Marx Engels Institute Palestine - The Heart of The Liberation Struggle
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Dec 1, 2023 This podcast discusses the war on Gaza and how Palestine is at the heart of liberation movements against US imperialism. It explores the shock and brutal response in the battle for Palestine, highlights the limitations of Enlightenment universalism, and emphasizes the role of Israel in US imperialism. The impact of European imperialism on French capitalism is examined, and the future of the Western left and rebuilding based on lessons from other countries is explored.
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Shock To Israel's Invincibility
- The October 7 Al-Aqsa Flood operation shattered Israel's image of military invincibility.
- Multiple Palestinian factions coordinated the strike, not just Hamas, signaling a revived national liberation movement.
Genocidal Response As Image Repair
- Israel's retaliatory doctrine fires indiscriminately to restore dominance when militarily embarrassed.
- The scale of civilian killing aims to reassert colonial authority after its image is damaged.
Universalism Masking Colonial Violence
- Western universalist values have long masked colonial violence and selective application of rights.
- The Gaza response exposes that those proclaimed values evaporate when imperial interests are threatened.