Ch4 Niqab Debate Islamophobe Panellists Exposed
By Laura Stuart
Is it not rather strange and incomprehensible that one (Douglas Murray) who claims to loath the so called intolerance of Muslims and who according to the above is a staunch believer in freedom of expression would want to dictate what a tiny minority of British women wear? Hardly a beacon of tolerance himself then.
This week Channel 4 aired interviews and a debate on the British Muslim women who choose to wear the face veil or niqab. One of the highlights of the series of programs was a panel debate, with audience participation and which consisted of those for and against a potential ban on wearing the face veil in Britain.
Ryan Dawson interviews Gilad Atzmon (very interesting)
An expose of the deceit that is intrinsic to Jewish Identity politics and Jewish Left in particular. We spoke about Palestine, BDS, Soros, Identity politics, JVP, Holocaust, victimhood, truth, ethics, my detractors and more.
The Wandering Who? A Study Of Jewish Identity Politics - available on Amazon.com & Amazon.co.uk
To Become A Jew...(must watch)
A Loyalist from Northern Ireland becomes Jewish, he plans to move to Israel and settle and start a new life. He exclaims that Palestine was a "political invention" and tells Palestinians who have lived there their whole life "you have had a nice holiday, time to go home". This is an extremely valid argument as this man has never set foot on the Land of Israel or Palestine. This Snippet was taken from the BBC documentary called Shalom Belfast.
We are not dealing here with Jewish race or gene. Taking on the Jewish religion in this case introduces a set of supremacist non ethical beliefs. This is what Jewishness is all about.
The Wandering Who? A Study Of Jewish Identity Politics - available on Amazon.com & Amazon.co.uk
Remember (must watch)
Earlier today i found in my mailbox the above clip with the following lines by Vincent Chittock:
"Remember
Whose war?
My war?
Your war?
Our war?
Their war
Politicians war
Corporations war
Bankers war
The old lie
Betrayal today
Betrayal yesterday
And tomorrow
Until
Unless
We stand
And hold ‘they’ to account
There is much to remember
This Remembrance Day"
Was Jesus Really Crucified: New Evidence Proves Otherwise
Lisa Spaulding, Journalist and Researcher Salem-News.com
"Agron Belica’s controversial book, vigorously challenges the conventional view of John the Baptist as little more than the baptizer of Jesus and the herald of his messiahship"
- Dr. Jay R. Crook Author of The Bible: An Islamic Perspective
 Agron Belica at Harvard Book Store
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(WASHINGTON DC) - It is said that history is written by the winners. As one engaged in research and journalism and who keeps that old saw in mind, I am always interested in new ideas and new interpreta-tions of accepted truths.
Cover design by Lisa Spaulding |
This carefully researched study of one of the most important events in human history certainly answers to both of those interests.
The author re-examines the conventional ideas about the relationship between the Baptist and the Christ that most people have accepted for centuries as gospel truth. He uncovers mani-fest discrepancies in the biblical narratives that have dominated European and even Muslim thought and, moreover, between them and lesser-known external sources such as the writings of Josephus.
The calm logic of his analyses overturn convention and lead inexorably to startling new visions of John and Jesus and even the Passion itself.
The Passion of the Baptist, Not the Christ is a well-written and interesting book. It is recommended reading for those interested in redressing the distortions of “history written by the winners.”
To read more: http://www.salem-news.com/
A Modest Proposal to the Anti-Defamation League
Open letter to Abe Foxman from If Americans Knew
Dear Abe Foxman,
Thank you! Our organization, If Americans Knew, is enormously honored by our inclusion in your recent Top Ten list of “anti-Israel groups” – in reality, organizations working most strenuously and effectively to oppose Israel’s brutal human rights abuses and violent ethnic cleansing project.
As you note, hundreds of such groups “operate in the U.S. today,” and, I might add, a great many of them produce profoundly valuable work. This makes us particularly honored to have been included among the ten most effective.
Your organization apparently finds those working on behalf of justice and equality for all abhorrent when this includes Palestinians. Happily, many disagree with you. In fact, a large and growing number of people (of all ethnicities, religions, races, and political persuasions) believe that universal principles of morality do not contain exceptions.
Britain’s “Redress Information & Analysis” calls inclusion on your list “one of the highest accolades truth-telling fighters against racism and bigotry could hope for.”
Your Top Ten report appears to be an important element of your fundraising outreach, which rakes in almost $60 million for your annual budget – on top of your $115 million net assets.
Hot Off The Press: Israel was behind the hacking of millions of French phones
The Daily Mail reports today tha Israel and not America was behind the hacking of millions of French phones, it was claimed today.
In the latest extraordinary twist in the global eavesdropping scandal, Israeli agents are said to have intercepted more than 70 million calls and text messages a month.
Up until now the French have been blaming the U.S., even summoning the country’s Paris ambassador to provide an explanation.
The X Factor chief gave IDF a sum thought to be in the region of £150,000
X Factor's Simon Cowell
The Jewish Chronicle reports today that music mogul Simon Cowell has boosted the Israeli Army with a sizeable donation at a gala dinner in Los Angeles.
The X Factor chief gave a sum thought to be in the region of £150,000 at the annual fundraising event hosted by the American Friends of the IDF.
The event was hosted by ultra Zionist Power Rangers creator Haim Saban, who pledged to donate $1 million if Mr Cowell joined him to sing the show's theme song, "Go, Go Power Rangers".
Mr Cowell did break into song, but quickly said he would make a donation himself if Mr Saban allowed him to stop.
George Galloway Addresses The Most Dumb Question
Galloway's reference to Jews is very interesting - "Jews don't have to be on the side of Apartheid..
They can stand up against it".
It seems as if Galloway is referring to what I define in The Wandering Who as '2nd category Jews.'
Sheldon Adelson; United States should drop a nuclear bomb on Iran (video)
The biggest donor to Republican Party political groups said Tuesday that the United States should drop a nuclear bomb on Iran to spur the country to end its own nuclear program.
Sheldon Anderson, the billionaire casino mogul, said on a panel at Yeshiva University in New York City that an initial blast, targeted to hit only desert area, would kill “maybe a couple of rattlesnakes, and scorpions, or whatever,”
“Then you say, ‘See! The next one is in the middle of Tehran. So, we mean business. You want to be wiped out? Go ahead and take a tough position and continue with your nuclear development.”
Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw Told The Truth For A Change
A report from an ex-Member of the Israeli Knesset yesterday claimed that during a meeting in the British Houses of Parliament, former Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary Jack Straw (Lab) ‘peddled an anti-Semitic’ trope about Jewish control over U.S. and Germany foreign policy.
Straw reportedly claimed that pro-Israel lobby groups such as AIPAC work with this “unlimited” funding to “divert American policy in the region” and stated that “Germany’s “obsession” with defending Israel” was a major problem.
Soros, Palestine and Control Opposition
Ryan Dawson interviews Gilad Atzmon (a preview):
The Wandering Who? A Study Of Jewish Identity Politics - available on Amazon.com & Amazon.co.uk
Is it really Israel's New Racism?
By Gilad Atzmon
This must-see short documentary by David Sheen and Max Blumenthal is about the appalling treatment of African migrants in Israel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPxv4Aff3IA
The film reveals a most ugly manifestation of Jewish ethnocentrism, exclusivism and bigotry, but you may notice that none of the Israeli racists in the film identifies as a ‘Zionist’ or showed any concern for the Zionist nature of Israel. Instead they, and without exception, express their deep concern with the ‘Jewish State’ its ‘Jewish character’ and matters pertaining to the Jewish religion and Jewish ‘purity’.
We see MK Ben Ari on camera saying “We are not an immigration State,.. our state is different – it is a Jewish State.. for me the Jewish people are precious…this is our only Jewish state”, and PM Benjamin Netanyahu speaks about demographic fears and the ‘Jewish character’ of Israel.
For over a decade now, I have been suggesting that Israeli racism is driven by Jewish supremacism rather than any Zionist ideology. I have argued that Zionism, largely, a foreign notion to most Israelis, is just one symptom of Jewish exclusivism – and for saying it, I have been denounced, harassed and smeared by most Jewish Left organisations and even a few Palestinians. But this documentary actually proves that, all along, I was right. For the Israeli, Jewishness rather than Zionism, is the guiding political signifier. This film is not about Zionist abuse or Israeli ‘new racism’, it is actually about Goy-hatred that is intrinsic to the Jewish political discourse.
So here are some questions that demand immediate attention:
For many years we have been hearing about the heroic Jewish involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, we have also learned (from Jewish progressives) about Jewish ‘caring for the Other’, for ‘justice’ and for ‘equality’. How then, do we explain the clear discrepancy between the clear racism of the Jewish state and this Jewish ethical impulse?
Noman Watt Roy - "the tightest and most impressive performances I’ve ever seen"
After a short break four musicians took to the stage who, over the course of the following hour, would put on one of the tightest and most impressive performances I’ve ever seen.
Led by Norman Watt-Roy the band ran through a set taking in jazz-fusion numbers alongside their own versions of Ian Dury and the Blockheads’ classics and a few originals as well.
While Norman was undeniably the centre of attention and the leader of his band as he played his custom Fender bass in a way that no other can, seemingly being one with his instrument as his fingers danced on the strings and frets, the other three members all shone as well.
Particularly impressive were saxophone and accordion player, as well as occasional vocalist, Gilad Atzmon and drummer Asaf Sirkis.
Atzmon used effects to give an extra tone to the already fantastic sax playing and worked most closely with Norman in putting on the show and really making a strong connection with the audience in a way few musicians at any level manage.
Sirkis meanwhile was a technical drumming marvel as he switched from the pseudo-funk of the Blockheads numbers, through frankly amazing jazz-fusion work, to solid and R’n'B style beats with seemingly effortless ease and a huge smile, though he wasn’t alone as all four members seemed to be enjoying the gig hugely.
They weren’t alone in that though as the crowd was packed to the front throughout Norman’s set with many moving, how anyone could stand still to such insistent rhythms is unknown to me, and for those in the crowd who were fellow musicians we could only look on in wonder at the playing on stage.
If the atmosphere was high during the set it shot up even further as Norman Watt-Roy welcomed long time collaborator Wilko Johnson to the stage. With his unique guitar playing added to the mix the band’s sound developed further, taking on a more R’n'B vibe but still with a hint of the jazz and funk from earlier in the set so a couple of Wilko’s own tunes were given the Norman Watt-Roy treatment before the band ended their set.
They weren’t off stage long though before they were called back for an encore which rook the form of an extended version of Dr. Feelgood classic Roxette that reached a crescendo for an already amazing night.
The band left the stage with the promise that they would be back soon and with the crowd calling for more – much like Wilko’s gig here earlier in the year there was a bittersweet feeling that this might be the last time we get to see him in the flesh on a Guernsey stage but, if it was, what a way to go, and it feels like he’s passed his torch to Norman Watt-Roy, a man with an already formidable reputation, playing with one of the best bands I have ever had the pleasure to see in such intimate surroundings.
And all that’s not forgetting Attila The Stockbroker – I’m not sure a better night of varied musical entertainment could ever be had whether by happenstance or by design as this one.
Touring with Norman Watt Roy’s Faith & Grace Tour
17 SUDBURY Quay Theatre
18+19. GUERNSEY Fermaine Tavern 20 WORCESTER Marr's Bar
22 KINGS HEATH Hare and Hounds
24 PUTNEY Half Moon
26 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Forum
27 SHEFFIELD Greystones
29 WATFORD The Horns
30 BOLTON The Railway
31 POOLE Mr. Kyp's
November
01 BIDEFORD Palladium
03 PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
07 DERBY Flowerpot
08 NEWTON ABBOTT Seale Hayne
09 WATCHETT Mineral Line
14 SWINDON The Vic
21st November, Gilad Atzmon 20 Years in Britain, London Jazz Festival, special concert at Queen Elizabeth Concert Hall, London South Bank.
20 years after landing in the UK, saxophonist and composer Gilad Atzmon has become an intensely creative presence on the European scene, whether leading successive editions of his Orient House Ensemble, developing new work for string quartet alongside interpretations of the evocative Charlie Parker with strings project, or playing with the Blockheads and Robert Wyatt.
This concert offers a journey through Gilad’s varied musical activity, including some very special collaborations.
BDS: Can you spot the difference?
By Paul Eisen
Here's a critical section from the BDS website (Freedom, justice, equality) as it used to be:
These non-violent punitive measures should be maintained until Israel meets its obligation to recognize the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law by:
- Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Wall;
- ......
- .......
Check it here:http://www.bdsmovement.net/call
And here's the same critical section from the BDS website (Freedom, justice, equality) as it is now:
These non-violent punitive measures should be maintained until Israel meets its obligation to recognize the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law by:
- Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied in June 1967 and dismantling the Wall;
- .....
- .....
Check it here: http://www.bdsmovement.net/bdsintro
Can you spot the difference?
If you'd like to discuss any of this with BDS you can contact them here:
http://www.bdsmovement.net/contact
Egyptian Family Said No to Yad Vashem
The Time Of Israel reported today that an Egyptian doctor Mohamed Helmy was to receive Righteous Among the Nations honour, but relative rightly says ‘family doesn’t want anything from Israel’
A member of the family of the first Arab honoured by Israel for risking his life to save Jews during the Holocaust says the family isn’t interested in the recognition.
The Egyptian doctor Mohamed Helmy was honoured posthumously last month by Israel’s Holocaust memorial for hiding Jews in Berlin during the WWII, but a family member tracked down by The Associated Press this week in Cairo said her relatives wouldn’t accept the award, one of Israel’s most prestigious.
“Mohamed Helmy was an Egyptian doctor who lived in Berlin and hid several Jews during the Holocaust. Last month, he was honoured by Israel’s Yad Vashem Museum as “Righteous Among the Nations”
I wonder how the same Yad Vashem plans to honour those who devote their life to the Palestinians and their suffering.
On Hasbarah Making
Let's learn how to market the 'Israeli product' (racism and expansionism made look nice).
Very interesting...
Why, When and How Ali Abunimah Asked Me To Lie For The Cause? (the full transcript)
Introduction by Gilad Atzmon:
On 30th November 2010 Abunimah wrote to me:
“What you describe as ‘Jewish’ might perhaps be more accurately described as ‘Zionist,’ – and then we might find grounds for a lot of agreement.”
It doesn’t take a genius to grasp meaning of the quote above. Abunimah advised me to misinform my readers and my listeners in return for possible ‘political support’. He wanted me to buy into the same Jewish progressive mantra that diverts the attention from that critical Jewish ideology and culture that drives the Jewish State and its powerful Lobby. It’s all pretty clear but one question still comes to mind - why would a Palestinian invest so much time and energy into protecting the Jewish state from such an essential and crucial criticism?
Yesterday, desperate to appease his Zionist detractors and Left Jewish supporters, Abunimah published the entire exchange between us on the Electronic Intifada in the hope that someone out there might interpret his words as he wishes them to be interpreted. It didn’t happen, in fact, he achieved the opposite and only proved I was telling the truth.
I was very glad to read my words on Electronic Intifada since this is the first time that this pro-Palestinian site aired any criticism of Jewish identity politics and in retrospect, reading my words made me very proud. I saw a principled and persistent argument based on an informed analysis of the situation in Israel, Palestine and beyond. And, I like to think that it is precisely this aspect of my work that unites Dershowitz, Blumenthal, Foxman and Abunimah into a united anti Atzmon task force.
Is he a compulsive liar?
"In November 2010, I was invited to speak at a conference in Stuttgart, Germany on the one-state solution. Atzmon apparently invited himself to this conference and somehow parlayed his way onto the stage to give what was called a “greeting.”
Look at the following video and judge for yourself, does it look as if your truly invades the stage by force?
And if I 'parlayed my way onto the stage' as Abunimah suggests, why did the conference decided to publish my talk? Surely, Abunimah and a few others tried to prevent it.
Just to redeem Abunima of his compulsion. I will publish here my invitation to the Stuttgart conference:
On 20 November 2010 Attia Raja, the head of Palestine Committee Stuttgart, wrote to me:
Dear Gilad,
Thank you that you are prepared to come to the Palestine-Solidarity-Conference in Stuttgart. We are glad to welcome you. As you can see in the programme it is very compact.But we would be glad to give you time for a greeting speech of maximum ten minutes before the next panel starts on Saturday at 2.15 pm. We hope you will understand our situation and we should be glad to invite you soon for a concert with a complete speech.
With best wishes
Attia
Ali Abunimah obviosly knows all of that. But i wonder, is it possible that he is tormented by the fact that the youtube clip of my talk in Stuttgart had twice more viewers than the entire conference put together?
Abunimah continues:
"When he spoke, I (and many others at the conference) found Atzmon’s comments disturbing because he appeared to be blaming Jews as Jews for the conflict in Palestine"
Abunimah is unfortunately lying again. there is not a single reference to 'Jews as Jews' in my entire talk or in any of my writings. A scholarly study of my talk in Stuttgart revealed that my talk was well within the boundaries of legitimacy.
Is it possible that Ali Abuimah has given up on truth, is he now a compulsive liar?
"The first thing I did the next day" write Abuinimah, "when it was my turn to speak, was to object publicly to Atzmon’s statements". What Abunimah forgot to tell his audience is that his laughable 'objection' was debunked by Cambrige Academic Blake Alcott. and also by me in the following video.
The real question here is why is he lying? People always lie for a reason. Who does he try to save? Is it the people in Gaza or Jenin? I doubt it...