Posts by Tony Greenstein

The TUC used to be a byword in support for the Israeli state. TUC leaders liked to point to Israel and the Kibbutzim as an example of ‘socialism’. That was before people became aware of the racist Jewish-only composition of these settlements, coupled with their establishment on land where formerly Palestinian villages stood or on…

The horrendous increase in overt racism in Israel, the targetting of the elected representatives of the Palestinian population, the comments about ‘dirty Arabs’ by Israeli Ministers, the ‘death to the Arab’ chants and of course the institutional racism against Israeli Arabs that results in sentences of 15 months and less for killing an Arab (but…

With all the talk of the English Defence League and how they represent a popular movement, it is heartening to hear that they were put to flight in Harrow when they sought to demonstrate against a mosque. It’s a pity that racist scum like Tony McNulty, former corrupt Immigration Minister, was allowed to speak. New…

PSC Branch Forum – Questions Remain to be Answered PSC’s Branch Forum met on Saturday in Sheffield. Whereas there is normally a turnout of about 25-30, numbers nearly doubled yesterday as the Executive sought to maximise attendance from their supporters as a result of the recent letter sent by members expressing concern at the influence…

As regular readers of this blog will know, prime among our concerns is that there is an effective and democratic solidarity campaign in support of the Palestinians. If the movement isn’t democratic it won’t be effective. And today PSC is anything but democratic, except in the most formal sense. We have in the past year…

Au Revoir Mike It was with great sadness that I learnt from my mother last weekend of the death of Mike Goodman, the former Director of Release and leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council. Mikes death at just 54 is so untimely. Mike lived just around the corner from my house in Dunbabin Road, Childwall,…

This is an important article which I have reprinted from Electronic Intifada. A new ‘Palestinian Authority ‘prime minister’ has been imposed on the Palestinians of the West Bank. He hasn’t of course been elected. Indeed he was one of 2 people (the other Hannan Ashrawi) who were elected as representatives of the ‘Third Way’ movement…

Yes incredible as it is, these biblical racists going by the name of ‘rabbi’ wish to continue the ethnic cleansing under a religious badge. But be grateful – Hillel Weiss of Bar Ilan University doesn’t think this merits the death penalty!! I suspect that even in Nazi Germany selling to a Jew wasn’t a capital…

What kind of ‘Labour’ Government are the Trade Unions Funding? Having already abolished Incapacity Benefit, with barely a squeak or murmur from the trade unions or labour movement, New Labour has signalled that it wants to scrap ALL disability benefits. On July 14th New Labour published a Green Paper, Shaping the Future of Care. Reading…

Below is an open letter that the Canadian gay film-maker, John Greyson, wrote to the organiser of the Toronto Film Festival when withdrawing his film ‘Covered’. The film “Covered” is about the cancellation of the Sarajevo Queer Film Festival. For the duration of the Festival, “Covered” can be seen at: GREYZONE95 SHAW STTORONTO CANADA M6J…