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Desmond Tutu and the Labour Party’s Phonies on ‘Israel’

12Jan

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Africa, Politics, USA, ZIO-NAZI

Desmond Tutu and the Labour Party’s Phonies on ‘Israel’

BY KENNETH SURIN Photograph Source: Skoll Foundation – CC BY 2.0 “I support Zionism without qualification”– Keir Starmer, Labour party leader, 4 April, 2020“I’ve been very deeply distressed in my visit to the Holy Land; it reminded me so much of what happened to us black people in South Africa. I have seen the humiliation of the Palestinians at checkpoints and roadblocks, suffering like us when young white police officers prevented us from moving about”.– Desmond Tutu, 21 December, 2006“Desmond Tutu was a tower of a man, and a leader of moral activism. He dedicated his life to tackling injustice and standing up for the oppressed. His impact on the world crosses borders and echoes through generations. May he rest in peace”.– Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) 26 Dec...

Make No Mistake, Fascism Is on the Ballot in 2022

11Jan

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Politics, USA

Make No Mistake, Fascism Is on the Ballot in 2022

The biggest battle for the survival of American democracy is before us now. THOM HARTMANN When fascism reared its ugly head in Europe and Japan in the 1920s, it signaled a coming war. As a newer and slicker form of that despotism rises here in America, it may well bring the same type of crisis. We stand on the threshold of momentous change in this nation. While it’s rarely discussed in this frame, the next two elections will almost certainly determine what form of government we’ll have for at least a generation. Will America become more free and democratic, or will we devolve into a 21st century form of Trumpy fascism? The Republican Party has put fascism on the ballot in 2022 and 2024. The Democratic Party is institutionally committed to America finally realizi...

Yes, There Were 10 Good Things About 2021

11Jan

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Politics, World

Yes, There Were 10 Good Things About 2021

BY MEDEA BENJAMIN Boric in the celebrations after his victory in the 2021 presidential election. Photograph Source: Fotografoencampana – CC BY-SA 4.0 This year, 2021, began with a huge sense of relief as Trump left office. We hoped to emerge from the ravages of COVID, pass a hefty Build Back Better (BBB) bill, and make significant cuts to the Pentagon budget. But, alas, we faced a January 6 white nationalist insurrection, two new COVID mutations, a sliced-and-diced BBB bill that didn’t pass, and a Pentagon budget that actually INCREASED! It was, indeed, a disastrous year, but we do have some reasons to cheer: 1. The U.S. survived its first major coup plot on January 6 and key right-wing groups are on the wane. With participants in the insurrection being char...

9Jan

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Politics, ZIO-NAZI

2021 at Jewish Currents

The Editors IF 2020 BROUGHT A SEA CHANGE in discourse about race in the US, 2021 marked a watershed in how Americans understood Palestine. Plans to forcibly displace Palestinian families in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah culminated in an 11-day escalation of violence in which Israel and Hamas exchanged fire, resulting in the deaths of 260 Palestinians and 13 Israelis. Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza prompted unprecedented American demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians. It also accelerated recognition of Israel as an apartheid regime and spurred a new wave of debates over the legitimacy of Zionism and anti-Zionism. As these conversations developed, we sought to help readers navigate them. Here’s a look back at some of our favorite pieces from this yea...

8Jan

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Politics, USA, ZIO-NAZI

On Loving Jews

People marching in the annual Celebrate Israel parade in New York, June 3rd, 2018. Photo: Andres Kudacki/AP Photo For Jews engaged in Palestine solidarity work, what might be gained by refusing excommunication from our own communities? Arielle Angel Subscribe to receive the latest issue in your mailbox. Responsa is an editorial column written by members of the Jewish Currents staff and reflects a collective discussion. This responsa appears in our Fall 2021 issue. Subscribe now to receive a copy in your mailbox.AMID THE LATEST CONFLAGRATION in Israel/Palestine, we heard frequently from liberal Zionist readers who were deeply troubled by our coverage. In a representative message, a leader in the socialist Zionist movement took is...

The Politically Expedient Jewishness of Éric Zemmour

8Jan

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France, Politics, ZIO-NAZI

The Politically Expedient Jewishness of Éric Zemmour

AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzade For the new standard bearer of the French far right, Jewish identity provides cover for Islamophobia, racism, and antisemitism. Mitchell Abidor and Miguel Lago THIS FALL, France’s political world has been turned upside down by the entry into the race of the far-right polemicist Éric Zemmour. Before officially declaring his candidacy on November 30th, he spent months touring all corners of France, spreading his racist, anti-immigrant message. He has defined rap music as “a subculture for illiterate people” and called unaccompanied immigrant minors “thieves,” “murderers,” and “rapists” who “don’t belong here.” A political novice with no party behind him, he rose from 3% to 17% in presidential polls in the space of just a ...

“Pro-Israel” Pundits Don’t Talk About ‘Israel’

8Jan

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Politics, USA, ZIO-NAZI

“Pro-Israel” Pundits Don’t Talk About ‘Israel’

Alberto E. Tamargo/Sipa USA Many of the hawkish commentators frequently described as Israel experts show surprisingly little interest in the on-the-ground reality in the state they admire. Peter Beinart THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN an easy year for people who claim that Palestinians under Israeli control enjoy human rights. The first half of 2021 saw two high-profile reports—one in January by B’Tselem, Israel’s most prominent human rights group, and another in April by Human Rights Watch, arguably the most influential human rights organization in the world—arguing that Israel practices apartheid. The second half of the year saw Israel’s designation, without credible evidence, of six well-known Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organizations, t...

Republicans’ Revealing Arguments Against the Islamophobia Envoy

8Jan

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Politics, USA, ZIO-NAZI

Republicans’ Revealing Arguments Against the Islamophobia Envoy

Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/AP Image The antisemitism envoy is exactly what congressional Republicans fear the Islamophobia envoy could become: a threat to free speech. Peter Beinart EARLIER THIS MONTH, the House of Representatives considered a bill to create a State Department envoy to monitor Islamophobia overseas, a position modeled on the one that already exists to monitor global antisemitism. Every single House Republican voted no. In explaining why the State Department does not need an envoy to combat Islamophobia, however, they repeatedly employed anti-Muslim stereotypes that demonstrate just how prevalent Islamophobia remains in Washington. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warned that the legislation might shield Muslims who rape non-Muslim wom...

How likely is revolution in the next decade?

7Jan

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Politics, World

How likely is revolution in the next decade?

The world is in crisis. The world is on fire. Revolution has become more urgent than ever before. On the eve of 2022, can we achieve it, asks neil faulkner. The neoliberal era (c. 1975 onwards) has been characterised by a) an accelerating compound crisis of the world capitalist system, and b) an unprecedented succession of explosive popular revolts from below. These two features of the era are, of course, intimately connected. Three times in its history, capitalism has responded to protracted economic crisis by radically remodelling its way of working. The Long Depression, beginning in 1873, was the context for a shift to imperialism, which involved a tight nexus of state, banks, and industry, aggressive competition for raw materials and markets, and rising internationa...

3Jan

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Politics, United Kingdom, ZIO-NAZI

Nazi’s manipulation of UK politics

Israel’s manipulation of UK politics: time for zero tolerance But don’t rely on the foreign secretary… or the prime minister… or the speaker to take action. And especially not the Standards Committee. By Stuart Littlewood Both the Foreign Office and Boris Johnson, the UK’s foreign secretary, have declared the Shai Masot affair “closed” after Masot, an employee of the Israeli embassy and probably a Mossad asset, plotted with gullible British MPs and political hangers-on to “take down” senior government figures, including Johnson’s deputy, Alan Duncan. “The UK has a strong relationship with Israel and we consider the matter closed,” they announced. The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, who is Jewish, has also declined to investigate. Sorry, Boris. It is...