Posts by Tony Greenstein
Israel Tortures and Shackles Palestinian Children
Palestinian children as young as 9, are being held at the G4S prison at Ofer and at other gaols, beaten up, forced to sit in extremely uncomfortable positions, with food thrown on the floor. It is impossible to imagine this could every happen to a Jewish child. Thus we see the Israeli State in all…
Read MoreWhy I resigned from Left Unity
Feminists Brook no Debate on ‘Safe Spaces’ – Manchester Branch suspensions I resigned from Left Unity nearly a month ago. Set up in a blaze of publicity, it has fallen victim to identity politics and navel gazing. It reports that it has 2,000 members. If so they make next to no impact. There is no…
Read MoreIDS – The Tory’s version of Scrooge
The Contemptible Ian Duncan Smith Is there anyone more despicable than Ian Duncan Smith? He puts Scrooge to shame for the latter’s generosity. This is a man who spent £10,000 of public money having his portrait painted. After being sacked as Tory leader he went on a mission of salvation to Easterhouse in Glasgow where…
Read MoreNHS Charges – The Slow Destruction of the NHS
New Labour’s Lord Warner & Tories Propose The Introduction of Fees New Labour scum seek to reverse the major achievement of the post-war Labour government. Lord Warner, former New Labour Health Minister, advocates charging for NHS services. Creatures like Warner infested Blair’s government Simon Stevens, a former vice-president of the US health-care giant United Health…
Read MoreOpen Letter to Left Unity
An Organisation that is Afraid to Campaign Left Unity was formed last year with the many of the members coming from the fall-out in the SWP over Martin Thomas and the question of rape/sexual harrassment. Others are relatively new to politics and of course there are those who are members of existing left groups –…
Read MoreVisiting the Middle East’s only ‘democracy’
Nobody knew where I was, nobody… I was simply disappeared’: An Italian tourist’s Ben Gurion nightmare Andrea Pesce on March 22, 2014 5 My name is Andrea Pesce, I am 44 years old and I’m an Italian citizen. ben gurion airport For 15 years I had the chance to visit Israel and Palestine, thanks…
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Read MoreUkraine – the Hypocrisy of the West
Neo-Nazis led ‘revolution’ in Ukraine Israel remains silent when it comes to genuine anti-Semites Andriy Parubiy of the Right Sector, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Committee, meets Senator John McCain Many people have been bemused at events in the Ukraine. A challenge to the legally elected government, supported by the West and European…
Read MoreSodastream – a toxic brand – sees profits slump
Scarlett Johanssen doesn’t sell Sodastream must rue the day that they opened what was going to be their first shop in Brighton. It’s what’s called a loss leader. No one goes in to buy their toxic drinks and the Zionist counter-demonstrators have done a good job in keeping the public away! As usual an empty…
Read MoreA Taste of their own Medicine
Incompetent as well as Brutal and Sadistic Israeli Soldiers Gas Themselves Tear gas is used almost as a matter of course by the Israeli Occupation Forces against Palestinian demonstrations at Bil’in. It’s nice to see them tasting their own gas! Tony Greenstein Photo credit: Hamde Abu RahmaDate taken: February 7, 2014Location: Bil’in, West Bank, Palestine…
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