Category: BDS

anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Conflict history, The I/P conflict, United Nations

November 2nd to November 29, Twenty-eight stepping stones to partition

On 2 November 2017 we celebrated the Balfour Declaration centenary. On the 29th November, we celebrate seventy years since UN resolution 181 – the United Nations ‘partition plan’. Looking at much of the discussion over Balfour, there is still clearly misunderstanding over the process that led to the creation of Israel. The Balfour Declaration was a stepping stone, an important point of recognition. Yet the … Continue reading November 2nd to November 29, Twenty-eight stepping stones to partition

David32 Comments
union hate
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Islamic terrorism, Media Bias, The I/P conflict

British unions supporting antisemitism and radical Islamic hate

Yesterday, on the 4th November 2017, an ‘anti-Balfour’ event took place in London.  Intensively plugged for months by every anti-Israel group across the country, this was going to be a demonstration that filled the streets with anti-Israel protestors. In the end, it wasn’t anything of the sort. The PSC Twitter feed absurdly suggested 15,000 marched, yet only 2300-2600 walked passed Hanover Square. There may have … Continue reading British unions supporting antisemitism and radical Islamic hate

David24 Comments
Zainab Khan
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, The I/P conflict, UK, USA

Gilad Atzmon, solidarity in Reading and RISC – the anti-Israel hosts

Last week, Gilad Atzmon gave a talk at the Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC). This blog isn’t about free speech. You want a racist book? You want to subscribe to a white supremacist magazine that hates Jews, blacks and gays? Then go ahead, nobody is stopping you. But you shouldn’t expect the National Lottery fund to subsidise the product. The public purse can be legitimately … Continue reading Gilad Atzmon, solidarity in Reading and RISC – the anti-Israel hosts

David34 Comments
Asa Winstanley
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Islamic terrorism, The I/P conflict

An open ‘response’ for Asa Winstanley at Electronic Intifada

It seems as though Asa Winstanley at ‘Electronic Intifada’ decided he needed to attack me. A point of recognition that indicates the work you are doing is having an effect. When Mondoweiss dedicated an entire piece to me, I considered it a mark of respect. The Algemeiner J100 recognition was another step up. Now Electronic Intifada? One of the central hate-filled mouthpieces of the entire … Continue reading An open ‘response’ for Asa Winstanley at Electronic Intifada

David4 Comments
Inminds, thugs, conspiracy theorists and antisemites
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BBC, BDS, Islamic terrorism, Media Bias, The I/P conflict

Inminds Jew haters gather. Fools, conspiracy theorists and antisemites

On Saturday 14 October, a group of anti-Israel activists went to protest outside of Jason Atherton’s ‘Little Social restaurant’. The group behind the demonstration was ‘Inminds’, a small, highly active, and particularly thuggish group, whose activists clearly have an issue with Jews. This time, they gathered to protest a restaurant participating in ‘Round Tables‘, an international culinary festival in Tel Aviv. As is so often … Continue reading Inminds Jew haters gather. Fools, conspiracy theorists and antisemites

David189 Comments
Tollcross Community Centre
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Islamic terrorism, The I/P conflict

In Edinburgh they are still promoting SPSC antisemitism

The more I engage with antisemitism, the more I realise that when it comes to people who hate Jews, most people really do not care. What happened this week in Edinburgh is a good example. Two months ago, my report into the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign was published by Jewish Human Rights Watch. The research identified incredibly high concentration levels of antisemites within the SPSC. … Continue reading In Edinburgh they are still promoting SPSC antisemitism

David166 Comments
My name is Rachel too
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism in the church, BDS, extremism on campus, The I/P conflict

My name is Rachel ‘X’

On 2 October 1938, Arab ‘rioters’ infiltrated a Jewish neighbourhood in Tiberias. They first cut the telephone wires to frustrate calls for help. They then set about massacring innocent civilians. According to the British: ‘It was systematically organized and savagely executed. Of the nineteen Jews killed, including women and children, all save four were stabbed to death.’ There were about 70 armed Arabs involved in … Continue reading My name is Rachel ‘X’

David5 Comments
Miko Peled at the Labour Party Conference
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Conflict history, Islamic terrorism, The I/P conflict

Facing raw antisemitism at the Labour Party Conference 2017

I have spent all week in Brighton, at the 2017 Labour Party Conference. This was my first visit to the conference. As someone who dislikes the ideological straitjacket of political affiliation, it will probably be my last. From the suffocating presence of ‘Palestinian solidarity’ to an obvious tolerance for rabid antisemites, this week was deeply unsettling. There were times where the atmosphere was scary. How … Continue reading Facing raw antisemitism at the Labour Party Conference 2017

David94 Comments
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism in the church, BDS, extremism on campus, The I/P conflict

Why you shouldn’t just shrug your shoulders at SOAS

For those of us who have experienced the hostility of SOAS, even images of the building can create an uneasy feeling. Those Jews who attend events, tell tales of the anti-Jewish rhetoric that thrives and multiplies there. Yet until you have personally experienced it, it is difficult to adequately describe the threat SOAS presents. Too many people make the mistake of suggesting SOAS, like towns … Continue reading Why you shouldn’t just shrug your shoulders at SOAS

David24 Comments
pro-Palestinian racists and thugs
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, extremism on campus, The I/P conflict

Pro-Palestinian activism. Violent, intolerant, dangerous and racist

If anyone knows the true face of Pro-Palestinian activism in the UK, then I do. My assessment is not built on assumptions, bias, or just a dislike of their politics. I simply spent a long time dressed as one of them. Going to their events, seeing how they act, and listening carefully to what they were saying. It didn’t take long before I realised that … Continue reading Pro-Palestinian activism. Violent, intolerant, dangerous and racist

David22 Comments