Ayman Odeh: The real struggle in Israel is between Fascism and Democracy

Photo: Zo Haderech

Nationwide demonstrations calling for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, as well as protests far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, were scheduled to take place on Saturday night, July 12, as negotiations between Israel and Hamas have reportedly stalled.

Hadash MK Ayman Odeh was the main speaker at the weekly demonstration in the Jewish-Arab city of Haifa, he asserts that the “real struggle” in Israel is “between fascism and democracy” and “between occupation and freedom.” 

Communist Party of Israel: Report of the Party's Central Committee towards the 29th Congress

In the meeting of the 16th session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Israel, the Central Committee approved the holding of the party's 29^thcongress, on January 15, 2026- emphasizing that this congress is held under drastic and dramatic changes in Israel and the region. The Central Committee calls on cadres to prepare, in parallel with the intensification of the struggle and voices against the genocide and the government's repressive policies, and affirms its support for comrade Ayman Odeh, in the face of the process of his exclusion from the Knesset, and with comrade Aida Touma against the continuous measures against her, and all Hadash-Ta'al MKs, for expressing political positions of clear rejection to the genocidal war.  

The Man Who Humiliated Netanyahu: On the Political Persecution of Comrade Ayman Odeh in Israel

By Nikos Mottas

While committing genocide in Gaza, the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu is simultaneously waging another war. This time within Israel, against the "internal enemy" who condemns and exposes the vile, genocidal acts against the Palestinian people.

These “enemies from within”, who have not stopped denouncing Netanyahu's leadership since the beginning of the war, have been fighting for years in extremely difficult conditions, in favor of peace and against the occupation.  

Cypriot Communists stage protest at US Embassy: "NATO out of Cyprus, close down the bases"

A protest rally of the Communist Initiative of Cyprus (CIC) was held on Friday afternoon (27/6/2025) outside the US Embassy in Nicosia, denouncing the role of the United States, NATO and Israel in the ongoing imperialist wars and expressing their solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Dozens of members and friends of the Initiative, including members of the KKE Party Organization in Cyprus, participated in the rally, shouting slogans such as “Freedom in Palestine”, “NATO out, close the bases, no participation in the interventions” and “Imperialism is not invincible”.

 

The KKE and its revolutionary action are a thorn in the side of all kinds of anti-communists

Comment by the International Relations Section of the CC of the KKE:

The ongoing struggle of the KKE and the mass mobilizations currently taking place in Greece, in which the KKE and KNE are playing a leading role, have placed all kinds of anti-communists in a very difficult position. Supporters of Greece’s greater involvement in the war, alongside Israel and the USA, accuse the KKE of supporting ‘the mullahs’, the ‘theocratic regime’ of Iran,  ‘terrorists’ and even ‘conservatism’ through its stance. They also claim that it it ‘fosters anti-Semitism’ because it supports the just struggle of the Palestinian people, who are being massacred by the murderous state of Israel.

Joint statement of Communist and Workers Parties: The future of Iran can only be determined by its people without any external interference

Joint statement of the Communist and Workers Parties: Oppose the war against Iran and call for an immediate ceasefire and regional peace

Following the unilateral and undeclared military attack unleashed against Iran on Friday 13 June 2025 by the criminal Netanyahu government, we witnessed on Sunday 22 June the military aggression of US imperialism against Iran, bombing the nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Communists of Cyprus express concern over the US-Israel war on Iran, call for the closure of UK bases

"The US-Israel attack on Iran entails nightmarish dangers for the whole world", underlines the Progressive Party of the Working People of Cyprus (AKEL) in a statement concerning the latest developments in the Middle East. 

The statement reads:

The escalating conflict in the Middle East with the US attack on Iran entails nightmarish dangers to the peace and security not only of the region but also of the entire world. 

Iranian and US Communists condemn bombing of Iran

In a statement issued today, Sunday 22 June 2025, the Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran, condemns the military attack of the United States against the Islamic Republic. The statement reads:

Dear compatriots!

In the first hour of Sunday, the first of Tir 1404 [June 22, 2025], based on published reports, American fighter jets and the naval fleet of this country bombed three nuclear sites in Iran in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, and thus, together with Netanyahu’s criminal regime, officially entered the war against Iran.

Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties on the US attack on Iran

Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties

The struggle of the people against imperialism must be strengthened!

The Communist and Workers’ Parties signing this Joint Statement strongly condemn the US attack on Iran, which escalates the military offensive already launched by Israel.

After Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and the ongoing genocide in Palestine, the USA and its allies are now shedding the blood of yet another country in the Middle East. This imperialist aggression is plunging people into war across a wider region and threatening to destroy humanity as a whole.

Avishai Ehrlich: Stop the War in Gaza and Iran, For a Nuclear-free Middle East

By Avishai Ehrlich*

The main military activity and focus of Israel and the world shifted from Gaza to Iran on June 12. Gaza has gone from being a primary theater to a secondary one. 

While Israel continues to destroy and kill in Gaza systematically, Israelis are even less interested in it. The war in Iran shifted global and domestic priorities, but the destruction of Gaza, the genocide unfolding there, and the bleeding Palestinian issue remain the heart of the darkness. 

The progressive "West" and the ghost of monarchy

Suddenly, in the smoke of the Israel-Iran war, a ghost has with particular prominence in the bourgeois press has recently emerged! 

 

The ghost of the monarchy, embodied in the heir to the Persian throne, the son of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was overthrown by the people of Iran in 1979.

Who was the Shah and the house of Pahlavi that was overthrown in 1979?

 

Tudeh Party: Iran’s future must be decided solely by the Iranian people

Translated Excerpts from the Editorial of Nameh Mardom, issue no. 1236, published Monday 16 June 2025

Devastating war, struggle against imperialism, and national interests

After weeks of indirect negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the Trump administration—which, according to the Wall Street Journal, were aimed at “limiting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program” and were seen by many as a suitable path to maintaining regional peace—these negotiations ultimately “turned into a convenient cover for a surprise Israeli attack.”

Tudeh Party of Iran — Communist Party of Israel: Stop the Killing! End the War Now

Tudeh Party of Iran — Communist Party of Israel: Stop the Killing! End the War Now!

The Tudeh Party of Iran and the Communist Party of Israel strongly condemn the continuous Israeli aggression in the region, and its latest attack on Iran which is in direct violation of international law. We demand an immediate halt to all military action resulting in significant civilian casualties on both sides.

KKE's leader Koutsoumbas calls Greek government to end "all military cooperation with Israel"

"The developments in our region are critical! The murderous state of Israel, with its attack against Iran and backed by the USA, NATO, and the EU, has lit the fuse of war, with the danger of escalation across the entire region clearly visible," said the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Dimitris Koutsoumbas, on Monday.   

 

Furthermore, the General Secretary added: 

 

Reactions by Communist Parties on Israel-Iran War

Below you can read statements issued by Communist and Workers' Parties from across the world concerning the Israel-Iran military confrontation in the Middle East: 

 

Tudeh Party of Iran — Communist Party of Israel: Stop the Killing! End the War Now

KKE: Statement on Israel's attack on Iran

European Communist Action: The peoples must condemn Israel’s warmongering

European Communist Action: The peoples must condemn Israel’s warmongering

The ongoing aggression of the murderous Israeli state—particularly in Palestine—is now spreading to other countries in the region. We strongly condemn the Israeli attack on Iran, which also targeted civilians, and express our solidarity with the people of Iran.

This act of aggression by Israel cannot be seen in isolation. All of its imperialist allies—including the United States, NATO, and the European Union—bear responsibility, whether through direct or indirect support, ongoing military, trade, or political cooperation. 

KKE: Statement on Israel's attack on Iran

In a statement on Israel’s attack on Iran, the Press Office of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) notes the following:

“Israel’s planned and targeted air and missile attack on Iran, resulting in the deaths of Iranian officials, nuclear scientists and hundreds of civilians, is fueling the flames of war in the Middle East and threatening the peoples of the wider region with disaster. The attack was carried out under the pretext of Iran’s nuclear programme, but its real aim is to impose the imperialist plans of Israel and the USA on the wider region.

Communist Party of Israel and Hadash stand against Netanyahu government's attack on Iran

In a statement issued today on social media, Friday 13 June, concerning Israel's strikes against nuclear and military facilities in Iran, the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and the left coalition of Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) condemn the actions of Netanyahu government. 

Netanyahu's government is dragging the region into a broad and dangerous escalation

Israel: Solidarity with Hadash leader Ayman Odeh

Two weeks ago, Ayman Odeh, MP and head of the Parliamentary Group of Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality), was violently removed from the podium of Knesset for denouncing the genocide in Gaza. 

In a demonstration held in Haifa on May 31, Odeh sharply criticized the far-right Israeli government, claiming the country has become isolated internationally. “Israel has become a pariah state among the nations of the world, including in the West,” Odeh stated. 

KKE MEPs: Letter to EU Council and EU Commission Presidents regarding the situation in Gaza

Letter from the MEPs of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) to EU Council and EU Commission Presidents regarding the ongoing massacre of the Palestinian people:

Mr President,

These days we are witnessing a new escalation in the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza by the Israeli state, which has so far caused over 61,000 casualties, of whom more than 28,000 are women and girls.