Left-wing

From revolutionaries to royalists? Why some of Iran's former leftists now back Reza Pahlavi

IRAN AFFAIRS: Nearly half a century after the Islamic revolution, a number of former leftist revolutionaries are arriving at a conclusion that would once have seemed unthinkable.

IRAN’S CROWN Prince Reza Pahlavi meets with Iranian former left-wing political prisoners in Paris. Many who formerly would never would have the son of the shah have now backed his post-regime plan for Iran. Iraj Mesdaghi is second from left, next to Pahlavi, and bottom right is Mahshid Sepehri.
People march during a protest against the war in Iran on March 2, 2026 in New York, New York. U.S.

Anti-Jew, anti-Zionist, anti-American hate blinds many to the Iranian regime’s evils - opinion

Ana Kasparian speaks at the 2019 Politicon, Nashville, Tennessee; illustrative.

'Israel is evil, genocidal': Ana Kasparian doubles down in anti-Zionist X thread

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

New generation of Israeli voters more traditional, right-wing, poll shows - analysis


IDF retracts accusation that left-wing activists stoned soldiers

At issue is an incident that occurred while a number of activists were accompanying Palestinian shepherds herding their sheep.

 IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

Are claims that Israel's High Court only help left-wing causes true? - analysis

Without getting into whether or not the Lebanon maritime deal is a good diplomatic deal, from a legal perspective, is the charge against the High Court true?

High Court of Justice May 3, 2020

US is sending mixed messages on Israel’s security in the West Bank - analysis

Not only is the US trying to intervene in the rules of engagement, but it is trying to tell Israel where to station its soldiers.

 People light candles during a vigil in memory of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16, 2022

Israel has forgotten what normality is - Haredi Meretz candidate Kaplan

"There is nothing on the Meretz platform that a haredi person, that a person who has 'yirat shamayaim', fear of heaven [cannot support]."

  Haredi Meretz candidate Ofra Kaplan/

French Jewish leaders condemn Israel 'apartheid' bill as dangerous leftist obsession

French rabbi slams left-wing politicians who signed a draft resolution claiming Israel is an "apartheid regime." 

A man wearng a T-shirt with the message, "Boycott Israel Apartheid" holds a Palestinian flag during a protest action on a bridge overlooking umbrellas placed along the artificial beach along the "Paris Plages" event, in Paris, France, August 13, 2015. Paris' decision to celebrate "Tel Aviv on Seine"

Israel elections: Likud reaching new lows with Netanyahu in charge, shame - editorial

How did we get to a point where in a major party, the understanding is that to score points one needs to trash-talk and accept this type of behavior?

 Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset on June 30.

Israel's 25th Knesset elections: Ideological or strategic voting? - opinion

The upcoming election presents an interesting dichotomy for left-wing voters.

IN THE current situation none of us – to whichever side of the political spectrum one belongs – can afford not to take strategic considerations into account, side by side with ideological considerations.

Zehava Galon announces candidacy for Meretz primaries

The former Meretz head stressed that this was "not an easy decision."

 Zehava Galon, former head of the Meretz Party

Six Day War: Israel’s Left is alive and kicking, 55 years later

Topics such as gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights and the Arab community have moved into the first few slots, whereas topics like ending the occupation and achieving peace have become less of a priority.

 IN THE 1980s, over 400,000 Israelis protested against the Lebanon War: IDF soldiers who returned from fighting in the First Lebanon War demonstrate in front of prime minister Menachem Begin’s residence in Jerusalem, 1983.

Police, left-wing activists clash over illegal Homesh march

Left-wing NGO Peace Now threatened it will knock the Homesh settlement down if the government does not enforce a law that forbids settlement.

 Left-wing protestors call on the government to dismantle 150 settlements, with a bulldozer allegedly intended for the razing of Homesh in the background, on May 28, 2022.