Israel mouthpiece thanks Jewish “anti-Zionist” pretenders for services rendered

Gilad Atzmon views the astonishing admission by one of Britain's vilest Israel mouthpieces that self-proclaimed "anti-Zionist" pretenders such as Tony Greenstein, Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi and Sarah Kershnar are rendering an invaluable service to the racist, Jews-only state of Israel.

In the last year we have seen some so called Jewish “anti-Zionists” working hard to appease their Zionist brothers.

Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi attempted to run a clandestine operation within our movement. Sarah Kershnar of the IJAN attempted to jeopardise a Palestinian solidarity conference. We saw the relentless Tony Greenstein harassing Richard Falk, John Mearsheimer, Lauren Booth, Dr Samir Abed Rabo, Sameh Habeeb and me, among many others. Now they have all been rewarded.

The ultra-Zionist, pro-war, neocon Harry’s Place decided today to thank its Jewish “anti-Zionist” allies. In an astonishing peace titled “A (small) Thank You to anti-Israel Jews”, Zionist mouthpiece Anthony Cooper thanks his collaborators within our midst.

 Cooper’s article reaffirms what we know for more than a while: that there is a clear ideological, political and ethical continuum between Israel and some of the so-called Jewish “anti-Zionists” (also known as AZZ  – anti Zionist Zionists).

“In many, perhaps most, cases the motivation to publicly denounce Israel is the desire to fight anti-Semitism.” Cooper writes about his anti Zionist brothers, confirming the thesis I developed in The Wandering Who? In most cases, Jewish “anti-Zionists” are mainly concerned with Jewish tribal interests. They aren’t exactly Palestinian solidarity activists or even ordinary humanist. They just want Jews to look slightly better. I guess that, for them, the Shoa in Palestine is a secondary matter.

The "anti-Zionist" Zionists

As we always suspected the true motivation behind the “Jews only” pro-Palestinian cells, Cooper informs us that “the founding declaration of Independent Jewish Voices, for example, places the fight against antisemitism at the heart of the organization. Likewise, Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JfJfP) state that they “extend support to Palestinians trapped in the spiral of violence and repression” because they ”believe that such actions are important in countering anti-Semitism”. Thus, the two leading Jewish “pro-Palestinian” organizations are clearly concerned primarily with anti Semitism.

Cooper is far from stupid. He is correct when suggesting that “far from destroying the impression of Jewish support for Israeli actions, their [the Jewish “anti-Zionists”) opposition reinforces it”. Cooper is correct here: the opposition of half a dozen righteous Jews is not going to vindicate the Jewish people of crimes committed by the Jewish state in the name of the Jewish people.

But the good news is not finished yet. Hold your breath because Cooper has some clear plans for his bunch of “anti-Zionist” sayanim: He says: “Very few anti-Israel Jews are self-hating. We [the Zionist] should recognize this and make sure to keep them within the big tent against anti-Semitism rather than making them pariahs. They may be opponents of Israel but they can be our allies in the struggle against anti-Semitism.”

The message for every Palestinian solidarity person is pretty clear-Beware!

If ultra-Zionist Cooper is correct, from now on we had  better take with a pinch of salt the entire Jewish “anti-Zionist” political discourse. As you probably know, I have been saying this for years, but now, for the first time, you can hear it from the horse’s mouth.

There can be no surrender to bullying by Zionists and “anti-Zionist” pretenders

From Laura Stuart:

Not the first time that I have felt compelled to write about the phenomenon of outrageous bullying tactics used against Palestine activists and indeed anyone who is prepared to stand up and speak or write the truth about Israeli/Zionist crimes.

There can be no dispute about the fact that Israel – "the Jewish state" as it calls itself –  is a perpetrator of terrible human rights abuses and as a consequence has attracted more condemnations against it from the United Nations than any other country, least of all one which claims to be a democracy and ironically claims it's occupation forces as the "world’s most moral army".

Yesterday I attended the protest outside the Israeli embassy which takes place on the anniversary of the massacre named "Cast Lead". I am sure the many widows, orphans and parents who lost their children in Gaza during that 22-day offensive are enough of a testimony to the occupation forces’ so-called “morals”. The Samouni family, which lost so many members, is a prime and very tragic example. The fact that Judge Goldstone crumbled on his report under Zionist attack is a further testimony to the evil tactics of Zionist bullying and the pressure they can bring to bear.

More about Zionist bullying. It was with great interest that I read an article written by Ilan Pappe on the Electronic Intifada titled "Confronting intimidation working for justice in Palestine". I hope everyone will read the article and start to appreciate the levels of bullying that go on at every level from government down to activists like myself. It is no secret that the US leaders will always shamefully grovel to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and can be counted on to veto any resolution at the United Nations which might force Israel to be held accountable for the consequences of some of its actions. But we do not even need to look overseas; we need only reflect on the fact that 80 per cent of the UK’s ruling Conservative Party MPs are Friends of Israel.

No surprise to anyone who has read Gilad Atzmon's blog detailing the efforts the so-called “anti-Zionist” Jews will go to in hounding anyone who would share a platform with Gilad and the tactics of bullying and harassment involved, which includes being emailed and called repeatedly. Furthermore, any venue provider can expect the same treatment. Even I have been sent anonymous emails of a rather sinister nature and have many emails from such so-called “anti-Zionist” Jews as Tony Greenstein who even finds it somehow appropriate to blog about my clothes and post my photo on his blog describing me as the epitome of a "liberated woman", even though he had never met me and does not know me. You should well be asking what business what I choose to wear is of Tony Greenstein’s? I usually associate such Islamaphobic and fascist views with the likes of the EDL or Sarkozy. Just another example of an attempt at character assassination and bullying.

The list goes on and on. One activist, Nahida Izzat, wrote about the use of character assassination as a political tool after she suffered terribly at the hands of the so-called Jewish “anti-Zionists”. Others have their had their academic careers curtailed, such as Norman Finkelstein. Here on Paul Eisen's blog is a story of how people can be smeared by Zionists and let down by the leaders of the solidarity movement who somehow don't really understand the concept of solidarity. There seem to be absolutely no limits as to how far the Zionists and the self-proclaimed Jewish “anti-Zionists” are prepared to go in their attempts to discredit those who speak out.

Having described the environment in which activists for Palestine and indeed activists for justice against the Zionist/neocon so-called "war on terror" operate and the frequent attacks on them, which can be very damaging both at a personal and career level, I would suggest we need to be very alert and very steadfast in not giving in to Zionist bullying. All Palestine activists should be able to show at least a semblance of the sumoud – or steadfastness –  that Palestinians themselves are famous for.

In particular, organizations that claim to represent the "solidarity" movement of Palestinian activists need to be ever vigilant of Zionist and self-proclaimed “anti-Zionist” attempts to control them from both the inside and out. While I agree that many people are working hard on many different levels to bring justice to Palestine, it would be sad to see our biggest “solidarity" organization fragment as some regional branches choose to go it alone. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link and all of us would hate to see a Zionist victory using the old divide and conquer tactic.

Finally to end on a more upbeat note, I can't wait to hear more about the new forum called "deLiberation" which will shake off the Zio chains and take the discourse to new levels.

Open society and the enemy within

From Gilad Atzmon:

This film is dedicated to the so-called Jewish "anti"-Zionists who were harassing and distracting us ahead of the Freiburg Conference ("Palestine, Israel and Germany – Boundaries of Open Discussion"). Ideally, we would like to see many Jews contributing to the discourse rather than attempting to dismantle it. However, we will prevail! 

The Wandering Who? is out soon

From Gilad Atzmon:

Hello everybody,

My new book, The Wandering Who? A Study of Jewish Identity Politics, is scheduled for release in six weeks time and it seems that the usual suspects – Zionists and their collaborators within the marginal “left” – are already in a state of panic. In the last few days, my publishing house, my editors and I have been subjected to immense and intense pressure that included harassment, intimidation and even anonymous threats, as the demands mounted on my publisher to pull the book.

Leading the harassment campaign were the openly pro-war Zionist Islamophobes from Harry’s Place, who wrote “more now than ever, strong opposition to Atzmon and his politics is needed”.

Within minutes of the Harry’s Place post, Andy Newman joined in with their futile attempt at an intimidation campaign, writing in Socialist Unity “I am  concerned to learn that the anti-Semite, Gilad Atzmon, is writing a book on Jews for the Zero Press.”(Andy Newman is the “socialist” who for years appeared to spend much of his energy engaged mainly in gatekeeping anti-Israeli discourse within the British “left”.)

Predictably enough, staunch Iraq war advocate and Israeli hasbara author David Aaronovitch was also very quick to join in the campaign on the notorious Jewish Chronicle’s pages.

The question must be asked: why are these people so afraid of Gilad Atzmon? Why are they afraid of Atzmon’s writing and ideas? Why are they so desperate to stop the book, even going so far as to attempt to intimidate the author, the editor and the publishing company?

Be assured that I have collected all the relevant information about the individuals who have attempted to launch an intimidation campaign against me and my publisher, and I will publish it all in due course, but the most important factor to observe here is: how is it that the openly Islamophobic Harry’s Place and pro-war  David Aaronovitch are in bed together with the armchair “progressive” Socialist Unity, united in the same cause of trying to stop my work from being published ?

I believe that my new book provides the answers. I disclose the horrifying continuum between Zionists and so-called Jewish “anti-Zionists”. I also explore the deep Islamophabia within the left. Without referring to ethnicity or race, I unveil some fundamental issues at the core of Jewish identity politics.

I can assure you that none of my detractors have read my book yet, but they know what to expect. They know what I am capable of. And indeed, I promise to provide. The book is short but I believe it says it all, and it has already been endorsed and supported by some of the most important thinkers and academics within the anti-Zionist movement.

Dear friends, I have a big war ahead of me, and I predict that I may need your support from time to time.

Surprisingly, perhaps, I would like to end this post by quoting from the racist Harry’s Place’s mission statement – stamped boldly on their web page is the terse aphorism: “Liberty, if it means anything, is the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear.”

I actually go along with the Harry’s Place mantra – and I hope that my detractors will be brave enough to deal with my text. At least for them reflection is long overdue.

You can now pre-order the book on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.

Clandestine Zionist operation exposed

From Gilad Atzmon:

Below you will find an embarrassing 'call for action' circulated (selectively) by Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, a prominent UK Jewish ‘anti Zionist’ and one of the founders of 'J- Big', an exclusive Jewish cell, advocating the boycott of Israeli goods.

Wimborne-Idrissi's intentions are ambitious: she wants to form an 'Anti Atzmon party' or, in her words- “We are organising a meeting to discuss this developing situation (Atzmon’s popularity), and to arrive we hope at an agreed strategy for countering it.” You may as well notice that this Judeo-centric sectarian attempt is taking place at a time Palestinians seem to be united.

Wimborne-Idrissi’s argument is staggering -- on the one hand she is criticising me for suggesting that "Jewishness is a tendency towards segregation" -- and yet, her call for action ends with the following sentence: “this invitation is not intended for wider circulation.” It is obviously clear that instead of a ‘wider and open Palestinian solidarity discourse’, the Jewish ethnic campaigner actually prefers to operate within small segregated cells as I suggested above.

Wimborne-Idrissi is devastated by the success of our May 3^rd Panel Event, "Zionism, Jewishness and Israel". While our panel discussion was a public event, open to all, Wimborne-Idrissi and her half a dozen Jewish ‘comrades’ seem to prefer to operate 'underground', in a clandestine mode.
It is obvious to all that their defeat is colossal. I wonder, why don’t they just admit it and move on?
Let’s face it. Wimborne-Idrissi is at least correct in some regards -- I do indeed argue that:

1.  “Jewishness is a tendency towards segregation and a form of a supremacist ideology fuelled by choseness.”
2. "Jewish Marxism is a very strange form of national Socialism."
3. I do believe that Zionism is a continuation of Jewishness (a tendency towards segregation and a form of a supremacist ideology fuelled by choseness).
4. I forcefully argue that Zionism is not colonialism.

And yet, not one of the above statements are anti Semitic or racist -- As you may note, there is not one single reference to Jews as a people, a race, as a group united 'by blood lines', or collection of genes. Instead, I criticise Jewish ideology. And In case Wimborne Idrissi is willfully missing something, criticising ideology is still actually considered to be a legitimate endeavour until further notice.

But I suppose that Wimborne-Idrissi considers that Jews as well as Jewish ideology are beyond criticism. And that is clearly just another symptom of her deeply supremacist worldview.
Shamelessly, Wimborne-Idrissi writes,  “those who equate Zionism with Jewishness do not belong in the movement.”  Once again a Jewish ethnic activist seems to suggest to us what the Palestinian solidarity movement is all about. Sadly enough, Wimborne-Idrissi refuses to admit the obvious -- that Israel defines itself as the Jewish State. Israel also drops bombs on Gazans from planes decorated with Jewish symbols. Surely then, Wimborne-Idrissi had better explain to us, once and for all; why can’t we then question what Jewishness stands for?

But I guess that I know the answer: Wimborne-Idrissi, understands that any criticism of Jewishness will also apply to her own ‘Jews Only’ political cell, for -- categorically and by definition -- both Israel and Wimborne-Idrissi’s 'J-Big' are exclusive Jewish clubs. They are both driven by the idea that being Jewish is somehow unique: otherwise, I cannot understand why Wimborne-Idrissi refuses to boycott Humus Sabra together with the Goyim.

It is important to mention that neither I nor anyone else in our movement has ever condemned ‘Jews within the movement and those who work with them’. No one is criticising Jews as people.  And no one -- except the Jews only cells -- believes in trying to silence anyone.  I believe in freedom of speech. I believe that vibrant discourse is crucial for any political or ideological  movement.

And I would support Wimborne- Idrissi -- once she decides to engage in an open debate instead of conspiratorial clandestine strategies.

I am afraid that I have some bad news for Wimborne-Idrissi & Co. Being an ex-Jew and an independent thinker, I am not a member of any synagogue or Trotsky-ite congregation. From a Jewish perspective then, I am untouchable. The large variety of old Jewish tactics such as Excommunication and Exclusion have already proved to be futile with me. The few Jews in this movement who attempt to perform these old Middle ages Rabbinical rites and strategies against me will achieve little, besides exposing themselves for who they are and what they are, i.e. crypto Zionists.

And I wish them luck.

As I was about to publish this post, a mole within the ‘progressive’ Jewish  league sent me  the date and location of the first 'anti-Atzmon gathering'. The meeting is proposed for Saturday 18/6 at 3pm. Venue is Lucas Arms,245a Gray's Inn Road, London WC1
http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/clubs_bars/venue-1583.php

I would love to be there. I would be the perfect leader for this new Jewish revolutionary party. As a self-hater, I also have a lot of problems with Atzmon. Every night when I am desperate to go to bed and close my eyes, he  keeps on writing about Israel, AIPAC, Lord Levy, Jews Only Clubs and so on. I am sick of it, I have been stuck with him for too long. Considering my intimate and deep knowledge of this character, I should probably be the secretary of the new party. But unfortunately, I will be with Atzmon that Afternoon. He is performing that day in front of those ‘clueless anti Semite idiots’ who for some bizarre reason love him, oppose tribalism, defy racism and follow his universal ethical dribble.

End

The following is an email sent by Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi to selected 'revolutionary' chosen members within the UK ‘anti Zionist’ network.

Dear xxx

Countering racism, fighting Zionism
A potent Zionist weapon in undermining the Palestinian cause is the
accusation of anti-Semitism. While the pro-Palestinian cause is
overwhelmingly anti-racist and does not tolerate anti-Semitism, there
have been some signs recently that individuals promoting views that
can only be viewed as anti-Semitic have been gaining an audience
within the solidarity movement.

As just one example, a number of activists were present at a meeting
in London on May 3 (http://goo.gl/sdRoz) at which they applauded a
platform speaker explaining his view that "Jewishness is the real
problem." “Jewishness”, he said, was “a tendency towards segregation"
and a form of “supremacist ideology fuelled by chosenness”. He
attributed to "Jewish Marxists . . . a very strange form of national
socialism".

We are organizing a meeting to discuss this developing situation, and

to arrive we hope at an agreed strategy for countering it.

There is a strange symmetry. Zionists equate Judaism and being Jewish
with their own racist political philosophy. It is embodied in the
State of Israel as ' the state of the Jews '. They allege that
anti-Zionism equals anti-Semitism. Any Jew who does not agree is a
'self-hater'. Likewise racists and religious extremists also equate
Zionism with Judaism and being Jewish, and use the atrocities being
committed on behalf of the Zionist project as a stick with which to
beat Jews, regardless of their views about Israel.

The equation Jew  =  Zionist is a lie promoted by the state of Israel
to boost its international support and so weaken the Palestinian
cause. For supporters of Palestine to blame 'Jewishness' (rather than
Western colonialism) for the oppression of Palestinians is a
potentially damaging diversion from the real argument. Any significant
spread of this viewpoint would give some credibility to the Zionists'
allegations of anti-Semitism in the Palestine solidarity movement, and
so divide and discredit it.

Proponents of such ideas pose as friends of Palestine while attacking
and condemning Jews within the movement and those who work with them.
Behind such views lies a sinister, far-right dimension exposed, for
example, in these links: http://goo.gl/PGruW 

Those who equate Zionism with Jewishness do not belong in the
movement. Their political home is elsewhere -- among fellow racists. 

In order to ensure that this is better understood among the whole
community of activists and sympathizers with the Palestinian cause, we
propose to produce a briefing document examining and exposing these
destructive, anti-Semitic arguments.

The purpose of this message is to invite you and/or a representative
of your organisation to join us at a meeting to discuss the content of
such a document and how it could best be used. Please reply to the
sender. This invitation is not intended for wider circulation.

The meeting is proposed for Saturday 18/6 at 3pm. Venue is Lucas Arms,
245a Gray's Inn Road, London WC1

http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/clubs_bars/venue-1583.php

In solidarity,
Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi

Urgent statement by anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews

Statement by Neturei Karta: How long will Jewish and non-Jewish leaders who claim the mantle of civilization and morality remain silent in the face of the ongoing state terrorism practiced by the Zionist state against the Palestinian People, most visibly today in Gaza, where the Zionists believe they can starve the 
Palestinians into submission in violation of all tenets of international law, all religious values in general, INCLUDING the values of the Jewish faith???!!