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Another eye-witness observation about the movement http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/03/what-is-the-nuit-debout/
This is, of course, the fact that Livingstone hinges his case upon whereas his critics said it was a deal forced upon the Zionists by circumstances (pretty much like the deal the SS Himmler tried to make much later…trucks for Jews) and Hitler was pretty much against it, and he certainly wouldn't have approved the establishment of a sovereign Jewish State. Historians will line up on both sides over its importance and relevance. Another part of Livingston's case will be that a breakaway from the Stern Gang actually approached Germany during the war for an alliance against the British in the Mandate. Shamir a prime minister of Israel was a member of this group but justified by his supporters because he joined after the attempt was made but his critics say he knew about the deal and others in the pipeline when he did join. Our blog makes it clear that Zionism itself collaborated with anti-semites from its foundation and with its fear-mongering to encourage emigration to Palestine and later Israel can be described as anti-semite, itself . I very much admire Norman Finkelstein who wrote the "Holocaust Industry" although i don't agree with the 2-state solution which he does but his attempts to remove the face of legitimacy from Israel is to be applauded.
A new poll that might be of interest51 percent of young adults aged 18-29 oppose capitalism in its current form. 33 percent of young respondents saying they supported socialism,Almost half of the respondents were in agreement that “basic health insurance is a right for all people” and that “basic necessities, such as food and shelter, are a right that the government should provide to those unable to afford them."http://www.alternet.org/economy/new-poll-shows-majority-young-americans-oppose-capitalism
I couldn't help myself when i saw this …i just had to post it
Quote:“Science isn’t about voting,” he says. “We don’t vote on the theory of relativity. We don’t vote on evolution. The image of scientists voting gives the public the impression that science is arbitrary.”https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/01/2006-space-oddity-pluto-debate-row
If only we could relegate it to a small border dispute.I think half a century or more has shown that it is often the centre of politics…in the USA and in the EU and the UK . For a population of 6 million or so, Israel punches well above its weight in diplomatic circles. As do the 4 million-odd Palestinians.I'm very happy to take advantage of media attention to declare a plague on both your houses and both your religions in the hope it attracts visitors to our website and social media.Our case against nationalism and religion is well suited for the Israeli Zionist V Palestinian Nationalist rivalry.
i note that some of the historians are being nuanced with their criticisms.That Israel was not created so Hitler couldn't have supported Jews going to Israel…Just to the British mandate of Palestine. That Hitler opposed the creation of an actual State but just wanted someplace to send them to …There were various homelands proposed…Uganda..a Jewish autonomous state in Siberia, Oblast, …even Japan got in on the act and offered territory called the Fugu Plan…And the Nazis suggested Madagascar which did have Hitler's approval… the British also suggested what is now Guyana …And Tasmania was open to resettling Jewish refugees. – all available on Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_a_Jewish_stateJust how strong the movement is for second Jewish state (Judah) if Israel makes a deal to close the West Bank settlements I'm not sure of. Has the media misjudged the public mood, as you suggest…or are they busy creating a new public mood…?Used to be the right wing Tories like the Daily Mail that were anti-semites…now they are making out that Labour is…If i recall and i might be wrong…one reason Robin Cook got dumped as foreign minister was the Israeli lobby as he was seen as pro-palestinan http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/18/world/netanyahu-angrily-cancels-dinner-with-visiting-briton.htmlAnyway, as our blog indicates that the leaders of Zionism were happy to do deals with anti-semites other than the Nazis to encourage emigration or strengthen the state of Israel.Maybe we should drop a line to the media in a press release…and to Ken… We have already been accused of in a comment on the blog as being the anti-semites of Clapham …
Now posted as a pastiche of the Party's view on Zionism over the years.http://socialismoryourmoneyback.blogspot.com/2016/04/socialism-v-zionism.html
In regards of funding and money, Bernie Sanders, the outsider candidate, has out-spent any other candidate. $166 million raised by small direct donations and not Superpaks. More than Clinton, more than Cruz, Trump and Katich COMBINED. More than Jeb Bush
I see the Guardian have revealed that Livngstone was influenced by a book written by a Marxist Trotskyist…sufficient evidence for it to be dismissed. I was going to quote Amazon's blurb on the book but praise in book reviews from the Times, London Review of Books, is selective.What i do note that the Guardian does not mention anything other than the political background of the writer, not mentioning he is Jewish and brought up in an orthodox family. Nor mention of any of his other books nor his human rights activities. Preferring to cite critics who question his academic/scholarly authority. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/29/ken-livingstone-marxist-book-lenni-brenner-defence-israel-commentsHere is an article by the author http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/02/24/zionism-in-the-age-of-the-dictators/I still note that the media still declines to fact-check for themselves. An editorial decision not to touch on any controversy and risk the consequences? I believe so. Whether this is a anti-Labour Corbyn campaign or a pro-Israel one, i'm divided upon. Probably two birds with one stone.
Actually, this article is an opening for someone to reply to WW and make a few points from the SPGB case.(I would but i just had a letter published in the same issue.)
To Sanders credit he demonstrated that Big Corporate money was not necessary., raising his cash from individual donations that was on average $27
A related article on Sanders and US voters democracyhttp://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/28/sanders-calls-50-state-strategy-revitalize-american-democracy
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/28/tony-blair-chinese-leaders-saudi-princes-oil-firm-middle-east-envoyTony Blair obtained a “blessing” from Chinese leaders for a company owned by a Saudi prince to do business in China as part of an arrangement that paid the former UK prime minister’s firm £41,000 a month and a 2% commission on any multimillion-pound contracts he helped to secure.
As an after-thought i would be interested in a time-line of the beginning of the anti-semitism claims against Labour and the start of the BDS movement.I know the Tories have passed a law forbidding certain public bodies from participating citing it as anti-semitic and not anti-zionistI know from someone i worked with who was ex-USDAW EC and on their trustee board for their pension fund who explained to me that the law stopped them from divesting from apartheid South Africa…they were duty bound to invest where there was profit to be made. I know the EU has passed a weak and easily flouted label regulation on produce from illegal settlements on the West BankI think there maybe some truth that this is all a warning shot across Corbyn's bow to tow the line with Israel.
