the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Feb 17, 2025
This article is translated from the February 14 issue, #2950 of Lutte Ouvrière (Workers Struggle), the paper of the Trotskyist group of that name active in France.
By announcing he is for deporting Palestinians from Gaza, Trump adopted the program of the far right in Israel. This encourages them to continue the colonization and ethnic cleansing of Palestinian territories.
American soldiers won’t need to carry out Trump’s plan, Netanyahu said on February 9: Israel “will do the job.”
By massacring more than 48,000 Palestinians, according to the latest report, and completely devastating the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has shown clearly how it intends to “do the job.” More than half a million people who fled northern Gaza by foot have returned home. Most have no more belongings left than what they can carry. The majority found only rubble where their homes once stood.
Israeli authorities continue to prevent the passage of convoys which could help homeless Palestinians. This violates the humanitarian section of the ceasefire agreement. In retaliation, Hamas threatened on February 10 to stop releasing hostages. In response, Trump threatened “all hell” in Gaza if the hostages are not released. With a green light from Trump, the Israeli government could decide to start bombing again at any time.
And even during this truce, the Israeli army is still making victims. Three Palestinians were shot dead for having “come too close” to Israeli positions, according to the Gaza Civil Defense.
Two days after agreeing to the ceasefire in Gaza, the Israeli government launched raids in the northern West Bank, which is home to nearly half a million Palestinians. The Israeli military used aircraft, tanks and infantry, and targeted Jenin and Tulkarem in particular. These cities have refugee camps. On February 6, Nour Shams, with its refugee camp, was targeted. At least three Palestinians were killed. More than half of the 13,000 residents were forced to flee. Bulldozers destroyed homes.
The Israeli army is waging a real war in the West Bank and probably intends to prepare to annex more Palestinian territories, with the full support of the new U.S. administration. Trump’s cynical policy falls in line with everything the imperialist powers have always done to establish their domination in the Middle East. They drew borders according to their own interests. They supported dictatorial regimes. And they intervened militarily, full of contempt for whatever the peoples of the region desired.