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Britain’s military intervention in Syria has been exposed as a farce. Westminster’s warmongers argued that it was essential.

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has announced a wave of repression against Palestinians in Israel.

Last month Britain joined the many states dropping bombs on Syria. Simon Assaf talks to Socialist Review about the causes and implications of a crisis in which none of the players have control.

It’s possible—if we understand what makes them. Tomáš Tengely-Evans takes aim at imperialism

What is Isis and where did it come from?

Alex Callinicos argues that socialists and anti-imperialists have to build the broadest and biggest anti-war movement possible. But this task faces new complications

War is good for business. Defence companies have rushed to assure investors that they stand to gain from the escalating conflicts in the Middle East.

The ruling class loves a war. They pretend that we all have a “national interest” against an outside enemy and distract us from the attacks they are raining down on us.

For regional and global powers, the war on Isis has become the justification for military intervention in Syria. Yet Isis emerged in the shadow of the US occupation of Iraq.

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets against Britain joining another war in the Middle East.

Tory defence secretary Michael Fallon has warned that the war in Syria was “not going to be short or simple”.

Around 5,000 people joined an emergency protest outside Downing Street against Britain joining the bombing of Syria, today, Saturday. The big turnout was despite the protest being called with just a few days' notice.