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[Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر @gilbertachcar]

On the "nazification" of the Palestinians and the instrumentalization of antisemitism in quelling Palestine solidarity -- the German case in particular.

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LES BANQUES MAFIEUSES SE GAVENT pendant que la CRISE FINANCIÈRE se rappr... https://t.co/RxzNBCdD5s via @YouTube

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Since the end of the Cold War, European and US liberals have claimed to defend a “rules-based international order.”

Often a fiction, even the pretense has now vanished under the rubble of Gaza. https://t.co/jAiQ7Zdse9

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A newly translated 2009 essay by Daniel Bensaïd, 'Decaying capitalism produces violence and fear in large doses. What is at stake is to ensure that anger overcomes fear and that violence is once again elucidated by a political objective'. https://t.co/vs7Ivg5ieG

[Links Socialism @LinksSocialism]

Far from saying “goodbye” to Lenin’s legacy, we should confront and renew it. Lenin and his comrades offer too much of value to do otherwise, writes Paul Le Blanc.
https://t.co/Gzw6JhFUUd

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Fidel Castro fue la figura política más importante de América Latina en todo el siglo XX. Por esa razón, la conmemoración del centenario de su nacimiento suscita tantas reflexiones y homenajes. https://t.co/XQC8wuSyWT

[Iva Kovic-Chahine @ivapleuvoir]

On June 2, @lorienttoday is heading to @frontlineclub in London for a conversation on Lebanon’s current political moment, the regional context, and the question of what comes next.
With @gilbertachcar Andrew Arsan and @LizSly .

Join us if you’re there👇
https://t.co/zNcbfLjHgQ

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'By dint of dragging on, the United States’ war against Iran seems to be becoming a real international tipping point whose scope varies according to the region' writes Pierre Rousset. https://t.co/fb48mcvZIq

[Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر @gilbertachcar]

"What is the relationship between the ritualization of Holocaust remembrance and the rise of the far-right? This conference will explore the hijacking of Holocaust memory by right-wing forces and examine ways to confront it."
https://t.co/U0dHa5DCKN

[Sebastian Budgen @Sapronov27]

CFP: International Conference on Daniel Bensaïd's Throught, Paris, 27-28 November 2026

https://t.co/J71eUx12Eq

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The aim of this conference is to initiate a comprehensive discussion of Daniel Bensaïd's work and to stimulate new interpretations of his oeuvre https://t.co/Cc7eQLrRhT

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El Marxismo del Che | con Michael Löwy https://t.co/4LruA81vWF via @YouTube

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Gilbert Achcar; L’Iran entre les modèles russe et chinois L’Iran tend vers un modèle similaire à celui de la Russie de Vladimir Poutine, fondé sur la militarisation et le rentiérisme, en net (…) https://t.co/cEa1HzdXp0

[Historical Materialism Journal @histmat]

New online
Alex de Jong: Fritz Platten, the Man Who Saved Lenin
https://t.co/lHxeUq3oJ9

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Nu uit: een nieuwe editie van de klassieke inleiding: https://t.co/zf13sGTF3c

[Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر @gilbertachcar]

Starmer's renewed attempt to instrumentalize antisemitism in order to further stifle Palestine solidarity is the miserable stratagem of a PM on the ropes. On the meaning of "globalize the intifada", see my reply to Eva Illouz here:
https://t.co/DyuLoK2j1O

[Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر @gilbertachcar]

Iran Between the Russian and Chinese Models
Iran is trending toward a model similar to that of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, based on militarization and rentierism, in stark contrast to the Chinese model favoured by the reformists.
https://t.co/uLNB9WeiUY

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This article, originally presented at a seminar in Amsterdam in January 2012 commemorating the work of Daniel Bensaïd examines the French Marxist philosopher’s contributions to the theory of permanent revolution.
https://t.co/M8a1G1Qvbk

[Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر @gilbertachcar]

Une excellente recension de mon Les Arabes et la Shoah par Nora Benkorich, publiée en 2010 par La vie des idées, et récemment signalée par le site en complément d'un article sur Hannah Arendt.
https://t.co/j35iYkpbND

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Searching for international solidarity https://t.co/ATHE0mET16