Dream or Nightmare ?
Dream or Nightmare? Once again, the media is filled with stories about anti-semitism, but also now with reports of yet shootings of unarmed protesters in Gaza, so perhaps it is incumbent upon the blog to clarify the Socialist Party's position. Socialists are on the side of the oppressed against the oppressors, and the massive use of overwhelming force by the state of Israel clearly exposes it as the oppressor. But just because we sympathise with the victims of Israeli oppression does not mean that we favour the solutions popular amongst them. Members of the Socialist Party are saddened by the recurring violence of the Gaza conflict. We condemn both sides and denounce the senseless killing of our fellow workers. History shows that in times of war, working-class interests are never served by workers throwing in their lot with nationalist or other political leaders of capitalism, whether they are well-funded like the Israeli state or weaker like Hamas. The killings ...