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| Zionists believe that changing the meaning of Zionism will change the ugly reality of Jewish supremacism |
Words mean what I want them to mean – the only question is who’s master?
When the fake news story of anti-Semitism at Oxford
University Labour Club broke last year, one of the main allegations was that
Jewish students had been baited with chants of ‘Zio’. No proof was brought that this was true but
as is so often the case, fake Zionist allegations rapidly become accepted as
the truth, despite Labour’s Inquiry finding no evidence of this claim.
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| Under the guise of opposing antiSemitism, the racist Jewish Labour Movement tries to sanitise Zionism as some kind of cultural movement |
What this affair was about was sanitising Zionism. This was why the Jewish Labour Movement, the
overseas wing of the Israeli Labour Party, moved an amendment to Labour Party
rules which, under the guise of tackling anti-Semitism, defined Zionism as ‘the
basic expression of the national identity of the Jewish people.’
overseas wing of the Israeli Labour Party, moved an amendment to Labour Party
rules which, under the guise of tackling anti-Semitism, defined Zionism as ‘the
basic expression of the national identity of the Jewish people.’
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| Israel’s Ministry of Education banned a book about a Jewish-Arab romance because it threatened Jewish racial identity |
Leaving aside that the concept of a ‘Jewish people’ is
itself anti-Semitic, this ‘national identity’ was used to ban a book from Israel’s
high school English syllabus because it depicted a relationship between a
female Jewish teenager and a male Arab teenager. Inter-racial relationships are anathema to
the Zionist concept of racial purity.
itself anti-Semitic, this ‘national identity’ was used to ban a book from Israel’s
high school English syllabus because it depicted a relationship between a
female Jewish teenager and a male Arab teenager. Inter-racial relationships are anathema to
the Zionist concept of racial purity.
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| Netanyahu and the Israeli Labour Party are in agreement – non-Jewish refugees threaten Israel’s Jewish racial identity – which is why Israel has admitted none and deported thousands |
The concept of ‘Jewish national identity’ was used by Netanyahu
as the reason for Israel to refuse accepting even one Syrian refugee. Their admission would dilute Israel’s Jewish
majority. The quest for racial purity
was the guiding principle of states like Nazi Germany. Under the guise of opposing ‘anti-Semitism’
the Jewish Labour Movement said it was not ‘acceptable
to use Zionism as a term of abuse’ even though Zionism as a racist ideology
is inherently abusive. The JLM even had
the audacity to protest at the substitution of ‘Zionist’ for ‘Jew’ when it is
Zionists above all who conflate anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.
as the reason for Israel to refuse accepting even one Syrian refugee. Their admission would dilute Israel’s Jewish
majority. The quest for racial purity
was the guiding principle of states like Nazi Germany. Under the guise of opposing ‘anti-Semitism’
the Jewish Labour Movement said it was not ‘acceptable
to use Zionism as a term of abuse’ even though Zionism as a racist ideology
is inherently abusive. The JLM even had
the audacity to protest at the substitution of ‘Zionist’ for ‘Jew’ when it is
Zionists above all who conflate anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.
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| Sir Mick Davis, a leading Zionist, giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee was clear – anti-Zionism was anti-Semitic because Zionism and being Jewish is inseparable |
For example when giving evidence to the Parliamentary Home
Affairs Select Committee on anti-Semitism Sir Mick Davis, former Chair of the Jewish
Leadership Council, said that ‘criticising
Zionism is the same as anti-Semitism because… if you attack Zionism you
attack the very fundamentals of how Jews thing of themselves.’
Affairs Select Committee on anti-Semitism Sir Mick Davis, former Chair of the Jewish
Leadership Council, said that ‘criticising
Zionism is the same as anti-Semitism because… if you attack Zionism you
attack the very fundamentals of how Jews thing of themselves.’
What then is Zionism?
It was a movement for the establishment of a Jewish state in
Palestine. Because another people were
living there it was, by its own admission, a settler colonial movement. It sought to displace that people because
they were not Jewish. It was therefore,
by definition, a racist movement and in its early years openly campaigned for
‘Jewish Labour, Land and Produce’.
It was a movement for the establishment of a Jewish state in
Palestine. Because another people were
living there it was, by its own admission, a settler colonial movement. It sought to displace that people because
they were not Jewish. It was therefore,
by definition, a racist movement and in its early years openly campaigned for
‘Jewish Labour, Land and Produce’.
The Question of Zio
So is Zio anti-Semitic?
I have to confess that before this bogus argument broke out I had never
used the term ‘Zio’. It is though handy
to use on Twitter for 2 reasons – first because of a 140 character limit and
secondly because the racists who call themselves Zionists don’t like to be
called ‘Zios’!
I have to confess that before this bogus argument broke out I had never
used the term ‘Zio’. It is though handy
to use on Twitter for 2 reasons – first because of a 140 character limit and
secondly because the racists who call themselves Zionists don’t like to be
called ‘Zios’!
It is perfectly acceptable to abuse racists and Zionists. Racism is by definition abusive and Zionists in
particular repeatedly accuse Jewish anti-Zionists of being ‘self-haters’ (a
Nazi term) or Kapos (collaborators with the Nazis) which is admittedly ironic
since it was Zionism which did the collaborating!
particular repeatedly accuse Jewish anti-Zionists of being ‘self-haters’ (a
Nazi term) or Kapos (collaborators with the Nazis) which is admittedly ironic
since it was Zionism which did the collaborating!
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| Extract from Chakrabarti’s Report on the term ‘Zio’ – no reasons are given as to why an abbreviation of Zionism is anti-Semitic even if it is not complimentary! |
In her Report on Racism and Anti-Semitism, Shami Chakrabart demonstrated that she knew nothing about Zionism when describing ‘Zio’ as a ‘racist epithet’. She gave no reason as to why this was so other than that it began as an abbreviation of ‘Zionist’ (a term she didn’t understand). She said that noone used it to describe their own political or cultural identity. She is wrong. Zionism is used to describe the political identity of some Jews (& non-Jews). It may well be used as a term of abuse on occasions. Usually it is used as a description of someone’s political position. Chakrabati’s Report was a mixed bag but on the question of ‘Zio’ she provided no reasoned argument as to why it was anti-Semitic. If it is abusive it is because Zionism is very abusive!
Why is it important to defend the use of Zio? Because it is important never to let one’s
enemies control political discourse.
Those who define the language control the narrative. That is why something seemingly insignificant
is actually very important. Zionism is
racist, Zios are therefore racists, except for those few Zionists who genuinely
believe that Zionism and anti-racism is compatible. Today there are very few genuine socialists
who are also Zionists. It is no accident
that the Jewish Labour Movement in last year’s Labour Party leadership
elections voted by 92% to 4% to support Owen Smith against Jeremy Corbyn. The Jewish Labour Movement is an appendage of
the Right in the Labour Party. In
Brighton and Hove, the Jewish Labour Movement provided 5 delegates, as an
affiliated socialist society, in each of the 3 constituencies to the Right
(& they still lost!).
enemies control political discourse.
Those who define the language control the narrative. That is why something seemingly insignificant
is actually very important. Zionism is
racist, Zios are therefore racists, except for those few Zionists who genuinely
believe that Zionism and anti-racism is compatible. Today there are very few genuine socialists
who are also Zionists. It is no accident
that the Jewish Labour Movement in last year’s Labour Party leadership
elections voted by 92% to 4% to support Owen Smith against Jeremy Corbyn. The Jewish Labour Movement is an appendage of
the Right in the Labour Party. In
Brighton and Hove, the Jewish Labour Movement provided 5 delegates, as an
affiliated socialist society, in each of the 3 constituencies to the Right
(& they still lost!).
Labour Zionists today are at one with New Labour. For example its Southern Regional Organiser
is Ivor Caplin, ex-MP for Hove and former Junior Defence Minister under Blair
at the time of the Iraq War. In other
words a paid up war criminal.
is Ivor Caplin, ex-MP for Hove and former Junior Defence Minister under Blair
at the time of the Iraq War. In other
words a paid up war criminal.
As to Zio it is short for Zionist. Even the Zios agree on that! Zionism is a political ideology which
believed that the Jewish Question as it was called could be solved by the ‘normalisation’
of Jewish people, i.e. they had to form a nation state. Those who believed the Jews should ‘return’
to Palestine were originally primarily non-Jewish anti-Semites. People like Arthur James Balfour who in 1917 signed
the famous Balfour Declaration promising the land of the Palestinians to the Zionists. In 1905, as Prime Minister, he introduced the
Aliens Act into the House of Commons whose
aim was to keep Jewish refugees from the Czarist pogroms out of this
country. He didn’t like Jews but was all
the more happy to send them to Palestine.
believed that the Jewish Question as it was called could be solved by the ‘normalisation’
of Jewish people, i.e. they had to form a nation state. Those who believed the Jews should ‘return’
to Palestine were originally primarily non-Jewish anti-Semites. People like Arthur James Balfour who in 1917 signed
the famous Balfour Declaration promising the land of the Palestinians to the Zionists. In 1905, as Prime Minister, he introduced the
Aliens Act into the House of Commons whose
aim was to keep Jewish refugees from the Czarist pogroms out of this
country. He didn’t like Jews but was all
the more happy to send them to Palestine.
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| ‘Even today, in a perverse way, a real antisemite must be a Zionist |
As A B Yehoshua, one of Israel’s foremost poets said in a
talk to the Union of Jewish Students (22.1.82.)
talk to the Union of Jewish Students (22.1.82.)
Anti-Zionism is
not the product of the non-Jews. On the contrary, the Gentiles have always
encouraged Zionism, hoping that it would help to rid them of the Jews in their
midst. Even today, in a perverse way, a real antisemite must be a Zionist.
not the product of the non-Jews. On the contrary, the Gentiles have always
encouraged Zionism, hoping that it would help to rid them of the Jews in their
midst. Even today, in a perverse way, a real antisemite must be a Zionist.
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| Pastor John Hagee, President of Christians United for Israel, the biggest Zionist organisation in the USA, believes that Hitler was sent by god to drive Jews to Palestine |
Given that many Jews are non-Zionists or anti-Zionists and
many non-Jews are Zionists how can it be
anti-Semitic to use the term Zio? Indeed
the biggest Zionist organisation in the United States is the million strong Christians
United for Israel, led by the anti-Semitic Pastor John Hagee who believes that Hitler
was an agent of god sent to drive the Jews to Palestine.
many non-Jews are Zionists how can it be
anti-Semitic to use the term Zio? Indeed
the biggest Zionist organisation in the United States is the million strong Christians
United for Israel, led by the anti-Semitic Pastor John Hagee who believes that Hitler
was an agent of god sent to drive the Jews to Palestine.
Many millions of people – from Blairites to Christian
fundamentalism are Zionists. The first
Zionists were Christian not Jewish. So
those who say that Zio is anti-Semitic are really saying that all Jews are
Zionists and that all Zionists are Jews.
Which is an anti-Semitic statement because it implies a uniformity of
political opinion to all Jews.
fundamentalism are Zionists. The first
Zionists were Christian not Jewish. So
those who say that Zio is anti-Semitic are really saying that all Jews are
Zionists and that all Zionists are Jews.
Which is an anti-Semitic statement because it implies a uniformity of
political opinion to all Jews.
So if anyone takes exception to the use of ‘Zio’ you should tell
them to stop being anti-Semitic!
them to stop being anti-Semitic!
Tony Greenstein
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