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Israel's latest offensive against the Palestinians began with evictions in the neighbourhood of Sheik Jarrah and continues with a massive aerial bombardment of Gaza. On this episode, author of The Story of Palestine: Empire, Repression and Resistance Vashti Fox discusses the background to the current wave of aggression and the historical and contemporary importance of Israel to global and regional capitalist powers. Palestinians are fighting back and they need our solidarity by Vashti Fox https://redflag.org.au/article/palestinians-are-fighting-back-and-they-need-our-solidarity Why the Australian state supports Israel so stridently by Vashti Fox https://marxistleftreview.org/articles/why-the-australian-state-supports-israel-so-stridently/ Nakba: understanding the Palestinian catastrophe by Kim Bullimore https://redflag.org.au/article/nakba-understanding-palestinian-catastrophe The Story of Palestine: Empire, Repression and Resistance by Vashti Fox (2020) available at https://shop.redflag.org.au/collections/palestine/products/the-story-of-palestine-empire-repression-and-resistance For protests in Melbourne go to: https://www.facebook.com/FreePalestineMelbourne Palestine Action Group Sydney: https://www.facebook.com/syd.bmbc