Fascism in practice: Israeli government closes down Communist Party's offices in Haifa

Communist Party protest (Archive Photo)

Israeli police ordered the closure of the Communist Party's (CPI) offices in Haifa for ten hours on Monday due to a planned screening of a film by a Palestinian director about Israeli army activities in the West Bank city of Jenin.

According to reports, police forces summoned Reem Hazan, Secretary of Haifa district of CPI, on Monday and conducted an investigation with her, ultimately deciding to close the party’s headquarters in order to prevent the screening of Muhammad Bakri’s new film “Janein Jenin” and the launching of an activity against the aggressive war on Gaza. 

KKE Europarliament Group demands the immediate release of Chilean communist Daniel Jadue

The Europarliament Group of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) expresses its solidarity with Daniel Jadue, cadre of the Communist Party of Chile (Partido Comunista de Chile), who remains in detention by the Chilean authorities. 

 

Jadue was arrested on June 3, after a judge ordered he be held in preventative detention for 120 days over the “People’s Pharmacy Case”. 

 

More specifically, in a statement, KKE MEP Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos stressed out:  

 

Communist Youth of Greece: The 50th KNE-Odigitis Festival to be held on 18-21 September in Athens

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Greece's most popular and successful youth festival; the KNE-Odigitis Festival organized annually by the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), the youth wing of the KKE.

Under the slogan "We write history, we change the world - Our future is Socialism", the festival celebrates its 50 years, the central events of which are scheduled to take place between 18 and 21 of September in Athens. 

Venezuela communists denounce persecution and harassment against public workers by PSUV regime

After the wave of popular protests and discontent following the announcement of the results of the presidential elections in the country, “there has been an escalation of persecution and harassment against public sector workers”, denounced this Monday the leader of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), Jaqueline López.

In a press statement issued by the Political Bureau of the PCV, it was reported that “in the last two weeks open and simulated dismissals have been executed in public institutions and state enterprises”.

The Bankruptcy of the International Left?

By Alhelí González Cáceres

 

 The only ones who cannot see this betrayal are those who do not want to see it, those for whom it is not convenient to see it. We must look things in the face, call them by name and tell the workers the truth.

-V.I. Lenin, 1915

History is not a simple succession of events, it does not unfold in a linear way, sometimes not even in a spiral. 

 

Call from the Sudanese Communist Party: Mitigate the Effects of Famine and Flood Disasters

Statement by the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Sudanese Communist Party:

The ongoing, devastating war has displaced millions of our people, both within and beyond our borders, leaving thousands injured or missing. It has wreaked havoc on infrastructure, destroying factories, farms, markets, and banks, and has disrupted schools, universities, hospitals, and essential services. The conflict has also caused widespread outages of electricity, water, communications, and the internet. 

Multipolarity and BRICS, once more...

By Greg Godels

The debates over “multipolarity” and the significance of an allegedly multipolar BRICS grouping continue. In an opinion piece in People’s Voice (Canada) (“Multipolarity, BRICS+ and the struggle for peace, cooperation, and socialism today”, June 16-30, 2024) writer Garrett Halas mounts an earnest defense of multipolarity and the BRICS+ “as a positive step towards socialism.” 

A new Communist Party to be launched in Cyprus

A new Communist Party, with marxist-leninist ideological characteristics, is due to be launched in Cyprus. According to Christos Kourtellaris, Executive Secretary of the Communist Initiative of Cyprus (CIC), the new party with the honored hammer and sickle as its emblem aims to participate in the 2026 parliamentary elections. 

In an interview to "Kathimerini" (4 August 2024), Kourtellaris stressed that we are fighting for the goal of a society of socialism-communism in which the working class will have the power. 

Israeli communists condemn the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Ben-Gvir and fanatics

Ben-Gvir visiting Al-Aqsa on 13 August.

Israeli racist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday, Aug 13, dismissed far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that Jewish prayer on the Al-Aqsa-Temple Mount remains prohibited, repeating that it was his policy to allow the practice and eliciting outrage from Arab leaders as well as members of his own coalition. 

However, Tuesday’s prayers were far more explicit, with numerous men flattening themselves on the ground, and loud calls of “Shema Yisrael” heard in videos from the scene, in violation of police instructions.

 

Arch-capitalists Donald Trump and Elon Musk openly threaten workers who go on strike

Two of the world's most prominent capitalists, former U.S President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, can't hide their deep enmity against the working class. On the contrary, they express it publicly and even share a laugh about it. Shamelessly and Cynically.

Here is an excerpt of their discussion during Trump's interview to X (Twitter) on Monday:

“I look at what you do, you walk in and you just say, ‘You want to quit?’ They go on strike – I won’t mention the name of the company – but they go on strike, and you say, ‘That’s okay, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. Every one of you is gone,” Trump said. Musk could be heard laughing and replying “yeah”.

 

Mijaín Lopez: The Cuban hero of the Paris Olympics who loves Fidel Castro

By Nikos Mottas

The hero of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games isn't Tom Cruise, Armand Duplantis or Novak Djokovic. The hero is Cuban and his name is Mijaín Lopez.  

The son of Leonor and Bartolo, went beyond all possible limits. If any human work comes close to perfection, it is the one he has just closed here, with his fifth consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. Wrestling has remained, with Mijaín, in the golden paradise of the five rings since 1992, when Héctor Milián won the gold medal in Barcelona. Since then, he has never failed to reach the top of the podium in any edition.

Russia: On the campaign against the “scientific center” named after fascist Ivan Ilyin

Resolution of the Central Committee of Revolutionary Communist Youth League of Russia (Bolsheviks) RKSM(b):

In April 2024, another political scandal broke in our country. Students at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) have publicly opposed the ‘educational and research centre’ named after the philosopher Ivan Ilyin, which had opened at the university. 

This is the same man who lived for a long time in Hitler’s Germany, supported fascism and applauded the Nazi attack on our Motherland. 

Military coup in Bolivia: Is a coup d'état in progress?

By Camila Azeñas and Gustavo Baldiviezo*

Taking into account what happened on June 26, in when a group of soldiers was stationed in Murillo Square challenging the government of Luis Arce, it is necessary to review the background, the specific events and the possible objectives of this coup adventure. 

Bolivia is one of the countries that has had the most coups d'état throughout its history, so we believe that an event of this type cannot ignore the workers, nor be subject to trivialization, as has been the case on the part of the of the opposition and groups related to Evo Morales.

Grover Furr's Khrushchev Lied to be published in Greek

Grover Furr's most popular book, "Khrushchev Lied", is going to be published in Greek language (Automorfosi Publishers, Athens) in the beginning of September 2024 under the title "The Lies of Khruschev" (Τα ψέματα του Χρουστσόφ).

In his “Secret Speech” of February 1956 Nikita Khrushchev accused Joseph Stalin of immense crimes. Khrushchev’s speech was a body blow from which the worldwide communist movement never recovered. It changed the course of history.

India: Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, veteran Communist and former West Bengal Chief Minister, dies at 80

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, veteran Communist Party leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister, died today, 8 August, at his south Kolkata (Calcutta) residence.  

In a statement,  the Central Committee office of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) points out: 

"The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its profound grief at the passing away of Comrade Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, outstanding leader of the Party and former Chief Minister of West Bengal.  He was aged 80 years and had been in ailing health for some time. 

Britain's communists strongly condemn the racist and Islamophobic attacks by far right thugs

The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) unequivocally condemns the racist and Islamophobic attacks by far right thugs on communities, immigrants and refugees across Britain over the last week.

It is clear that these actions were planned by a range of far-right figureheads, commentators and organisations, amounting to a far right offensive. 

 

Communist Party of Venezuela: On the intra-bourgeois conflict in Venezuela following Presidential Elections

In a public communique addressed to the "Communist and Workers Parties of the World", the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) informs about the situation in the country following the Presidential Election of 28 July 2024:

"Dear Comrades

Receive fraternal greetings. Please find enclosed a report and analysis by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of our Party on what happened in the presidential elections of July 28 and subsequent developments.

Communist Party of Vietnam elected its new leader

To Lam, the new leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam

Announcement by the Commission for External Relations of the CC of the Communist Party of Vietnam

The Commission for External Relations of the Central Commitee of the Communist Party of Vietnam respectfully announces that, οn August 3, in Hanoi the capital of Viet Nam, the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam convened to elect the personnel nominated by the Politbureau to be the General Secretary of the 13th Central Committee. 

 

Communists of Cyprus warn against any facilitation of US-Israeli imperialist plans in the region

In a statement (here in Greek) issued on 3/8/2024, the Communist Initiative of Cyprus warns about the dangerous escalation of the situation in the region and the involvement of the Cypriot Government in the warmongering plans of Israel and NATO.

“Following the recent developments in our region where the state of Israel has dangerously escalated the situation and with the ongoing genocidal bloodshed on the Palestinian people in Gaza, there is an intense mobilization in all ports and airports of the Republic of Cyprus. Evacuation of tourists from Cyprus and the broader Middle East, military and spy plans and ships coming and going, as well as 200 U.S marine soldiers landing and settling on the island”, the CIC statement points out.

 

Estonia, the country where Nazi collaborators are being honored with the blessings of the EU

Estonia is the small Baltic country  where 275,000 Soviet soldiers and partisans gave their own lives in order to liberate it from the Nazi yoke. Nonetheless, instead of honoring them, the Estonian authorities glorify the collaborators of the Nazis who fought against the Soviet Red Army in the Second World War.

Recently, in the city of Jõhvi, the local authorities unveiled a new memorial dedicated to an Estonian Nazi. His name was Georg Sooden and he was a captain of the 20th Estonian Waffen-SS Division which fought alongside the Nazis against the Soviet Union. Sooden was killed during a battle with the Red Army in the Blue Hills of Tannenberg line in July 1944. 

 

A routine report on China's economy

By Charles Andrews

Below are excerpts from a routine report in the Western business press on China's economy. The statistics come from the PRC government.

While many U.S. congresspersons, governors, and so on denounce “communist China,” the Western business press has no problem reporting plain facts just as it does for any other capitalist country.

TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan: War is knocking Middle East's door

Recent article by Kemal Okuyan, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), published on soL News Portal on August 2, 2024.

 

Here is the reality: War is knocking at the door

Israel wants a full-scale conflict. Its interests and the fanaticism it constantly nurtures require that. It believes that it has seized a favourable opportunity to consolidate and expand the territories it has occupied.