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Sep 15 2020

THE ZIONIST ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE DOWN DEBATE ON ZIONISM LIES IN RUINS

Category: Combined struggles for Emancipation, Liberation and National Self-Determination,How they are organised,The crisis on the Left,UK state/British imperialism — RCN @ 8:29 pm

We are posting this article by Tony Greestein following the Labour Representation Committee’s AGM, in which John McDonnell took part, breaking the Board of Deputies ‘banned list’, borrowed from Apartheid South Africa,

THE ZIONIST ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE DOWN DEBATE ON ZIONISM LIES IN RUINS AFTER LABOUR REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE AGM

At last Saturday’s Labour Representative Committee AGM McDonnell and Laura Pidcock decided to take a day trip to the Left.

Gone was the McDonnell who wanted war criminal Alistair Campbell reinstated in the Labour Party and who said that Starmer’s COVID strategy was 100% correct. Now he talked of Solidarity and even the Grunwick Strike (past battles always make social democrats more at ease than current ones)! Continue reading “THE ZIONIST ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE DOWN DEBATE ON ZIONISM LIES IN RUINS”

Tags: Alistair Campbell, antisemitism, Author: Tony Greenstein, Board of Deputies, Campaign Group, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chris Williamson, Ed Miliband, Grassroots Alliance, Har Etzmon Yeshiva, Iain McNicol, Jackie Walker, Jeremy Corbyn, Jewish Labour Movement, Jo Bird, John Lansman, John McDonnell, John Prescott, Ken Livingstone, Labour Representation Committee, Laura Pidcock, Marc Wadsworth, Margaret Hodge, Momentum, Rebecca Long-Baillie, Sir Keir Starmer, Tom Watson, Tony Blair, Zionism

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Aug 10 2020

PALESTINE, PAYMENTS AND PURGES

Category: How they are organised,Middle East and North Africa,UK state/British imperialism,US imperialism — RCN @ 6:43 pm

Sir Keith Starmer is out to prove that Labour can be relied upon as a safe alternative party of government, argues David Shearer of Labour Party Marxists

PALESTINE, PAYMENTS AND PURGES

Last week Keir Starmer gave his clearest signal yet that under his leadership the Labour Party can be relied upon to act as a loyal ally of US imperialism, particularly when it comes to the Middle East.I am, of course, referring to the huge sum that Starmer agreed to pay out of Labour coffers to seven former staff members and John Ware, a prize-winning freelance reporter (his awards include the Commitment to Media Award from the Women’s International Zionist Organization). The payment was to cover legal fees and reputational damages which resulted from the statement issued by the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn in response to the Panorama documentary, ‘Is Labour anti-Semitic?’.
Broadcast on July 10 2019, it had just about everyone being interviewed answering the question contained in the title in the affirmative – although virtually no supporting evidence was produced to back up the extraordinarily vague and unsubstantiated claims that were made by so many, including the presenter.1

Continue reading “PALESTINE, PAYMENTS AND PURGES”

Tags: Author: David Shearer, Ella Rose, Golan Heights, Iain McNicol, Is Labour Anti-Semitic?, Israeli Labour Party, Izzy Lenga, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Newmark, Jewish Labour Movement, John Ware, Jordan Valley, Ken Livingstone, Labour Party Marxists, Nazis, Palestinians, Panorama, Paole Zion, Sir Keith Starmer, The Jewish Chronicle, UK establishment, US imperialism, US State Department, Women’s International Zionist Organization, Zionism

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Feb 14 2018

AHED TAMINI – TWO FACED HYPOCRISY

Category: Against Imperialism,Combined struggles for Emancipation, Liberation and National Self-Determination,For Liberation: Struggles against Oppression,How they are organised,Middle East and North Africa,Political Campaigns — RCN @ 8:53 pm

We are posting this article by Tony Greenstein about the Ahed Tamini Affair. It was first posted at:- https://www.weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1189/two-faced-hypocrisy/

TWO-FACED HYPOCRISY

Ahed Tamimi: her treatment highlights the true nature of Zionism

Over the past month a 16-year-old girl, Ahed Tamimi, has become a Palestinian heroine compared to Joan of Arc. Israeli Zionists – both ‘doves’ and ‘hawks’ – were in uproar when on December 15 Ahed was filmed slapping an Israeli soldier. He had invaded the grounds of Ahed’s house in the village of Nabi Saleh, a militant village of around 600 people, about 12 miles from Ramallah. It is a village that has seen its lands and even its sole freshwater spring confiscated by the nearby settlement of Halamish. Continue reading “AHED TAMINI – TWO FACED HYPOCRISY”

Tags: Ahed Tamini, Americans for Peace Now, Anti-Semitism, Author: Tony Greenstein, Bassem Tamini, Ben Caspit, Ben Ehenreich, Eli Dahan, Feminism, Gaby Lasky, Gideon Levy, Ha'aretz, Israeli state, J Street, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Jewish Labour Movement, Louise Ellman, Maariv, Michael Oren, Miri Regev, Nabi Saleh, Naftali Bennett, Nariman Tamini, New Israel Fund, Palestinians, Phillip Weiss, Zionism

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Sep 20 2017

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL and DON’T ABANDON THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE

Category: Against Imperialism,For Liberation: Struggles against Oppression,How they are organised,Middle East and North Africa,Political Campaigns,UK state/British imperialism,US imperialism — RCN @ 12:04 pm

In the first posted article article Pink Floyd performer, Roger Waters, highlights the attempts being made to close down the increasingly successful Boycott, Divestment and sanctions Campaign in the USA.

In the second article, Tony Greenstein provides an analysis of what is going on the Labour Party over Palestine. Despite the change of leadership under Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour Party’s desperate record when it comes to internationalism, appears to be holding up. This is becoming ever clearer, as Corbyn backtracks on support for Palestinian self-determination, in the face of Israeli state and right wing pressure. This does not augur well for any future Corbyn government. In the first article, Tony Greenstein provides an analysis of what is going on.

1. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL – CONGRESS SHOULDN’T SILENCE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES

Roger Waters at Israel’s apartheid wall

Members of Congress are currently considering a bill that threatens to silence the growing support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement for Palestinian freedom and human rights, known as BDS. This draconian bill, the Israeli Anti-Boycott Act threatens individuals and businesses who actively participate in boycott campaigns in support of Palestinian rights conducted by international governmental organizations with up to 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. Continue reading “ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL and DON’T ABANDON THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE”

Tags: Al Jazeera, Alissa Wise, Alliance for Workers Liberty, American Civil Liberties Union, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Another Brick in the Wall, Anti-Semitism, apartheid, Author: John Waters, Author: Tony Greenstein, Bantustans, Bedouins, Binyamin Netanyahu, Burma, Chris Williamson MP, Daily Express, Desmond Tutu, Donald Trump, Ed Miliband, Emily Thornberry, Gaza, Greater Israel, Hared Wilson, Henry Jackson Society, Hiran, Israel, Israeli Anti-Boycott Act, Israeli Lands Authority, Jeremy Corbyn, Jewish Chronicle, Jewish Labour Movement, Jewish National Fund, Jim Crow Laws, Labour Friends of Israel, Labour Movement Campaign on Palestine, Labour National Policy Forum, Meretz, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Pew Research Center, Rohinga people, Ronald Reagan, Ronnie Kasrils, Stephen Pollard, Tzipi Hotovely, Umm al-Hiran, US Congress, West Bank, Zionism

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Oct 29 2016

2 RESPONSES TO THE HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT ON ANTI-SEMITISM

Category: Against Imperialism,Combined struggles for Emancipation, Liberation and National Self-Determination,For Liberation: Struggles against Oppression — RCN @ 8:47 pm

We are posting 2 responses to the Westminster’s Home Affairs Committee Reporton Anti-Semitism. The first is by Richard Kuper, founder member of Jews for Justice for Palestinians. This was first posted on Open Democracy. The second is by Tony Greenstein and was first published by Weekly Worker.

Palestinian land taken by the state of Israel

1. CRYING WOLF

A cavalier use of evidence in the UK’s latest Home Affairs Committee report is feeding a moral panic about antisemitism, rather than dealing with an increasingly racist, intolerant society.
Continue reading “2 RESPONSES TO THE HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT ON ANTI-SEMITISM”

Tags: Alex Chalmers, Anti-Muslim racism, Anti-Semitism, anti-zionism, Apartheid South Africa, Author: Richard Kuper, Author: Tony Greenstein, Baroness Royall, Board of Deputies, British Israel Communications and Research Centre, Chakrabarti Report, Ephraim Mirvis, Haredi community, Holocaust Memorial Day, House of Commons Home Affairs Committee, Israel, Jackie Walker, Jeremy Corbyn, Jewish Labour Movement, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, Jonathon Arkush, Labour Party, Macpherson Report, Malia Bouattia, Marc Wadsworth, Naz Shah, NUS, Oxford University Labour Club, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Rabbi Herschel Gluck, Rhea Wolfson, Ruth Smeeth, Sir Mick Davies, The Centre for the Rights of the Arab Minority, Tories, Zionism

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Jul 27 2016

2 RESPONSES TO CHAKRABHATI REPORT

Category: Combined struggles for Emancipation, Liberation and National Self-Determination,For Liberation: Struggles against Oppression,How they are organised,Middle East and North Africa,The crisis on the Left — RCN @ 10:19 am

Julia Bard and Tony Greenstein have written their own responses to the official Chakrabhati Report into Anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. Julia Bard is a freelance journalist, a member of the NC of the Jewish Socialists’ Group and the Editorial Committee of Jewish Socialist magazine. Tony Greenstein is a log standing Jewish anti-Zionist and currently suspended member of the Labour Party. Julia Bard’s article was first posted at http://www.chartist.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Chartist-281-spread.pdf and Tony Greenstein’s at http://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1114/a-marred-report.

Shami Chakrabati and Jeremy Corbyn at the launch of the report

1. CYNICISM BEHIND ANTI-SEMITISM ROW

Julia Bard dissects the issues in the recent anti-semitism furore in the Labour Party and finds the issue is being instrumentalised for other political purposes.
Continue reading “2 RESPONSES TO CHAKRABHATI REPORT”

Tags: Anti-Semitism, anti-zionism, Author: Julia Bard, Author: Tony Greenstein, Baroness Royall, Binyamin Netanyahu, Borderlife, Chakrabarti Report, David Aaranovitch, David Feldman, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Hannah Arendt, Iain McNichol, Institute of Race Relations, Israel, Jeremy Corbyn, Jewish Labour Movement, Jewish Socialist Group, Jews, John McDonnell, Labour Party, Lehava group, Macpherson Report, Marc Wadsworth, Marek Edelman, Muslims, Naz Shah, Nazis, Oxford University Labour Club, Palestine, Phil Piratin, Ruth Smeeth, World Zionist Organisation

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