Category: Holocaust

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

From boycotting Jews to attacking MPs, the bullying thuggery of BDS

By almost any measure of freedom, Israel is a Garden of Eden compared to every single one of its neighbours. The obsession people have with that *TINY* state is simply astonishing. Of all the nations in the world, Israel is the one people want to boycott (BDS)? No less astonishing is the obsession some people have with the *TINY* global Jewish population. You cannot simply … Continue reading From boycotting Jews to attacking MPs, the bullying thuggery of BDS

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anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, extremism on campus, Holocaust, Labour Party, Media Bias, The I/P conflict

Hate against Jewish people. A poison that spreads unnoticed

I had a difficult day on Tuesday. One of those days were I see the poison spread on London’s streets. I was at the Corbyn antisemitism demo /counter demo, that took place as the NEC discussed the adoption of the IHRA definition. There are plenty of political commentaries on the event (1,2,3,4) and I have never been one just to parrot what is said elsewhere. … Continue reading Hate against Jewish people. A poison that spreads unnoticed

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jvp
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, extremism on campus, Holocaust, NGO's, The I/P conflict, UK, USA

JVP and other fringe groups align with Holocaust Deniers to attack British Jews

When it comes to writing the history of these unfolding events, the Jewish anti-Zionists groups like JVP (Jewish Voice for peace) will have their name in lights in the hall of shame. I don’t know what the situation is in the US, but I would imagine with over five million Jews, the environment does not resemble Europe. That a few groups of anti-Zionist Jews have … Continue reading JVP and other fringe groups align with Holocaust Deniers to attack British Jews

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divided cloth
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Holocaust, Islamic terrorism, Media Bias, The I/P conflict

Antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the principle of the divided cloth

Before I talk of a divided cloth, let me address the antisemitic events. Last September I was turned away at the door of a fringe event at the Labour conference because I was a ‘known Zionist’. Last summer as I sat to eat a meal with my wife and eleven-year-old son during a day out at the PalestineExpo I was approached by security and asked … Continue reading Antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the principle of the divided cloth

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Jeremy Corbyn anti-Zionism
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Conflict history, Holocaust, Labour Party, NGO's, The I/P conflict

Corbyn’s antisemitic anti-Zionism is part of his core belief system

Antisemitic anti-Zionism surrounds Jeremy Corbyn. It is part of the ideological diet he has been fed on for decades. Whenever I have looked at anti-Israel activity taking place in the UK, Corbyn has been at the front of it. He is still a patron of the Anti-Zionist Palestine Solidarity campaign. He has personally campaigned to have Israel culturally, economically, politically and academically isolated. When he … Continue reading Corbyn’s antisemitic anti-Zionism is part of his core belief system

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British Jews slam
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Holocaust, Labour Party, Media Bias

The dark clouds continue to gather for British Jews

Yesterday things took a darker turn for British Jews. Let us go back to Tuesday 26 April 2016, 7:53am. A Facebook post by Naz Shah emerges on the Guido Fawkes website. It is a post from 2014 suggesting that Israel should be “relocated” to America and praising the “transportation costs”. Within hours, other posts emerged, including one comparing Israel to the Nazis. By 13:30, Naz Shah … Continue reading The dark clouds continue to gather for British Jews

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Hezbollah flag
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Holocaust, Islamic terrorism, The I/P conflict

Hezbollah flags in London again, as antisemitic hate meets Jewish resistance

The Hezbollah flag is a symbol of murderous hate. The flag drips with the blood of its innocent victims, is etched with the tales of numerous terror attacks and is washed in the untold misery inflicted on those that disagree with the radical Islamic Shi’a ideology of the group it represents. The flag carries the image of a weapon, an ‘in your face’ statement of … Continue reading Hezbollah flags in London again, as antisemitic hate meets Jewish resistance

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Banksy Hotel Bethlehem
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism in the church, BDS, Conflict history, Holocaust, The I/P conflict

Banksy West Bank Bethlehem Hotel review: An antisemitic sham

The post will be about my recent visit to the Banksy hotel and the historical distortion and antisemitic imagery that was on show there, but first a little background.  I recently spent a few days in Israel as part of a delegation led and facilitated by the Zionist Federation. It was a small group, led by Arieh Miller (ZF) and included representatives from Sussex Friends … Continue reading Banksy West Bank Bethlehem Hotel review: An antisemitic sham

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Corbyn, Smeeth, Israel
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, Conflict history, Holocaust, Islamic terrorism, The I/P conflict

We don’t choose our battles, like with Corbyn, some choose us

It is seventy years since the ‘Jewish People’s Council’ gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum and approved the proclamation declaring the establishment of the State of Israel. For six months, Jews had been engaged in a bloody civil conflict that would turn the right of having a state, into actually creating one. To do this they had to fight united groups that stood against them. … Continue reading We don’t choose our battles, like with Corbyn, some choose us

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Germany
Conflict history, Holocaust, The I/P conflict

Before the Holocaust, a bureaucratic snapshot of European Jews in 1934

Today is Yom Hazikaron laShoah ve-laG’vurah (יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה) or ‘Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day’ in Israel.  It is celebrated on the 27th of Nisan (Hebrew calendar) each year. For me, a student of history, the Holocaust is a living thing, that has roots stretching back decades before Hitler came to power, and still reverberates today. Outside of the details in a book, the … Continue reading Before the Holocaust, a bureaucratic snapshot of European Jews in 1934

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