[Marxism] What is the Marxist perspective in a case of an Israeli war against Iran?

["yossi schwartz" <ssschwartz8@xxxxxxxxx>]

We examine political tendnecies in light of such a danger. Today we deal
with the IMT of Woods who calim to hold a Socialist perspective

What is for the IMT a socialist perspective?.

The IMT leaders are not stupid they know that the US is unlikely to attack
Iran but that it is possible that Israel will attack Iran. And if indeed
Israel will attack Iran what would be their position?

For Marxists this question of the attitude toward war between two states is
determine by the  reply to the question what is the class nature and the
stage of development of the states involved.

In other words is Israel an Imperialist state?

Is Iran an imperialist state? In reality  from Marxist perspective Israel is
an Imperialist state and Iran is part of the "third world"-Semi colonial
states. For Leninists this definition leads to the conclusion of siding
military with Iran  in a case of an Israeli attack.


Very carefully the IMT  avoids this question and for them Israel is not an
imperialist state but one of the American satellites of the US in the Middle
East.  By using this terminology they avoid the question is Israel an
imperialist state and made it one of many states in the region. Thus the
Lenininst concept of imperialism is lost in a populist language.

In an article entitled :Bush's adventure in Iraq: who has gained from it?


By Dekel Avshalom and Fred Weston

Friday, 18 July 2008, we read :



"On the basis of this new situation, the prospect of a US attack on Iran
receded. Initially there was talk of a US missile strike on Iran's nuclear
research facilities, but even this became less and less likely. How to solve
this dilemma? Among the Bush entourage an idea emerged that there might a
way out of this complexity. The United States could rely on one of its
satellite states in the regions to protect its economic goals, while the
political burden would be carried by that satellite state.



Can Israel solve the problem?

That satellite state is Israel. Recently, Israeli senior officials have
repeatedly and threateningly raised the idea that Israel is very close to
taking military steps against Iran…..



The situation is a tragic one. The Israel ruling class could drag the nation
into another messy military conflict, which would solve none of the
problems. The Israeli masses will sooner or later awaken to a new
understanding of the true nature of the Israeli state, which is not at all
to provide a safe homeland for the Jews. It is in fact a satellite of
imperialism in the region, albeit an unstable one.



The interests of the Israeli masses and those of the Zionist ruling class
are not the same. The Zionists use the historical fear of the Israeli masses
of a new holocaust to keep them within a political straitjacket. To break
out of that straitjacket a genuine socialist perspective is required



Not one world of the need to opposed Israeli imperialism and defend Iran and
this they call "socialist perspective". Bravo!.
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