Posts by Tony Greenstein

An interesting obituary for Marek Edelman in Ha’aretz by someone who is clearly a Revisionist Zionist but who nonetheless recognises the contribution of Marekt Edelman and the fact that he remained a determined opponent of Zionism to the last. Not for him the ‘negation of the Diaspora’ and other anti-Semitic notions. Tony Greenstein Marek Edelman…

Below, in an e-mail to two PSC activists, Betty Hunter, General Secretary of PSC, admits that the Palestinian Authority decision was ‘appalling.’ And that’s it. She denies burying the Goldstone Report. But that is not the point. PSC have refrained from any criticism of the Palestinian Authority’s decision to do exactly that. The main factions…

Last Commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Revolt Dies Aged 90 On October 2nd 2009, Marek Edelman, Deputy Leader of ZOB, the Jewish Fighting Organisation in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, died aged 90. Marek Edelman who, after the death of Mordechai Anielwicz, became Commander of ZOB, was a living legend as well as a world famous…

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprisingby Marek Edelman published in a pamphlet called The Warsaw Ghetto: The 45th Anniversary of the Uprising Interpress Publishers pp. 17-39 [undated] I am not acquainted with the young author of this booklet, one of the leaders of the Jewish Uprising. He brought me a typewritten copy, and I read it all…

The behaviour of the Palestinian Authority in accepting the US and Israel’s demand to withdraw a motion endorsing the Goldstone Report on Israel’s war crimes in Gaza is not unique. During the Second World War, the Nazis set up Judenrat (Jewish Councils) in Nazi-occupied Europe. Of course the parallels are not exact, because it could…

DEBATE – ‘Israel-Palestine and the one state solution:principled solidarity or cul-de-sac?’ Tony Greenstein [Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods/Alliance 4 Green Socialism] Jack Conrad [Communist Party of Great Britain] Moshe Machover [founding member of Matzpen– Socialist Organisation in Israel] 6.30-9.30 October 11th Lucas Arms, Pentonville Road, London There has, over the past year, been a vigorous…

Tomorrow will see the first ever General Strike by Palestinians with Israeli citizenship. The issue of Israeli apartheid against Arabs living within the state is generally ignored, either by design or ignorance. For example you would search in vain for any reference to what is happening on the Socialist Action-controlled Palestine Solidarity Campaign website.This is…

Below is a powerful article from Israel’s sole liberal daily, Ha’aretz, on how repression of the Palestinians is also destroying democratic rights even for Israeli Jews. Not how Israeli Universities, Haifa in particular, have been complicit in the attack on Gaza. This is the true meaning of ‘academic freedom’ in Israel. Also posted and linked…

The reaction of Israel’s military spokespersons and government to the Goldstone Report, a report from a liberal Zionist and ex-South African judge speaks volumes. They are determined not to deal with the substance of the Report but to attack its author. I had a letter published in the Guardian yesterday pointing this and one or…