Iran’s rhetorical support for Palestinian liberation is one of the ways that its brutal dictatorship tries to win popular legitimacy at home and abroad. But its thin pretence of being an axis of resistance is window dressing for a counter-revolutionary domestic and international agenda.
A campaign to crush free speech and Palestine activism is underway in Australia, and two popular pro-Palestine slogans are in the Zionists’ crosshairs: 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' and 'intifada', an Arabic word meaning 'uprising'.
The spread of student encampments in solidarity with Palestine is far from the first global wave of radicalism. What can we learn from the past few weeks – and from previous waves of struggle?
