Posts by Tony Greenstein
Shulamit Aloni – A Beacon of Tolerance Amidst a Sea of Racism
The Death of Shulamit Aloni and the idea of a progressive Zionism It is with sadness that I learnt of the death of Shulamit Aloni, who formed the Civil Rights Party in 1973, which then went onto form an alliance with the ‘left’ Zionist Mapam and Centre Party Shinui Meretz, in 1992. Shulamit was leader…
Read MoreIsraeli Soldiers Torture and Abuse Palestinian Children
Israel’s Occupation Forces Have Learnt Well from the Nazis Fighting ‘terrorism’ I have to confess that, immune as I am to stories of the violence and brutality of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, I found the programme below, made by Australian TV, shocking. I’ve been on the streets of Derry and Belfast when British…
Read MoreFizzy drinks win over human rights for celeb Scarlett
Scarlett Johansson Prefers Money to Human Rights Cartoon from Katie Miranda Image: Katie Miranda. Scarlett Johansson preferring to be the global ambassador for fizzy drinks confected by Sodastream, a product from an illegal settlement, rather than for the charity Oxfam .‘SodaStream is at the heart of Israel’s system of occupation’ Cartoon from…
Read MoreIt will take more than looks to love Sodastream
The face of Scarlett Johansson aims to Prettify Occupation Another great demo outside Ecostream today. We all know that Sodasteam’s a toxic brand, profiteering from Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land. It was bizarre to hear the local mad Zionists shouting ‘Oxfam is a toxic brand’ because Oxfam had the good sense to drop Scarlett Johansson…
Read MoreA recent Boycott Protest in ADA Against Soda Stream
Brighton PSC Demonstrate in ASDA’s (Walmart) Brighton Marina store Like most big superstores, ASDA has no ethics other than making another fast buck. They have no problem with sourcing goods from the settlements, knowing full well that thousands of Palestinians in 5 villages were evicted from the Maale Adumim area where Sodastream is based in order to…
Read MorePalestine Solidarity Campaign AGM 2014
Hugh Lanning – Chair of PSC Solidarity with Abbas & the PA is solidarity with Israel – PSC has to choose between the collaborators or the oppressed Tony Greenstein asking a question about the Annual Accounts It was over 31 years ago, that a group of us decided for form the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Most of those…
Read MoreThe End of Palestine or the End of Norman Finkelstein?
The Madness of King Norman Once Upon a Time the brightest star in the firmament was Norman Finkelstein. With his prodigious academic talents he put to flight all those he conquered. It was Norman Finkelstein, more than anyone else, who exposed the forgery of Joan Peter’s From Time Immemorial which went from adulatory reviews in…
Read MoreBoycott Goes International
Britain’s main Jewish Boycott Group Boycott goes prime-time in Israel As people can see Boycott is going international with campaigns springing up across Europe and even causing ructions in the Italian Jewish community. Also Israel’s most popular Channel 2 Channel devoted a whole programme to it. Israelis are worried. What ‘degitimisation’ means is a refusal…
Read MoreWhy Israel Doesn’t Want Peace
It is often taken as given that Israel wants peace. In a sense it does, but it is the peace of the vanquished. Peace on its terms. The failure of the current talks is predictable. Netanyahu doesn’t want any agreement. He therefore continues to add conditions which even Abbas has difficulty selling. Zionism has always…
Read MoreThe Most Obnoxious Participant in the Demonstrations Against Sodastream
An Odball Named Shaike Rozanski His name is shaike Rozanski although at first I though he was referred to as ‘shaker’ on account of his unusual mannerisms. His appalling behaviour, although no doubt typical of the average Israeli settler (note – not the average Israeli) even casts the JDL’s Simon Cobb’s in a (relatively) good…
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