The imperialists fear that Israel’s war on Gaza will ignite the entire Middle East, with grave implications for the world situation. They are right to worry. The plans of the Americans lie in tatters and, with sparks flying in a region riven by economic instability and inter-imperialist tension, war and revolution impend.

Communists in Britain have been attacked by the reactionary press for the use of our slogan, ‘Intifada until victory!’ Cutting across the lies and distortions, we must look at the real heritage of the Intifadas, as a source of lessons and inspiration for revolutionaries across the world.

A hospital in Gaza was bombed yesterday by Israeli forces, killing hundreds. Now is the time to escalate the campaign against Israel’s murderous war, against western imperialism, and for the national liberation of the Palestinian people.