Posts by Tony Greenstein

The Humiliation of the EDL/March for England Two independent film makers, Brosan and Godfrey, have posted a film on YouTube, you may like to view:   As I have alread posted  on April 22nd a massive turnout from people in Brighton, prevented the EDL and their sock puppets, MFE, from marching more than 1/3 of…

Iran’s Clerical Regime Is Threatened by a Cartoonist – Religion & Humour Never Did Mix Mahmoud Shokraye drew conservative MP Ahmad Lotfi Ashtiani in a cartoon deemed ‘insulting‘ An Iranian cartoonist has been sentenced to 25 lashes for a caricature of a local MP, the semi-official Ilna news agency has reported. Ahmad Lotfi Ashtiani, MP…

When the Israeli military launched its blitzkrieg on Lebanon in 1982 and the siege of Beirut, one of its main targets was the files and archives of the PLO cultural department.  When you  try to destroy a people you also try to destroy their culture. That is one reason why the Nazis burnt books of…

Protesters marching on the Egyptian Parliament to protest the Abbassiya crackdown. Image by Hossam el-Hamalawy. Socialists Working with Islamists Whilst Retaining Their Independence  A very interesting article on the work of revolutionary socialists in Egypt, which Israeli socialist, Moshe Machover, has distributed.  It is interesting on two levels.  Firstly when a large section of the…

Police in the ‘Only Democracy in the Middle East’ Prevent anti-Government Demonstration Police in action to prevent demonstration Israel’s major opposition party Kadimah, which was facing political annihilation, joined Netanyahu’s government last Tuesday.  Kadimah, a so-called centrist Zionist party, had just replaced its previous leader Tsipi Livni, with Shaul Moffaz, a former Chief of Staff…

May 17th: 24 hours of hunger in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails This coming Thursday, May 17, will mark a month to the hunger strike, with over 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails participating in it. As Israel refuses to accept the prisoners’ demands for their basic rights, including humane treatment, many…

Video: Saar Skali – Talking about the Israeli Occupation – “The Big Brother” Reality show in Israel – Saar Szekely פורסם בתאריך 17 בפברואר 2012  מאת  ערן ורד  גיב                                      This was seen live at prime time on Israel’s leading TV network (Ch. 2)

Curfew Imposed on Zochrot Offices in the Heart of Tel Aviv Palestinian employees at the Customs Department, Haifa // Dr. Johnny Mansour As in every year on Independence Day eve, Zochrot planned a street activity to commemorate and raise public awareness of the Nakba. After a discussion held in our offices, some 15 activists intended…

Co-operative Group Moves to End Trade Links with Those Who Trade With the Settlements What was it that Norman Finkelstein said in that notorious interview?  That BDS is a ‘cult’.  Well it’s not so much of a cult that Britain’s fifth largest supermarket group has moved to sever links with Israeli companies that source from…

A Not Too Happy Zionist Ends Up Swearing!   The Theatre Management Warn the Audience of What’s to Come The Culture of the Oppressor Put Under the Spotlight For a second time, the Jerusalem Quartet were part of the line-up at the Brighton Festival.  Following on from our successful disruption of their concert at London’s…