“Our enemy in the battle is Israel, Zionism, world imperialism and Arab reaction” - Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (1969)
Since October 2023, the ironclad embrace of US imperialism and Zionism have been made starkly clear - culminating in the joint US-Israeli assault on Iran from February this year.
But what has also become clear is the importance of the Gulf monarchies to the projects of imperialism and Zionism in the region, with states like the UAE and Bahrain spending the last 30 months of genocide openly aligning themselves with Israel and US interests, enthusiastically supporting their war on Iran, and serving as part of Israel's frontline defence from attack.
In light of the Gaza genocide expanding to a regional war with the assault on Iran, this teach in, hosted by the South Asians for Palestine coalition, will connect how the Gulf monarchies underpin Israeli militarism and US imperialism in the region, are themselves underwritten by the massive exploitation of South Asian (and other) migrant labour, and have used their position as partners of imperialism to export violence to places like Sudan, Yemen and beyond.
Speaker details below.
We will also be selling physical copies of South Asian For Palestine's pamphlet on political prisoners from Palestine to South Asia, with all proceeds going to the Brize Norton 5 fundraiser. Strictly limited copies available, and you can purchase one with your ticket.