Communist Party of Israel - Hadash: “It is still possible to prevent an all-out war in Lebanon — Ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza"

Nearly 500 people were killed across southern Lebanon after Israel launched its biggest aerial offensive against Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah since October 7.

 

“It is still possible to prevent an all-out war in Lebanon. A war that would bring destruction to the cities of both countries and would achieve nothing. The Israeli horror government needs to stop the cycle of escalation. Only a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza can bring quiet,” said Monday afternoon a Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel) spokesperson in Tel-Aviv. 

 

Anura Dissanayake, leader of People's Liberation Front (JVP), takes office as new president of Sri Lanka

The leader of the People's Liberation Front (Janatha Vimukhti Peremuna-JVP) Anura Dissanayake, took office as Sri Lanka's president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades.

Dissanayake, who led the electoral alliance "National People's Power" on the 9th executive presidential election held on September 21, pointed out in his message:

Our Future is Socialism: Massive attendance at the 50th Festival of the Communist Youth of Greece in Athens

The events of the 50th Festival of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) and its magazine, Odigitis, which took place in all major cities of Greece and concluded in the 4-day political and cultural events in Athens, were successfully completed on Saturday 21/9.

For four consecutive days, tens of thousands of people and youth attended political debates, concerts, exhibitions, theatrical plays and other activities. 

KKE rejects EU Parliament's despicable resolution on financial and military support to Ukraine

In a despicable resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 19 September 2024, EU countries are requested to lift current restrictions hindering Ukraine from using Western weapons systems against military targets in Russia. The text, adopted with 425 votes in favor, 131 against and 63 abstentions, states that without lifting current restrictions, Ukraine cannot fully exercise its "right to self-defense " and remains exposed to attacks on its population and infrastructure.

The European Parliament Group of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) voted against the resolution, stating the following:

KKE condemns Israel's deadly hybrid attack in Lebanon and Syria

In a statement, the Press Office of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) condemns the recent deadly hybrid attack of Israel in Lebanon and Syria. More specifically, the statement (here in Greek) reads:

The KKE condemns the long-planned terrorist attack of the state of Israel in Lebanon and Syria in an unprecedented murderous way, blowing up the pagers, mobiles and walkie talkies held by thousands of people, thus resulting in at least 12 deaths and thousands injured, including children. 

Communist Parties: The attempt to ban the communist ideology in the republics of Central Asia shall not pass!

There is no prohibition of communist ideology in the republics of Central Asia!

 

The Communist and workers' parties condemn attempts to ban Soviet symbols and communist ideology in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, as well as the adoption of the law on the final rehabilitation of "victims of Stalinist repressions of 1918-1953" by the Kyrgyz Parliament, which opens the gates for the mass rehabilitation of criminals, bandit members, terrorists, Basmachi and Nazi collaborators.

Communist Party of the Workers of Spain: Shoulder to Shoulder, Class Against Class

Statement of the Central Committee of the PCTE

Shoulder to Shoulder, Class Against Class 

The 11^th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the PCTE, met in September 7-8, 2024, after assessing the economical, political, and social context in which the class struggle is being carried out in Spain, wants to convey the following reflections to the ensemble of the working class and the popular strata in our country.

Communist Party of Turkey: TKP 14th Congress Political Report and Resolutions

The 14th Congress of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) was held on the weekend of September 7-8, with the participation of almost 400 Party delegates from across the country, under the slogan "STRENGTHENING FOR REVOLUTIONARY TASKS, THROUGH STRENGTHENING TOWARDS REVOLUTION AND SOCIALISM". 

You can read here the Political Report of the 14th TKP Congress.

The following Resolutions were adopted by the 14th TKP Congress:

Emir Kusturica: "It's hopeful that there are Communist Parties like the KKE in Greece"

Emir Kusturica, the internationally acclaimed Serbian film director, participated at the 50th KNE-Odigitis Festival in Thessaloniki, where he was the keynote speaker in a public discussion titled “25 years since the war in Yugoslavia – When Art resists barbarism”. 

 

The event, held on Thursday 12/9, was attended by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Dimitris Koutsoumbas and hundreds of party friends, workers and festival's visitors. 

 

KKE's General Secretary Koutsoumbas pays tribute to comrade Sitaram Yechury

Yechury and Koutsoumbas in 2016 in Athens

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) expressed its sadness over the death of Indian communist leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away yesterday at the age of 72. In a letter signed by General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas, the KKE praises Yechury's contribution to the international communist movement. 

More specifically, Koutsoumbas' letter which was published on "Rizospastis", stresses out:

Sitaram Yechury, Indian communist leader, dies aged 72

Sitaram Yechury, long-time General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), has died at 72 following hospitalization for acute respiratory tract infection.

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

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its profound grief at the passing away of Comrade Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary of the Party on September 12, 2024. He died after battling a severe lung infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He was aged 72 years.

Lenin and Stalin on Antisemitism

Speech of Vladimir I. Lenin recorded on gramophone in March 1919 as a response to the 1919 Anti-Jewish Progroms,

"Anti-Semitism means spreading enmity towards the Jews. When the accursed tsarist monarchy was living its last days it tried to incite ignorant workers and peasants against the Jews. The tsarist police, in alliance with the landowners and the capitalists, organised pogroms against the Jews. The landowners and capitalists tried to divert the hatred of the workers and peasants who were tortured by want against the Jews. 

Maduro’s “anti-fascist” and “anti-imperialist” discourse

By Armiche Padrón*

The diversity of positions before concrete problems on the part of Communist Parties over the last decades is an expression of the worst crisis of the labor movement since it saw the light of day in 1831. The case of the last presidential elections in Venezuela, of course, has also been the object of controversy. More than a few have declared their support for the “victory” of Nicolás Maduro and, without further ado, present it as an “anti-fascist” and “anti-imperialist” triumph. But, what is the nature of Maduro’s discourse?

Communist Party of Turkey: The 14th Congress of TKP concluded successfully

Photo: tkp.org.tr

The 14th Congress of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) was held on the weekend of September 7-8, with the participation of almost 400 Party delegates from across the country, under the slogan "STRENGTHENING FOR REVOLUTIONARY TASKS, THROUGH STRENGTHENING TOWARDS REVOLUTION AND SOCIALISM".

The Political Report, which was accepted unanimously by the delegates, included a comprehensive analysis and evaluation on a series of issues, such as: 

Proletarian internationalism at its best: 45 Communist Youths to participate at the 50th KNE Festival

At least 45 Communist Youths and Anti-imperialist Organizations are going to participate at the 50th KNE-Odigitis Festival organized by the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) on 18-21 September in Athens.

Like every year, KNE-Odigitis Festival will host the “International City” (Diethnoupolis) at Tritsis Park, where delegations from numerous Youth organizations from across the world will have the opportunity to exchange opinions and experience from the struggle, as well as the promote and coordinate their joint fight. 

 

World Federation of Trade Unions and PAME hail the massive anti-war mobilizations of the people in Israel

In recent statement, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) hails the  massive anti-war mobilizations in Tel Aviv. More specifically WFTU stresses out:

The World Trade Union Federation is pleased to note the mass mobilizations of the people in Israel against the anti-people policies of the Netanyahu government and are calling for an end to the ongoing genocide in the Palestinian land.

Communist Party of Greece (KKE): Article on the war in the Middle East, Palestine and Israel

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

In the last few months, the whole world has witnessed a generalized attack of the political-military machine of the Israeli state against the Palestinian people, especially in the Gaza Strip. Most of the bourgeois media, which support Israel, are trying in vain to convince the people that it all started on 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing and taking Israeli hostages. The vast majority of the peoples know that the Israeli bourgeois state, with the connivance of the USA and its other Euro-Atlantic allies, has been occupying the territories where, according to the UN resolutions, the state of Palestine should be established and oppressing the Palestinian people for seven decades. 

Communist Party of Turkey: Mass protest against US warship docked in Izmir port

The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), declaring that ‘the ports of our country cannot be the supply and logistics point of the imperialists’, protested in front of İzmir Port and started the ‘honour watch’ that will last until the ship leaves the port.

‘This is a message by the US, it has symbolic importance’

It was revealed that Turkey’s first amphibious warships TCG Anadolu and TCG Gökova conducted joint training exercises in the Mediterranean between August 13-17 with US Navy forces USS Wasp and USS Oak Hill.

Cypriot communists: Cyprus must stop facilitating the murderous plans of the Israeli Government

In a recent statement (here in Greek), the Communist Initiative of Cyprus (Κομμουνιστική Πρωτοβουλία Κύπρου - Kıbrıs Komünist İnisiyatifi) denounces the facilitation provided by the government to the Israeli state and warns about the grave dangers that the island's deepening involvement in the Gaza massacre poses for the Cypriot people:

Israel's former ambassador to Cyprus, Mr Harari, stated recently that “Cyprus is being dragged into the regional conflict” due to the strategic relations it has developed with Israel. The Medium which hosted the former ambassador's interview reveals that, among other things, special forces of the Israeli army perform drills in Cypriot territory. 

China’s health officials look to U.S. health insurance capitalists

By Charles Andrews

U.S. and Chinese capitalism are heading to war over which power will dominate the exploitation of the world’s working people. But this antagonism does not prevent the capitalists of both countries cooperating to suck the blood of Chinese and U.S. workers.

Take the business of healthcare, for example. The American Chamber of Commerce in China brought a group of China’s health officials to the U.S. The purpose? To sell them on the profits to be made out of the Medicare Advantage ripoff.

Communist Party of Israel and Hadash blast IDF deadly military operation in the occupied West Bank

Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday, Aug 28, conducted a series of deadly raids in the West Bank, killing at least 18 Palestinians in the largest assault on the occupied territory in over two decades. Israeli raids on the cities of Jenin, Nablus, Tubas, and Tulkarem began early Wednesday. Al Jazeera reported that it was the largest Israeli incursion into the West Bank since 2002.

In coordinated raids on four cities in the northern West Bank, occupation forces employed hundreds of ground troops as well as fighter aircraft, drones, and bulldozers. Israel Katz, Israel’s foreign minister, indicated that this was a planned escalation, saying the military was operating in “full force.” 

 

KKE strongly condemns Israel's criminal raid in the occupied West Bank

In a statement (here in Greek) about the military raid of the Israeli military forces in the occupied West Bank territories, the Press Office of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) stresses out:

"The KKE strongly condemns the murderous state of Israel which, with the backing of the USA, EU, the ND Government and the bourgeois parties that support the so-called “self-defense” of the occupier, escalates the criminal attack in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories, while continuing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip. 

KKE Europarliament Group denounces the tour of Azov Brigade's Neo-Nazis across Europe

Azov's Neo-Nazis (Archive photo)

In a question addressed to the European Commission, the European Parliament Group of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) denounces the recruitment tour performed in Europe by the fascists of the Ukrainian Azov Brigade.

The tour takes place so that the fascists raise funds and recruit “members of volunteers”, both Ukrainians who have fled abroad as well as other nationalities. 

 

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. 

KKE Europarliament Group denounces the inclusion of Cuba in the list of "state sponsors of terrorism"

Last May, in a letter addressed to the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the MPs and the MEPs of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) demanded the removal of Cuba from the US Department of State’s unacceptable list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism".

Recently, in a statement addressed to the EU Commission's VP Josep Borrell, the Europarliament Group of the KKE denounces the inclusion of Cuba in the list.