Posts by Tony Greenstein

As in South Africa under Apartheid with the End Conscription Campaign, a small group of Israeli refuseniks, teenagers sent to support the settlers in the West Bank, have refused to serve in the oppressive Israeli Army. Below is an appeal I received today and the response when I had sent a letter. I would urge…

As people may have realised, the title of this blog has been changed from ‘Anti-Zionists Against Anti-Semites’ to ‘Tony Greenstein’s Blog’. The reason for this is that the original reason for setting this up, the activities of the small group of anti-Semites around Gilad Atzmon and Mary Rizzo, has shrunk into insignificance. The original blog…

Tannock with friend Well my old friend Mark Elf recently wrote to all 9 Conservative MEPs over the proposed EU Trade Agreement with Israel (the vote on which was postponed last Monday because of Israel’s outlaw status). Much to his surprise, Mark’s that is, the Personal Assistant of Charles Tannock MEP wrote back explaining why…

Photo 1 & 2: the new college expansion facing the threat of demolition – Photos courtesy of LRC Academic Freedom – Israeli StyleYou won’t find defenders of ‘academic freedom’ such as Engage taking up issues such as the attack in Hebron on a Palestinian college. Academic freedom is only for the settler society, not the…

70 years ago, the Nazis launched their infamous pogrom against the Jews of Germany, killing dozens of people and burning hundreds of synagogues and smashing the glass of Jewish shops. Contrary to myth, this was not at all popular among ordinary Germans or even the more middle-class elements of the Nazi Party. Even Herman Goering…

Many of my friends and political comrades have seen in Barak Obama a force for change. It is natural that people are joyful and delighted in the fact that, in view of American’s history, an Afro-American has been elected President. I share that joy but it is also a good example of how superficial ethnic…

You would have to delve back into the depths of Nazi Germany to find a practice whereby doctors operate on a healthy patient, without their consent, for the purpose of experimentation. This of course raises into question the role of Israeli doctors, especially given that the longstanding President of the Israeli Medical Association, Yoram Blachar,…

There is no ‘terrorism’ on the part of the Bedouin of the Negev. They haven’t resorted to force of arms, the usual excuse on the part of the Zionists for their rape and pillage of the Palestinians. Yet as the following message shows, this hasn’t prevented the demolition of homes in Bedouin . The following…

It would not be surprising if, with the current economic and financial meltdown, someone didn’t blame the Jews (or Zionists). It is therefore no surprise that our old friend Gilad Atzmon has once again leapt into the breach with his latest article, Credit Crunch or rather Zio Punch? At a time when even the fascist…

When I became an anti-Zionist as a teenager, there were no role models or indeed any examples that I knew of. Being a Jewish anti-Zionist was a lonely and solitary experience. True when I joined the International Socialists (SWP) there were a number of Jewish members, but anti-Zionism was not a hot topic. Today the…