Posts by Tony Greenstein
J-Big Conference on Palestine Solidarity, BDS and Jewish Opposition to Zionism
Palestine solidarity and Jewish opposition to Zionism Saturday 2 March 2013, 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1RD £10 (concessions £5) Reservations by email to [email protected] Cheques to J-BIG, 4 Crestway Parade, The Crestway, Brighton, BN1 7BL Bank transfers to Unity Trust Bank, sort code 08-60-01, account number 20241234 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 1.00 Welcome, registration, tea and…
Read MoreThe ‘only democracy in the Middle East’ tortures Arafat Jaradat to death
Only in Israel does the Judiciary Approve Shackling Children and Torturing Prisoners Arafat Jaradat – tortured to death by the Middle East’s ‘only democracy’ Below are 3 articles on the shocking torturing to death of Arafat Jaradat, a Palestinian civilian, by the secret police (Shin Bet) of the Middle East’s only democracy. We can be…
Read MoreVeolia – The Growing Success of Boycott
Veolia suffering “expensive” damage due to Palestine campaigners’ publicity says financial expert Adri Nieuwhof Electronic Intifada – 02/19/2013 It’s always enjoyable to read good news about the Boycott! Protest in London against Veolia’s role in the Israeli occupation (Inminds.com) Tony Greenstein For years, the French transnational Veolia has tried to downplay the effect of the…
Read MoreThe Saudi monarchy doesn’t allow women to drive – but they do allow US Drone Bases
For all the guff you hear about ‘Islamic fundamentalism’ which idiots like the English Defence League and other bigots take to heart, western imperialism is quite happy with the most vicious and undemocratic state in the Middle East. That isn’t surprising since the Arab-American Oil Company (Standard Oil) virtually created the country, plucking a…
Read MoreStaples Stops Stocking Sodastream Rubbish
News Update If you want to a glimpse of the warped and twisted mentality of the Jewish Defence League, whom the organiser of the far-right Zionist/Christian fundamentalist demonstrators, Simon Cobbs, thinks are a fine bunch of people, then take a look at a tweet which appeared today from what is apparently the more ‘moderate’ of…
Read MoreIsraeli Jewish Women Living in Gaza Denied Right to See their Families in Israel
You’ve probably heard the racist outpourings of Israel’s defenders. In turning themselves into the oppressed, the Palestinians become the new Nazis. Prime amongst these are the ‘anti-Semitic’ Hamas that the Israeli state and shin bet helped set up. The following article by Ha’aretz journalist, Amira Hass, who has herself lived in Gaza, demonstrates both the…
Read More4 Unarmed Young Palestinians – Murdered by the worlds most moral occupation
Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon in the High Court in 2012. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi It takes a lot for the head of the IOF’s Central Command, Gen. Nitzan Alon, to tell his commanders not to fire on sight at civilians. In four separate incidents over a 2 week period, young unarmed Palestinians were killed. In…
Read MoreCIMADE – French Group Saved 10,000 Marseilles Jews Boycotts Zionisation of Holocaust
Pastor Marc Donadille with his wife and children. Donadille worked with CIMADE, a Protestant movement to save the Jews of southern France by smuggling them to Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. France, between 1939 and 1943. ‘Righteous’ French Group Boycotts Jewish Event Holocaust Rescuers Object to Memorial’s ‘Pro-Israel’ Slant By JTA Madelaine Barot of Cimade Published February 12,…
Read MoreAkiva Orr, co-founder of Matzpen – the Socialist Organisation in Israel passes away
From working class militant to anti-Zionist writer I only met Akiva Orr once, when he spoke at Sussex University in the 1980’s, to a sparsely attended meeting of the Palestine society on campus. His book on Israel – appropriately titled ‘The UnJewish State’ had just been published. Akiva was an entertaining if not eccentric speaker…
Read MoreEd Corrigan Wins Defamation Action Against Zionist Accusation of anti-Semitism
Libel – It May Be A Blunt Instrument But It’s Useful Against Zionist Liars I have to confess that although my socialist principles oppose use of the libel laws, there are times when it is the only way that those who have been traduced and libelled, without any recourse to media of their own, can…
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