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This week in history: May 24-30 23 May 2021 Peres and Bill Clinton in 1996 On May 29, 1996, the Likud Party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, won a narrow victory in the Israeli general election, ousting Labor’s Shimon Peres. The election dealt a blow to illusions that the Jewish and Arab masses could achieve peace and social progress within the framework established by imperialism in the Middle East. The election took place under conditions of great tension, with polls indicating large swings in the popular mood in response to a series of traumatic events the previous months. Following the assa...

This week in history: May 10-16 10 May 2021 The DC-9-32, photographed in 1995, that later crashed in the Florida Everglades On May 11, 1996, Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 crashed in the Florida Everglades approximately 10 minutes after takeoff, killing all 110 people on board. The crash was caused by improper storage of canisters filled with hazardous and explosive chemicals, which were loaded into the front cargo bay of the plane underneath the cockpit. The plane was not licensed to carry such materials. A subsequent 15-month investigation into the cause of the fire determined that the fi...

SUPPLEMENT: Before, during and after March Ben Lewis explores the multiple causes behind what was a badly calculated bid to artificially induce revolution in Weimar Germany Heavens above, what is going on here! Genuine remorse, even if enforced, or nothing of the kind? Do you really know what you have done? The best action, the noblest and highest cause ... a cause that god just for once put in your hands, you have treated like muck in a pigsty (Gerhart Hauptmann Our path against putschism) This article, which is based on a talk I gave to the Online Communist Forum in March, represents a fir...

1921 turning point? Mike Macnair spoke to Online Communist Forum on March 7 about the related centenaries of the 1921 Kronstadt rebellion, the adoption of the NEP and the ban on factions in the Russian Communist Party This talk was titled ‘NEP, the banning of factions and Kronstadt - the turning point in the Russian Revolution?’ I began by emphasising the question mark, and giving the preliminary answer to the question: ‘No’. But we have to start with the centenary. By spring 1921, it looked as though the civil war was won, while the war with Poland was over for practical purposes. I...

March 8 - International Day of Women's Solidarity 09.03.2021 International Women's Day. Photo credit: Vestnik YURPA International Women's Day is one of the most popular holidays among men and one of the most loved days among women in the former Soviet Union. It is celebrated in many countries of the world on March 8. According to some sources, 28 countries recognize this day as an official holiday, while others claim there are 32 such countries. And it is not that easy to do the math, since there are essential differences in the status of this day. Many sources believe that the foundation...