Yet it has not produced a widespread radicalisation or a sizable new left committed to confronting and overthrowing the capitalist system more broadly. There are many reasons for this, from the relative weakness of far-left organisations going into this period, to the weakness of the workers’ movement and spinelessness of trade union leaders.

The depth of feeling and moral commitment to the cause of Palestinian liberation is palpable, but the general political level remains low. Instead of generalising from the atrocity in Gaza to develop a critique of capitalism and imperialism, there is an obsession with the pro-Israel lobby, and there are illusions in reactionary opponents of the US and Israel such as the Iranian regime. Instead of open debate about the best strategies and tactics of resistance, recriminations focus on who is qualified to lead campaigns against the Australian government—not based on ideas or organisational skills, but on individuals’ identities.

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/84405

Gaza is a generational touchstone and the key dividing line of politics in the West. It has laid bare the lies of the society we live in. It has exposed the genocidal bloodlust of the political right. And it has tested official “progressive” liberal politics.

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