This ‘tsunami’ of opposition is having its effect on establishment politics. It is one of the clearest examples of long-term mass campaign work altering the terms of debate in establishment politics. The clearest example is the radicalised attitude of the Latin American states to the Palestinian issue. This has a number of causes. Latin America has found an unparalleled modern period of freedom from US interference in the last decade as the US has become tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan and turned its attention to the Pacific. The Venezuelan revolution and radicalised movements in other countries have both benefitted from this situation and sharpened the political opposition to imperialism on the continent. The result is the current wave of expelled and recalled ambassadors, embassy closures and other measures aiming to give solidarity to the Palestinians. Bolivia, El Salvador, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil have all withdrawn their ambassadors from Israel.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:11:31 +0000