Lindsey German, national convenor of the Stop the War Coalition writing in Socialist Review. The Zionists are losing the argument... big time
"The charge of anti-Semitism could hardly be more misplaced. At every meeting I have been at, speakers have discussed the role of Jewish people in the solidarity movement and talked about the Holocaust and the role of Zionism. At every occupation Jewish students, academics and speakers have made it clear that they do not agree with what Israel is doing, supposedly in their name.
"By my reckoning there were more Jews on the massive demo in solidarity with Gaza on 10 January than there were on the small pro-Israel demo the following day. This shows how Jewish opinion has shifted compared with ten, let alone 20, years ago. Israel's actions have alienated much support from those who would once have looked to it. At one time Zionist student groupings were influential in universities such as Manchester; last month Manchester went into occupation too, backed by a huge union meeting." full article
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