Accusations of anti-semitism against the left and Netanyahu’s recent electoral victory have brought the issue of Israel and Palestine sharply to the fore. It is important to provide a clear Marxist analysis on this question.

The British establishment have put all the blame for the Bloody Sunday massacre on the shoulders of just one ‘rogue’ soldier. But the crimes of British imperialism in the North of Ireland go far deeper than this.

The horrendous recent events in New Zealand demonstrate that there is a growing fascist threat on the fringes of society. It is the racism and xenophobia from the top that is to blame for this rise of far-right terrorism.