-law triggered a massive resistance. The government did not anticipate such an opposition. Erdoğan had also made the previous appointment, by-passing the elections, choosing a name (Mehmed Özkan) that was deemed to be close to the government. Again this was met with protests, but they died out with time, and the appointed rector was tolerated as he was an insider to the university. This time Erdoğan went a step further and appointed Melih Bulu, who was not a member of the university, who had a shady academic career, and was a candidate in the primaries of the ruling party AKP in the 2015 elections. Even though he would not (be able to) become a member of the parliament from AKP, he assumed a more critical political responsibility by being the founding rector of Istinye University, belonging to the 21st Century Anatolia Foundation directly linked to AKP.
Hristo Rakovski Uluslararası Sosyalist Merkezi Bildirisi: Rusya Nereye Gidiyor? Ne liberalizm ne Bonapartizm, tek yol sosyalizm!
Kansainvälisen sosialistikeskuksen Christian Rakovsky:n kannanotto Alexei Navalnyin pidätyksestä ja protesteista Minne Venäjä on menossa? Ei liberalismiin eikä bonapartismiin, vaan sosialismiin!
Заявление Международного социалистического центра «Кристиан Раковский» Об аресте Алексея Навального и протестах Куда идет Россия?
Σχετικά με τη σύλληψη του Αλεξέϊ Ναβάλνι και τις διαδηλώσεις Που Βαδίζει η Ρωσία; Δήλωση του Διεθνούς Σοσιαλιστικού Κέντρου “Κριστιάν Ρακόφσκι” Ούτε φιλελευθερισμός ούτε βοναπαρτισμός, αλλά σοσιαλισμός!
Statement by the International Socialist Center ‘Christian Rakovsky” On Alexei Navalny’s arrest and the protests. Whither Russia? Neither liberalism nor Bonapartism but Socialism!
Στις 28-29 Ιανουαρίου 2021 κλείνουν 100 χρόνια απ’ όταν ο Μουσταφά Σουπχί, ιδρυτής του Κομμουνιστικού Κόμματος Τουρκίας, του παλαιότερου σύγχρονου πολιτικού κόμματος της χώρας, μαζί με τον γενικό γραμματέα του κόμματος Ετέμ Νεζάτ και 13 άλλους συντρόφους, έπεσαν θύματα πολιτικής δολοφονίας. Αυτή η δολοφονία αποτέλεσε σημείο καμπής στην ιστορία της Τουρκίας
28-29 Ocak 2021 tarihleri, Türkiye’nin en eski modern siyasi partisi olan Türkiye Komünist Fırkası’nın kurucu kadrosundan parti başkanı Mustafa Suphi, parti genel sekreteri Ethem Nejat ve on üç yoldaşlarının bir siyasi cinayete kurban gitmelerinin 100. yıldönümüdür. Bu cinayet, Türkiye tarihinde önemli bir dönüm noktasıdır.
Back in June 2017, after the first mass actions exposing corruption in the highest echelons of power and the capitalist mafia, the Central Committee of our party adopted a statement in which the following demands of the moment were recorded
Еще в июне 2017 года, после первых массовых акций, изобличающих коррупцию в высших эшелонах власти и мафиозный капитал, ЦК нашей партии принял заявление, в котором были зафиксированы следующие требования момента