Re: re-ISO and Hamas

[Adam Rose <adam@xxxxxxxx>]

>
> It is not clear to me that the interests of the working class or of any
> oppressed group is best served by establishment of a state which becomes the
> vehicle for new forms of oppression and exploitation.  Moreover, I more than
> suspect that a state founded upon the sort of restrictive Islamic doctrines
> that Hamas seems to favour offers few prospects for an enduring and
> substantial liberation for the working class - inter alia!
>

I think it is absolutely clear that if Israel was destroyed and replaced
by a Hamas ruled Islamic State, this would be a massive blow against
Imperialism and therefore in the interests of workers everywhere.

You shouldn't distinguish between nationalism on the basis of how socially
progressive their internal politics are. Ho Chi Minh + the NLF weren't
particularly pleasant to their population ( they murdered the few hundred
Trotskyists in SE Asia in the 50s ). This doesn't alter the fact that their
victory over US Imperialism gave inspiration, rightly, to the oppressed
across the globe.

Adam.

Adam Rose
SWP
Manchester
UK


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