On Zionism, capitalism, and labour: a review of Matan Kaminer’s Capitalist Colonial

Matan Kaminer, Capitalist Colonial: Thai Migrant Workers in Israeli Agriculture, Stanford University Press, 2024.  Reviewed by Heba Taha As Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continued to escalate, many people found themselves feeling either subdued by the imperialist war machine or engaging in wishful thinking about its imminent collapse. While there have been notable and

Gaza: 7 October in Historical Perspective

By Gilbert Achcar   Seven months after Hamas’s Al-Aqsa Flood attack across the fence surrounding the Gaza Strip on 7 October 2023, the provisional balance-sheet is daunting. A provisional balance-sheet According to the available figures, on 7 October 1,143 mostly Israeli persons were killed—767 civilians, among whom 36 children and 71 foreigners, and 376 military