Middle East-Africa
Shifting Relations Between Turkey and the U.S. and the State of the Turkish Left
Left Voice recently spoke with Foti Benlisoy of Başlangıç Dergisi, a socialist organization in Turkey, to discuss the political context and changing dynamics between Turkey and the U.S. in the wake of upcoming elections.
Foti Benlisoy
January 4, 2018
“We Won’t Participate in the Occupation”: The Israeli Army’s Conscientious Objectors
Sixty-three young people signed a letter stating that they refuse to serve in the military. They denounce the Israeli army as an occupying force.
Left Voice
December 31, 2017
A Childhood in Struggle – My Encounters with Ahed Tamimi
The Israeli filmmaker and activist Dror Dayan met Ahed Tamimi when he was documenting protests in her village. The 16-year-old Palestinian girl was arrested last week by Israeli soldiers and has become an international symbol of the Palestinian resistance. But Dror got to know her as a normal teenager as well.
Dror Dayan
December 30, 2017
Free All Middle Eastern Political Prisoners!
Left Voice joins the solidarity movement to free all Middle Eastern political prisoners.
Left Voice
December 29, 2017
VIDEO: Free Ahed Tamimi
Palestinian activist Ahed Tamini, 16, was arrested on December 19 in a night raid to her family's home.
Left Voice
December 22, 2017
The Only Way Forward for Palestine is Through Resistance
Interview with Nerdeen Kiswani, a Palestinian organizer who helped found New York City students for justice in Palestine.
Left Voice
December 17, 2017
Bernie Sanders, Democrats Voted Resolution Supporting Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
In June, Democratic and Republican senators, including Bernie Sanders, unanimously voted in favor of a resolution that “reaffirms the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 as United States law, and calls upon the President and all United States officials to abide by its provisions.”
Maria Aurelio
December 14, 2017
Trump Starts a New Fire in the Middle East
Donald Trump has done it again. As if military escalation with North Korea and his anti-Muslim tweets were not enough, he just created yet another conflict with international implications.
Claudia Cinatti
December 12, 2017
Labor Movement and the Left in South Africa
Peter Jacobs talks about the reconfiguration of the labor movement after NUMSA's break with the COSATU, the movement Fees Must Fall and challenges for the Left.
Left Voice
October 19, 2017
Who Wins and Who Loses in Trump’s Iran Strategy?
On Friday, October 13, Trump declared that he will not re-validate the nuclear deal with Iran; nor will he break with it entirely.
Amelia Robles
October 18, 2017