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Why Israel is not a Liberal Democracy
Israel is the most racist and right-wing state on Earth Introduction The recent Home Affairs Select Committee Report on Anti-Semitism, [see Manufacturing Consent On ‘Anti-Semitism – Modern Day Alchemy – Home Affairs Select Committee Transforms Anti-Zionism into Anti-Semitism] whose primary purpose was to conflate criticism of Israel and Zionism with anti-Semitism, started from the basis that ‘where…
Read MoreWhy Zionism is important & why we must reject attempts to sanitise it
This is an important article in Israel’s online +972 Magazine that is required reading for anyone who wishes to understand Zionism, the movement that dispossessed the Palestinians and now rules over 6 million of them. Ephraim Mirvis, Britain’s Chief Rabbi, argues that Zionism and Judaism are inseparable. His predecessor Rabbi Herman Adler was an anti-Zionist This…
Read MoreDylan Thomas and Bob Dylan – a critical comparison – Heathcote Amory
It’s not often that you read a profoundly brilliant and moving essay such as that by Heathcote Amory. Musically Bob Dylan is one of my favourite heroes but, as the essay below shows, he is also a deeply flawed hero. Dylan is accused of plagiarism, not I think always fairly, given it is well known…
Read MoreJon Lansman stages a Coup D’état in Momentum as the National Committee is cancelled by the Steering Committee
The Long Awaited Founding Conference of Momentum Will Be a Virtual Conference! Jon Lansman, Momentum’s founder is determined not to share power with the membership Matt Wracks Speech on Momentum at the LRC Conference from Percivale Productions on Vimeo. In his farewell speech to the House of Commons Tony Benn repeated one of his most…
Read MoreThe meaning of the decision of Labour’s Right to support Arms to Saudi Arabia
It is time to deselect the 98 Labour MPs who believe Saudia Arabia is our ally What do you call Peter Kyle – Hove’s gay Progress MP sees nothing wrong in supporting the alliance with Saudia Arabia where being gay can be fatal? On the face of it, it is a strange issue on which…
Read MoreThe Execrable Luke Akehurst Defends Israel’s Occupation & Its Methods of Control
Akehurst of Labour First Supports Hewlett Packard’s Supply of Technology under the guise of ‘Anti-Terrorism’ Akehurst comes from a long tradition of Labour imperialists The dictionary.com definition of execrable is either: 1. utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent or 2. very bad: By way of contrast the OED defines execrable as ‘Extremely bad or unpleasant.’ I suspect…
Read MoreLiberal Democrats Suspend British Peer for Supporting Palestinian Rights
The Anti-Semitism Witch-hunt Spreads to the Lib-Dems On the principle that there is no purpose served by reinventing the wheel, I am reposting Richard Silverstein’s excellent post on the attack, by the Lib Dems trivial and superficial Christian Zionist leader, Tim Farron, on one of the few principled people in the Lib Dems, Baroness Jenny…
Read MoreOpposing Parliament’s Racist Witch-hunt of Malia Bouattia
Academics, Lawyers and Anti-Racist Activists in Support of NUS President It is good to see that so many prominent academics and other people have signed a letter to The Independent opposing the attack on Malia Bouattia by racist Zionists and racist Parliamentarians, led by Chuku Ummuna and Keith Vaz. Two weeks ago I wrote in…
Read MoreAs the Guardian’s ‘anti-Semitism’ campaign against Corbyn continues its time to BOYCOTT the Guardian
Howard Jacobson’s blindness to Zionist racism in the cause of fake anti-Semitism Howard Jacobson – blind to the Palestinians Zionist lobby group boasts of its success in neutering Guardian coverage of Zionism & Palestine There was a time when the Guardian had the best Middle East correspondent of any paper, David Hirst, who wrote an excellent…
Read MoreComplaint Against John Mann MP for Harassment
Let us see how quickly Iain McNicol acts on a complaint against the Right? Graham Martin complains on Facebook about harassment from John Mann MP Dr Sam Glatt, the 90 year old Jewish doctor who told John Mann to stop using anti-Semitism for political and Zionist ends and to stop undermining Jeremy Corbyn What began…
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