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Jewish group walks away from Labour
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9178326.html
Most people see voting for labour as dangerous because it would put a lunatic into 10 Downing Street, or because it would extend the Parliamentry stalling tactics on Brexit.
Easy to ignore the even more important issue of anti semitism, but I'm glad to see that Jews have made a clear indication that they won't be victimised again without protest.
Imagine a British government with open anti Semitic tendencies, which insists upon the nation being subordinate to the Germans in the EU.
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Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9178326.html
Most people see voting for labour as dangerous because it would put a lunatic into 10 Downing Street, or because it would extend the Parliamentry stalling tactics on Brexit.
Easy to ignore the even more important issue of anti semitism, but I'm glad to see that Jews have made a clear indication that they won't be victimised again without protest.
Imagine a British government with open anti Semitic tendencies, which insists upon the nation being subordinate to the Germans in the EU.
What antisemitic tendencies are you referring to?
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Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9178326.html
Most people see voting for labour as dangerous because it would put a lunatic into 10 Downing Street, or because it would extend the Parliamentry stalling tactics on Brexit.
Easy to ignore the even more important issue of anti semitism, but I'm glad to see that Jews have made a clear indication that they won't be victimised again without protest.
Imagine a British government with open anti Semitic tendencies, which insists upon the nation being subordinate to the Germans in the EU.
Displaying your usual arrogance by claiming to know what 'most people' think.
And ignoring (again) the facts, the evidence, the serious analysis, that show Labour has less of a problem with anti-semitism than other parties (especially the one currently in government), has done more to tackle it, and has anti-racism at the core of its values.
Then jumping on the unsurprising decision by the JLM to cherry pick which candidates to support. The JLM has always been a Zionist organisation (therefore hostile to the many figures in Labour, like Corbyn, who are anti-Zionist) and has strong ties to the Israeli Labour Party (who for similar reasons denounced Corbyn). But it is not a mass membership affiliate (although it's decision will have an impact), it is not the only Labour Jewish affiiate (Jewish Voice For Labour and others take a diametrically opposite view - but get labelled as 'the wrong sort of Jews'), and its stance continues to look like weaponising anti-semitism in the cause of a Labour civil war, and organised campaign to silence supporters of BDS and Palestinian rights.
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Originally Posted by
jon1959
Displaying your usual arrogance by claiming to know what 'most people' think.
And ignoring (again) the facts, the evidence, the serious analysis, that show Labour has less of a problem with anti-semitism than other parties (especially the one currently in government), has done more to tackle it, and has anti-racism at the core of its values.
Then jumping on the unsurprising decision by the JLM to cherry pick which candidates to support. The JLM has always been a Zionist organisation (therefore hostile to the many figures in Labour, like Corbyn, who are anti-Zionist) and has strong ties to the Israeli Labour Party (who for similar reasons denounced Corbyn). But it is not a mass membership affiliate (although it's decision will have an impact), it is not the only Labour Jewish affiiate (Jewish Voice For Labour and others take a diametrically opposite view - but get labelled as 'the wrong sort of Jews'), and its stance continues to look like weaponising anti-semitism in the cause of a Labour civil war, and organised campaign to silence supporters of BDS and Palestinian rights.
In short you blame the Jews then. They’re making it up because they’re plotting against Labour and obstructing the soviet paradise you envisage
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RonnieBird
In short you blame the Jews then. They’re making it up because they’re plotting against Labour and obstructing the soviet paradise you envisage
In short - no.
You are the one conflating the opinions of all Jews with those of a small Labour affiliate organisation with strong links to an Israeli party.
You are the one who appears to ignore Jewish organisations and opinion that doesn't match your own.
I am giving you my own opinion - based on 3 years of following every twist and turn of the anti-semitism story - that alongside real instances of anti-semitism in Labour there is also a cynical campaign to undermine the Labour leadership and gag those voices speaking up for Palestinian rights. A campaign that is international, but uses organisations and prominent individuals from within the Labour tent, to feed a compliant media. A disproportionate number of Jewish people have been labelled anti-semites (in my opinion most of them are pro-Palestinian anti-Zionists). Most of the Jewish organisations and individuals who dispute parts of the orchestrated campaign are ignored or abused as a result (the wrong type of Jews). There is a Jewish saying 'put two Jews in a room and they will have three opinions' That is worth holding onto with this situation too.
I grew up reading the books of Leon Uris and admiring the kibbutz movement as a template for what a collaborative society could be like. I now admire progressive Jewish activists more than ever, but see the Israeli state as an apartheid state based on institutionalised racism (on the back of mass murder and ethnic cleansing). Apologists for that state - including many of the people and organisations that you and LOM seem to rate so highly - share responsibility for that continuing and deepening racism and oppression.
So I blame the anti-semites who certainly exist in Labour, but for the exaggerations, distortions and cynical misuse of a real problem I blame those who are using this crisis for other reasons - to dump Corbyn and deflect criticism of Israel. I think they undermine the fight against anti-semitism and I think they are often acting in defence of Israeli racism. No 'soviet paradise' involved.
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Doesn't fit the context of this thread but is Khazar related. It happened in 2014 too. This time instead of most closing, all are.
Israeli embassies around the world shut as diplomats, military attachés strike: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel...taches-strike/
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You do know that Hitler said something strikingly similar in Mein Kampf don't you ?
No , you probably didn't .
I don't accuse you of this evil, you are merely captivated by a clever speaker who promises you a glorious workers paradise and you've become carried away with the fervour of this swivel eyed monster.
You cannot be diverted from your fanatical devotion to the cause , but if we learned anything from the last incarnation of it - from making Jews the scapegoat of society and creating a bogey man to blame for holding back the workers - it is that decent men must speak out against it before it takes root.
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Dilley is an odd name for a Zionist
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Very sad that decent Jewish Labour folk feel so marginalised, I'm sure other parties have thier own issues with certain culture's and it's wrong , the independent investigations by the Met Police and Equality and Human Rights Commision , dozens of suspensions for outspoken anti semitism views Jewish MP's resigning .
I'm sure somone made it up though and its a conspiracy, best I get that in before the insults flow towards me ?
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
Very sad that decent Jewish Labour folk feel so marginalised, I'm sure other parties have thier own issues with certain culture's and it's wrong , the independent investigations by the Met Police and Equality and Human Rights Commision , dozens of suspensions for outspoken anti semitism views Jewish MP's resigning .
I'm sure somone made it up though and its a conspiracy, best I get that in before the insults flow towards me ?
Well done LOM you're starting to see sense. Keep up the good work and let's talk Tory Islamiphobia (or any other Tory phobia of people who aren't wealthy and privileged).
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Dorcus
Well done LOM you're starting to see sense. Keep up the good work and let's talk Tory Islamiphobia (or any other Tory phobia of people who aren't wealthy and privileged).
All phobias are poor . No smoke without fire in both parties .
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Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
You do know that Hitler said something strikingly similar in Mein Kampf don't you ?
No , you probably didn't .
I don't accuse you of this evil, you are merely captivated by a clever speaker who promises you a glorious workers paradise and you've become carried away with the fervour of this swivel eyed monster.
You cannot be diverted from your fanatical devotion to the cause , but if we learned anything from the last incarnation of it - from making Jews the scapegoat of society and creating a bogey man to blame for holding back the workers - it is that decent men must speak out against it before it takes root.
I don't know whether you are trying to respond tom me or Organ Morgan - but either way it is desperate stuff.
Did Hitler say that the Israeli embassies will shut because of diplomat's strikes or did he say that they would continue to co-ordinate opposition to the BDS movement?
Either way your claim to close knowledge of Mein Kampf looks as ropey as your claims on everything else. Give it up.
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Originally Posted by
Dorcus
Dilley is an odd name for a Zionist
It's not my name, but I can see how you thought you'd worked that out.
Seriously though, it's creepy that you tried and I hope you don't make a habit of that sort of thing because it's frowned upon you know .
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Originally Posted by
jon1959
I don't know whether you are trying to respond tom me or Organ Morgan - but either way it is desperate stuff.
Did Hitler say that the Israeli embassies will shut because of diplomat's strikes or did he say that they would continue to co-ordinate opposition to the BDS movement?
Either way your claim to close knowledge of Mein Kampf looks as ropey as your claims on everything else. Give it up.
He said he used to admire Jews because they are a clever people and that he'd read Jewish authors. However, he accused them of trying to further their agenda by falsely accusing the Nazis of anti semitism.
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Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
He said he used to admire Jews because they are a clever people and that he'd read Jewish authors. However, he accused them of trying to further their agenda by falsely accusing the Nazis of anti semitism.
You do appear to be very lame brained, despite all your claims to intellectual superiority. That or just a cynical troll - not sure which.
I am not making any claims about Jewish people as a whole - you are. I am making some specific claims (based on experience and following political developments over my lifetime, but especially over the past 3/4 years) about a number of individuals and organisations who have exploited a real problem to make political capital. I am also saying that Jewish people are disproportionately the victims of a media witch-hunt against alleged anti-semites in Labour. I know some of those people and think their treatment and characterisation to be despicable. They have fallen foul of a new definition of anti-semitism that equates criticism of Zionism or the Israeli state with racism. That is the view you are propagating.
If you are going to constantly equate the actions of the state of Israel with the views of Jewish people worldwide (and project that ant-semitic trope back on Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party) there is no point in continuing this excuse for a debate!
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Wish you wouldn't do this childish name calling, and there's no debate actually.
There's a Jewish saying that some people don't know the difference between something that's real and something that's just an idea, and I think you're proving that.
It doesn't matter how much you deny or defend it, and it doesn't matter what I think as an individual. What matters here, because it is real, is that a lot of Jewish people think labour is anti Semitic and fear the growth of another persecution when they hear excuses instead of seeing action. Similarly, a lot of moderate Gentiles are concerned about the growing rantings about Israel.
You say you base your claims on political developments. Well I base my opinion upon the feeling of the Jewish community as often expressed in private. Surprisingly they often have some regard for a country created as a safe homeland after the last genocide and they don't believe it when people happen to pick on the only Jewish country in the world when they don't mention other far worse countries in their rantings. They are not a stupid race.
Paradoxically, the sort of talk you propound makes Israel stronger. It increases financial and other support from Jews who fear that it might be called upon to defend them in the face of this new hysteria. Make no mistake , there will be no capitulation or hesitation this time and the moment this evil thing rises again it will be answered in kind. Nor will the USA be slow to react this time if Jews are harmed in Europe and I believe that President Trump would act immediately to support any rescue or evacuation by the IDF.
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Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
It's not my name, but I can see how you thought you'd worked that out.
Seriously though, it's creepy that you tried and I hope you don't make a habit of that sort of thing because it's frowned upon you know .
I have many habits Philip and I guess your type would frown upon all of them. Are you also Jewish and have personal grudges to bear here? You don't seem to be able to grasp the point that not all Jews are Zionists and not all disown Labour or indeed believe the propaganda set against the party. Jon59 has explained this expertly and repeatedly.
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Am I Jewish ?
My TYPE !
When you say grudges, do you mean the holocaust ?
Maybe not all Jews are Zionist , (most are), but they all know that Israel needs to be strong militarily when there is this growing anti semitism and we hear all the old fake justifications.
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Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
Am I Jewish ?
My TYPE !
When you say grudges, do you mean the holocaust ?
Maybe not all Jews are Zionist , (most are), but they all know that Israel needs to be strong militarily when there is this growing anti semitism and we hear all the old fake justifications.
No I wasn't referring to the Holocaust
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Dorcus
No I wasn't referring to the Holocaust
Weren't you ? Really ?
At least we know where you stand
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More deflection. It's about much more than politics if you want to go after a race and your politics will not justify it or excuse it.
Why not find some clips from Germany in the 1930's or Oswald Mosley claiming that it's a political difference ?
We've heard it all before.
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RonnieBird
Weren't you ? Really ?
At least we know where you stand
Really? Where do I stand Philip? By the way what is your opinion of the Armenian holocaust perpetrated by Turkey?
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Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
More deflection. It's about much more than politics if you want to go after a race and your politics will not justify it or excuse it.
Why not find some clips from Germany in the 1930's or Oswald Mosley claiming that it's a political difference ?
We've heard it all before.
I wonder if Noam Chomsky is just the wrong kind of Jew?
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Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
More deflection. It's about much more than politics if you want to go after a race and your politics will not justify it or excuse it.
Why not find some clips from Germany in the 1930's or Oswald Mosley claiming that it's a political difference ?
We've heard it all before.
You are a piece of work aren't you? There is no deflection in countering your conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-semitism. And you are the one who is deliberately equating criticism of the Israeli state's political ideology and policies with Judaism (whether defined by race, religion, culture or ethnicity). The only person in this thread to 'go after a race' is you with your anti-semitic tropes and comparing modern anti-Zionist Jews (orthodox, liberal, socialist and others) with Nazis.
We have indeed heard all that before, and it stinks! It also works, which is the real shame. It distracts from the real rise of anti-semitic hatred and attacks especially in Europe and North America - mainly fed by right-wing populists (who really do look for inspiration to the 1930s fascists), but it also gags Palestinians and their supporters and feeds a false story to the various Jewish communities in this country and beyond.
The shame and absurdity of your position is when non-Jewish members of organisations like the Labour Friends Of Israel or the Jewish Labour Movement (which encourages non-Jewish membership unlike the Jewish Voice For Labour) denounce a Jewish survivor of the Auchwitz concentration camp as an anti-semite because of his opposition to Israeli settler colonialism - partly to smear Corbyn by association.
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“Piece of work “ now is it ?
Your friend was talking about “my sort “
The clue to your fake position of being reasonable is the use of dehumanising language. It reminds me so much of nazi speeches, trying to sound rational but unable to use derogatory terms for their intended victims.
It also reminds me of the civil rights movement in the USA when racists would quote “uncle Tom” black men who were prepared to defend segregation.
As I said, we’ve heard it before and it’s interesting that we hear it now from the group here who try to gang up on people they disagree with. Some have a latent mob mentality and that can be extremely ugly
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
Very sad that decent Jewish Labour folk feel so marginalised, I'm sure other parties have thier own issues with certain culture's and it's wrong , the independent investigations by the Met Police and Equality and Human Rights Commision , dozens of suspensions for outspoken anti semitism views Jewish MP's resigning .
I'm sure somone made it up though and its a conspiracy, best I get that in before the insults flow towards me ?
Either they are trying to deal with the issue or they aren't.
You can't simultaneously adopt the position that they aren't trying to deal with it whilst evidencing the problem by pointing to the number of suspensions there have been.
I know what the response will be, they aren't doing 'enough' but it is meaningless.
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RonnieBird
The clue to your fake position of being reasonable is the use of dehumanising language. It reminds me so much of nazi speeches, trying to sound rational but unable to use derogatory terms for their intended victims.
What does this mean?
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I'll take that as a serious question Eric. Two people here are somewhere between denying that anti semitism exists and saying that it's a consequence of Israeli foreign policy rather than plain race hate.
Now, of course we can critisise Israel like any other country ,( although maybe a more balanced view is called for ), but when people use dehumanising language of the sort which has crept in despite the apparently calm logic they portray, then it's a clue that there's something lurking there.
This is not just my observation, it's an established clue to closet racists saying one thing but meaning another.
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RonnieBird
I'll take that as a serious question Eric. Two people here are somewhere between denying that anti semitism exists and saying that it's a consequence of Israeli foreign policy rather than plain race hate.
Now, of course we can critisise Israel like any other country ,( although maybe a more balanced view is called for ), but when people use dehumanising language of the sort which has crept in despite the apparently calm logic they portray, then it's a clue that there's something lurking there.
This is not just my observation, it's an established clue to closet racists saying one thing but meaning another.
I have not denied that anti-semitism exists. I have stressed in most of my posts that it exists - in the Labour Party and in wider society. It is real and growing in many places.
I have not said that anti-semitism is a consequence of Israeli foreign policy. Anti-semitism is racism and I condemn it totally, with no excuses.
However I will not accept that anti-Zionism is anti-semitism. I will not follow your view that critics of that political ideology - many of them Jewish - are anti-semites.
A lot of the world's most prominent Zionists are not Jewish at all - the likes of Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo are Christian Zionists - fundamentalists who believe that the justification for Israeli settler colonialism is to be found in the Old Testament.
You do not engage with the arguments against your view but just revert to slander and, stupidity. Nazis were racists - their genocide of European Jews had nothing to do with political differences. White supremacists seeking Uncle Tom figures to support segregation is the exact opposite of anti-Zionists (Jews and non-Jews) fighting against state apartheid policies in Israel. The dehumanising language is coming from you - repeatedly refusing to accept that Jewish people have opinions and interests that are not the same as those of Israel the state. That is just repeating one of the anti-semitic tropes that the recent events in Labour highlighted.
Do you understand what you are saying in these posts? You seem to be tying yourself in knots, revelling in claiming up is down and left is right. 'It is an established clue....' is the nonsense that comes from someone without a clue and without honesty. I would happily discuss the extent of anti-semitism in the Labour Party, other parties or wider society. I would happily discuss the extent to which some/most Jewish people consider Zionism to be part of their identity and how that sits with support or opposition to Israeli state policy. But none of that is possible with you - you don't care about those questions, or about evidence, or about anything but cheap insults, propaganda and posing as a victim.
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Where was my dehumanising language ? Did I say " your sort " or call anyone a " nasty piece of work" for complaining about anti semitism ?
You will not accept that anti zionists are anti Semitic ? Well of course you won't !
Why would an anti Semite hate Israel ? Maybe because they don't like that someone has the military strength to answer a future genocide.
Are these "anti zionists " rational in their arguments ? Are they proportional ? No, they speak of " wiping Israel off the face of the earth", which would just incidentally kill millions of Jews.
Are they fair in assessing the clash between terrorist murderers and the only democracy in the region ? No.
Do they complain when Palestinians fire rockets at Jewish schools ? No.
Did they complain when Egypt and Jordan simply killed Palestinians to end their violence ? No, they prefer to attack a Jewish country which tries to contain it within laws.
This is a very dangerous thing you know. We've seen what happens when "radical" politicians gradually start finding reasons to make the Jews into a bogeyman then their followers justify it and try to make it seem okay with false logic.
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Dear RonnieB,
Genuine question... Do you think Corbyn was being anti-Semitic or anti-Zionist or none of the above when he said "there are about 6 million Jewish people living in America, so as a percentage it’s quite small, but in terms of influence it’s quite big. In terms of money and influence, they are a very powerful lobby. There are other very powerful foreign lobbies in the United States of America, and the Jewish lobby, with its links with the Israeli government, is one of those strong voices"?
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Does anyone think that some of this Labour anti semitism actually deliberate, as a vote grabber aimed at certain cultures / people that loath and hate anything , Israel , Jews and Americans ??
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life on mars
Does anyone think that some of this Labour anti semitism actually deliberate, as a vote grabber aimed at certain cultures / people that loath and hate anything , Israel , Jews and Americans ??
Why "Americans"?
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Heisenberg
Why "Americans"?
Jewish Americans especially in New York state and the Eastern Seaboard have huge infrastructures , finances and influence.
American is seen as a close ally of Jews and Isreal.
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life on mars
Jewish Americans especially in New York state and the Eastern Seaboard have huge infrastructures , finances and influence.
Do you honestly believe that?
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Heisenberg
Do you honestly believe that?
Yes