Posts by Tony Greenstein
‘Like the boy who cried wolf’ Morning Star April 14 2016
TONY GREENSTEIN puts the record straight on his suspension from the Labour Party for alleged anti-Semitism In last Thursday’s Morning Star, my article (below) appeared in the Labour Movement daily, the Morning Star. It has been a good week. At the Brighton & Hove Momentum meeting on Monday evening, a meeting of some 30 people…
Read MoreThe Times Retracts Allegations of anti-Semitism
Times April 14th 2016 Nearly two weeks ago (April 2nd) The Telegraph and The Times printed stories which implied that I had been suspended for anti-Semitism from the Labour Party and that those allegations had some merit. The information had been leaked by the Compliance Unit of the Labour Party to papers which are not…
Read MoreOn the 40th Anniversary of Phil Ochs Death
How I discovered what Phil Ochs thought about Israel Joan Baez and Phil Ochs at The War Is Over rally April 9 marked the 40th anniversary of the suicide of Phil Ochs, the crusading singer/songwriter who penned many of the 1960s’ smartest and most memorable protest anthems. His 1976 suicide devastated the folk community. Pete…
Read More‘(It’s a) shame your family survived [the Holocaust] world can do without cunts line (sic) you’
The anti-Semitic Abuse of a Zionist Zealot A good example of the Zionist mentality – replete with the customary sexism Not for the first time and not for the last time either, a Zionist zealot has sent me a message wishing that my family and me had perished in the Holocaust. It’s not unusual because…
Read MoreDaily Telegraph Prints Letter Rebutting Allegation of anti-Semitism
If the Labour Party Compliance Unit Can Leak Details of My Suspension to the Tory Press Why Can’t They Send it to Me? I am pleased to say that the Daily Telegraph, which on April 2nd led with the ‘exclusive’ that ‘Activist who derides critics as ‘Zionist scum’ admitted to Labour in latest anti-Semitism scandal…
Read MoreIsrael’s Technion University Segregates Students in Dormitories
Apartheid? Perish the thought The Technion is the oldest university in Israel. It was established in 1912 and is a scientific university. It is no surprise that it segregates students in its dormitories. My understanding is that this is common practice at all Israeli higher educational institutions. Certainly it is the case at the religious…
Read MoreAndrew Neil’s BBC’s Sunday Politics Show is Devoted to Proving Labour ‘anti-Semitism’
Ironically a Programme Devoted to ‘anti-Semitism’ is itself anti-Semitic as Neil talks of the ‘Jewish’ Vote Andrew Neil – the BBC’s Conservative Interviewer who failed to critically question John Mann MP at any stage It was a show which began with a question from its presenter Andrew Neil: John Mann – The non-Jewish MP who…
Read MoreComparing Zionists or Israel to Nazis is Anti-Semitic – Isn’t It?
One of the main crimes that I am apparently accused of in my suspension from the Labour Party [I haven’t been informed of them by the Labour Party but by the Daily Telegraph and The Times] is that I compared Israel’s marriage laws to the Nazi Nuremberg Laws. The coin that the Nazis struck on…
Read MoreTelegraph Retracts Any Suggestion That Implied That Tony Greenstein Was Anti-Semitic
After making clear to the Daily Telegraph my views on their article Activist who derides critics as ‘Zionist scum’ admitted to Labour in latest anti-Semitism scandal to hit Party and that I would, if necessary, bring legal action, the Telegraph has agreed to include the following at the end of the article: ‘CLARIFICATION: Since this…
Read MoreNo British Collaboration in the Murder of Palestinians
Demonstration Friday 8 April 2016 Thales Arms Factory in Crawley Today there was a lively demonstration of about 70 people organised by Brighton & Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Sussex Stop Arming Israel (SSAI) group. It was covered on RT and in the local press and is a very good start. Thales (UK) works with…
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