Lebanon
Syrian-Lebanese dispute and its implications for the class struggle, 1500-2003 - Melacholic Troglodytes
Melancholic Troglodytes' pamphlet covering the history of the Syrian/Lebanese dispute from 1500-2003.
Godfathers of Levant
Syrian-Lebanese dispute and its implications for the class struggle
Lebanon: electricity workers threaten strike
Staff at EDL (Lebanese Electricity) have given notice of strike action to begin on May 4.
Staff are demanding that the government honour long-standing promises over wages and contracts. Specifically they are asking for pay rises that were due in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Furthermore they are demanding that all employees be advanced 4 levels on the pay scale. They are calling for a long service bonus for staff.
Appendix: Who are Hizballah?
Aufheben give an overview of Lebanese organisation Hezbollah, or Hizballah.
The recent Israeli assault on Lebanon has thrust the Lebanese group Hizballah back into the spotlight - denounced by the right as a 'terrorist organisation' and defended by many on the left as a 'legitimate national liberation group'1
- 1. For example the slogan 'we are all Hizballah' featured prominently and fairly uncontroversially at the national Stop the War Lebanon demo, while George Galloway ce
Lebanon, Iran and the ‘Long War’ in the ‘Wider Middle East’
Aufheben analyse the long-term geopolitical aims of the US in the Middle East, following the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President of Iran in July 2005.
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Israeli voices against the war
Ellen Kemp looks at the Israelis who have taken an unheralded stand against the invasion of Lebanon.
Throughout July and August peace activists in Israel took to the streets to condemn the war in Lebanon. Many of these activists are part of the movement that has continuously demonstrated against the occupation of the West Bank and the incursion into Gaza and has supported Palestinian resistance against The Wall dividing the region.
'Leaded/Unleaded'- the story of the 2004 Beirut general strike now online
In 2004 a general strike was called in the Lebanon against rocketing prices and poor social provision. During demonstrations the army opened fire killing five.
Leaded/Unleaded: The State Unleashed, produced by Indymedia Beirut is the story of these events, and it is now available online.
LEADED/UNLEADED: The State Unleashed (Lebanon), 2004, 40 mins. (Arabic w/ English subtitles) A film produced by Indymedia Beirut and is download-able online in two versions, big original DVD and smaller avi from here
