[marxmail] MER 313: Resistance -- The Axis and Beyond

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Title: MER 313: Resistance -- The Axis and Beyond

On Jan 29, 2025, at 9:01 AM, MERIP <subscripti...@merip.org> wrote:  View this email in your browser Middle East Research and Information Project Critical coverage of the Middle East since 1971 Resistance -- The Axis and Beyond Issue Editors: Kevin Schwartz, Pascal Menoret, and Stephen Gasteyer Dear Friends and Comrades, Today we share our latest issue, Resistance – The Axis and Beyond. Issue 313 provides a kaleidoscopic perspective on resistance to Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Since Hizballah’s ceasefire and the stunning ouster of Bashar al-Asad in Syria in December, the Axis of Resistance has appeared weaker than ever. We start this issue with an essay from Kevin Schwartz cautioning those who have proclaimed the demise of the Axis.  Our contributors go on to provide insight on Yemen’s Ansar Allah, an update to our Primer on Lebanon, released last fall, and analyses of Iran’s strategic support of Palestine and the centrality of the concept of “the oppressed” (mostazafin) to the ideology of the Islamic Republic. We also look beyond the central members of the Axis of Resistance to examine how the Red Sea blockade has impacted the garment industry in Jordan, how the energy sector has been both a site of domination and resistance in Palestine and a reflection on the power of the Arab resistance theater in the context of campus protests. The cover art offers its own interpretation of the theme of resistance, by Palestinian-American artist Samar Hussaini. In addition to these perspectives, this issue includes a dispatch from South Lebanon in the wake of Israel’s invasion in October and Samer Abboud’s special report on the role of data driven technology in humanitarianism across the region that we released last week as a preview.  This issue is also the first since the passing of our founding co-editor, Joe Stork. We’ve included here a powerful obituary from Judith Tucker, who has been with MERIP since the early days. If you are new to us and Joe’s work, you can also check out this overview of his writing for Middle East Report, spanning more than 25 years, that we published after his passing.  We hope you find this issue engaging–please let us know what you think! And stay tuned for an announcement about our issue launch event coming very soon!  In solidarity, James Ryan Executive Director Read the Issue SUPPORT MERIP: MERIP is a reader supported publication and we rely on donations from our readers to continue to bring our critical analysis to the world with no paywalls. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation today! DONATE HERE Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2022 Middle East Research and Information Project, All rights reserved.  You have signed up to receive the MERIP newsletter and other announcements.  Our mailing address is:  Middle East Research and Information Project 30 Ardmore Ave. PO Box 390 Ardmore, PA 19003 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.  This email was sent to dmozart1...@gmail.com why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences Middle East Research and Information Project · 30 Ardmore Ave. · PO Box 390 · Ardmore, PA 19003 · USA  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34912) | Reply to Group | Reply to Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [arch...@mail-archive.com] _._,_._,_