IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Israel steps in where the West tears to tread

Socialist Challenge No. 75, 7 December 1978 · pp. 10-11 of the scan · 260 words

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part in the Black Friday massacre in Iran.

much less publicised.

'Israel's Global Role' was the subject of talk LCLCHIL London by Dr Israel Shahak, head of the Israeli League for Human and CIV1 Rights.

Shahak explained how supplies weapons ane otner services countries ercumstances wiere me umied Seates and the West would find CmDartassille Examples from three continents illustrated this theme.

Latin America The US officially stopped sending arms to Nicaragua in about April, after widespread DEULCSE about the Somoza regime. In May Israel sent an Socialist Challenge 7 December 1978 page 10 IT MAY have surprised many of our readers to have learned from last week's issue that Israeli troops took Or that Somoza's National Guard suppressed the Nicaraguan uprising with Israeli-supplied weapons.

Israel's role as an imperialist 'policeman' in the Arab world is well known, but her involvement elsewhere is PAUL SAMUELS looks at the evidence.

enormous consignment, especiin ally of small arms.

Television coverage shown the National armed principally with Israeli Israel weaponry, especially the Galil auomalc assallt au e in Consignments are known to have been shipped as late as the end of August.

Nicaragua is only one of six Latin American countries, the majority of whose weapons and military supplies (eg uniforms) comes ne omners are ceuador.

Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico Chile recipient. The majority of its army supplies come from Israel.

page 11 of the scan

Since August the Iranian masses remarkably the and aspects conventional function constitution. WATCH assembly organise the asoviet republic. the bourgeois government and thi transfer of power to the soviets.

← Bahro congress resolution 'Socialism and democracy are indivisible'IRAN: A CLASSICAL REVOLUTION →

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