Writer, campaigner, exANC MP, wrote 'The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade' (film
@ShadowWorldFilm
) & 'After the Party'. Proud Leftie Jew. Views my own
As a Jew, as someone who worked for Nelson Mandela, as the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost dozens of her family at Auschwitz where I lectured on genocide prevention, as an antiracist who introduced the 1st motion on the Shoah in the SA Parliament
#IStandWithJonathanGlazer
As the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost dozens of family in the Shoah, as someone who has lectured on genocide prevention at Auschwitz, may I remind the PM that ‘Never Again’ applies to all human beings, not just Jews … unless u r a racist supremacist!
The charge of genocide leveled against Israel is not only false, it’s outrageous, and decent people everywhere should reject it.
On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I again pledge as Prime Minister of Israel - Never Again.
I am Jewish, the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 of her family in the camps. I was the 1st MP to introduce a motion on the Holocaust in the SA Parliament. I’ve lectured at Auschwitz on genocide prevention. I unequivocally support Jeremy Corbyn & want him as the next PM
In many of these countries, particularly ‘the West’, politicians have never been more out of touch with the majority of their citizens’ views. I hope it costs them dearly
From Scotland to Ireland, Germany to France, Cuba to Yemen, Spain to Poland, Iran to Indonesia, South Korea to Turkey, Japan to South Africa, Canada to the U.S., and beyond, the people of the world are rising up in MASSIVE numbers to denounce Israel’s genocide in Palestine.
The wearing of the yellow star by the Israeli ambassador to the UN is repulsive. It’s an attempt to justify the genocide of Palestinians by the indescribable suffering of the millions slaughtered by the Nazis. Our families didn’t lose loved ones to be used as PR tools in genocide
This is quite satisfying: the Israeli ambassador to the UN officially reprimanded by China (who assumes the rotating presidency of the UN security council) as he was going on a nasty tirade against UN women.
"Please show some respect at least".
Israel must be isolated like apartheid South Africa was. Don’t buy Israeli products. Don’t play Israeli sports teams.
Don’t perform in Israel.
If our politicians won’t boycott Israel, let’s boycott our politicians - don’t vote for them, call out their complicity in war crimes
South Africa’s presentation to the ICJ thus far has been exceptional, overwhelming & devastating. The only way the ICJ doesn’t impose interim
measures is if the judges are open to pressure from ‘the West.’ S Africa’s lawyers have done the non-racial, post apartheid country proud
This is possibly the most psychotic thing I’ve ever seen. A merry Christmas would see this war criminal on trial in The Hague, along with all of those who have enabled the genocide he has perpetrated
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
To our Christian friends around the world, Merry Christmas.
Christmas is supposed to be a time of good will to all men & peace on Earth. Well, we don't have peace on Earth, not in our part anyway & we certainly don't see good will to all men.
Not only did your party want Mandela executed, it also aided & abetted the maintenance of apartheid for decades, by supplying oil & arms used in brutal repression. As some1 who had the privilege of working for Mandela as an ANC MP, I detest your hypocritical, shameful opportunism
On this day 29 years ago, Nelson Mandela walked free from prison. Here's our Deputy Chairman,
@JamesCleverly
, on why Mandela is the defining politician of his generation.
I’m a Jew, the son of a Shoah survivor. I’ve lectured @ Auschwitz on genocide prevention.
#IStandWithJeremyCorbyn
the most anti-racist Leader of
@UKLabour
ever. He’s as much an antisemite as my former boss, Nelson Mandela, ie not at all. Viva
@jeremycorbyn
Viva
I’ve know Corbyn for years. I’m Jewish. I’ve suffered antisemitism. My mother lost dozens of her family in the Holocaust. I have degrees in clinical psychology & grew up in an apartheid state. I’d know unconscious AS & racism. Corbyn is no antisemite!
Here's the thing, if Corbyn did have an unconscious bias towards Jews, don't you think his Jewish friends, his Jewish acquaintances or his Jewish colleagues, some of which were his closest advisors, might have brought this up to him? Considering the sort of people he's around
Israel is adopting exactly the stance adopted by apartheid South Africa: ‘if you don’t like our racism, our criminal brutality then we refuse to recognise your legitimacy’
The Prime Minister's Office:
Israel does not recognize the legitimacy of the proceedings of the international court in The Hague regarding 'the legality of the occupation' – which are an effort designed to infringe on Israel's right to defend itself against existential threats.
As a former MP under Nelson Mandela, as the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 members of her family in the camps, as a Sth African anti-racist, I find what Rachel Riley has done offensive, appalling & deeply repugnant. (Cud someone who she hasn’t blocked plse pass this on)
This is, without doubt, the craziest thing I’ve seen on twitter. A white person erasing an anti-apartheid message is new levels of bizarre. It’s something you expect from the alt-right.
This person has fronted ‘anti-trolling’ campaigns. Good grief.
Like apartheid South Africa, Israel has largely become a dehumanised society. Apartheid, occupation & dehumanisation of the other rots the minds of the oppressor who are themselves dehumanised. It shows the strength & courage of those Israelis who refuse the role of oppressor
I'm genuinely curious how Israeli parents talk their kids into "blackfacing" Gazans:
"So honey, there are those people that we're bombing, they lost their homes, they don't have food or electricity & we're blowing their kids up into pieces, isn't that HILARIOUS? let's go!"
How about calling for an end to arms sales from the UK to Israel? Why haven’t you commented on the findings of the ICJ which ruled that it is plausible Israel is committing genocide? Why have u done nothing to try & stop the slaughter of almost 30,000 people since October?
There are over 1.4 million displaced Palestinians in Rafah and it is the gateway to aid for Gaza - an Israeli offensive there would be catastrophic.
The fighting must stop now. We need a sustainable ceasefire.
I’m Jewish the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 family members. I’ve lectured @ Auschwitz on genocide preventn. I experienced AS in apartheid SA. I intro’d the 1st motion on the Shoah in the SA Parlment. I can state unequivocally that Jeremy Corbyn is not an anti-Semite!
Huge legal victory in efforts to stop arms sales to Israel:
‘Court orders Netherlands to halt delivery of fighter jet parts to Israel: The court noted a clear risk that the parts are being used in ‘serious violations of international humanitarian law’
I am Jewish. My mother was a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 members of her family in the camps. I have lectured at Auschwitz on genocide prevention. I experienced anti-Semitism in apartheid South Africa. I can state unequivocally that Jeremy Corbyn is not an anti-Semite!
Getting so tired of an endless parade of non-Jews lecturing the Jewish community on what is and isn’t anti-Semitic. Have the decency and humility to consider that we might have a bit more insight on the issue than you. Give us the same respect you would for any other BAME group.
Labour destroyed the possibility of MPs passing a motion for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire by undemocratically coercing the Speaker into allowing their amendment replete with meaningless US approved language. We all see through your disingenuous BS spin
Tonight
@UKLabour
’s amendment allowed Parliament to come together to support an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
Instead of backing it like many of their MPs wanted, the Tories walked out.
As the government played games, Labour gave the public a voice on the world stage.
I worked with Mandela -
Starmer is the antithesis of Mandela: no courage, no principles, no integrity, no conviction, no morality, only mendacity.
(Shocked that the person who produced the ‘sexed up’ BS dossier on Iraq can’t see this)
This cannot be serious. Has X actually lost the plot completely? A Jew extolling Jewish virtues as to why they oppose the starvation of innocent people is now regarded as hateful content. The madness!
Archbishop of Canterbury cancelled plans to meet Bethlehem-based pastor Munther Isaac, saying he could not meet him if he shared a platform with former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at a pro-Palestinian rally 😵💫🫣
As a Jew, the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 of her family in the camps, I voted Labour today with pride because I support the life-long anti-racist
@jeremycorbyn
I will say this once more before election day: I am of Jewish descent with a surname pronounced 'Shalom', and I will be voting for
@jeremycorbyn
DESPITE the anti-Semitism slurs against his good name. I do not believe them. I believe in a better country for the many, not the few.
Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says: UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri says denial of food is war crime and constitutes ‘a situation of genocide’
Today’s farce in Parliament in which Labour strong-armed the Speaker into disreputable conduct is indicative of the authoritarian & antidemocratic way in which Starmer runs his own constituency as MP, Labour as leader & how he’ll run the country. Starmer is a danger to democracy
Having seen the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh & Israel's refusal to investigate;having watched mass demolitions in Masafer Yatta, as a Jew,son of a Holocaust survivor who lost many family,as an antiracist who worked 4 Mandela,I cannot rest until Palestine is free & apartheid ended
As a white South African I was called a traitor for supporting the ANC in the struggle against apartheid. Now I’m described as a self hating Jew for supporting the Palestinian struggle for freedom. I will always support justice over oppression!
I’m Jewish, the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 family members in the camps. I’ve lectured at Auschwitz on Holocaust prevention, & I introduced the 1st motion on the Holocaust in the SA Parliament. Supporting the Palestinian struggle is NOT antisemitic. End of! 1/2
As a Jew, son of a Holocaust survivor, I call for an end to the occupation, as a South African who served under Mandela, I call for an end to Israeli apartheid. As a human being, I live in solidarity with Palestine & with all oppressed people everywhere
Palestinians don't hate Jews, we don't want anyone to use our cause to incite against them
Our problems & suffering are coming from Israeli apartheid, occupation, oppression, and blind external support to Israel
I ask Jews to retweet this and show their call to end the occupation
Solidarity
@KateOsamor
! There was nothing wrong with your statement.Never Again means never again for all humanity. The highest court in the world says Israel is likely committing genocide in Gaza.Ive lectured on genocide prevention at Auschwitz where my mom lost dozens of family
🚨 BREAKING: Left-wing MP Kate Osamor has been ousted from Labour's parliamentary party because she said Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
She joins Andy McDonald MP, who was kicked out last year for expressing support for the Palestinian cause.
I had the privilege of working for Nelson Mandela. I know an anti racist when I c one.
@jeremycorbyn
is a committed life-long antiracist, a humanist committed to justice & fairness. I’m Jewish & I am voting Labour for a fairer Britain & a fairer world
#jews4jeremy
This disgusting behaviour is what the Nazis did to Jews, what the apartheid regime did to black South Africans. Criminal looting of the possessions of the murdered or forcibly removed. The Israeli state & its military have lost all humanity. They have become monsters
Palestine's Olympic soccer coach was killed in Gaza. Yet, Israel sports teams continues play despite its army committing genocide. Ban Israel from Olympics and other major sports now
This is such bullshit! I’m a Jew, son of a Holocaust survivor, I introduced 1st motion in SA parliamentary history on Holocaust, I’ve lectured at Auschwitz & published on genocide prevention. Corbyn is a committed anti-racist. I support him & Labour
Our leader this week:
'All decent Labour MPs must now... decide if they can remain.
While they stay, they are the enablers of antisemitism. If they cannot have that on their conscience, they know what they must do.'
I am Jewish. My mother was a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 members of her family in the camps. I have lectured at Auschwitz on genocide prevention. I experienced anti-Semitism in apartheid South Africa. I can state unequivocally that Jeremy Corbyn is not an anti-Semite!
The prospect of PM Johnson is less alarming to me, and to millions of others, than PM Corbyn. An appalling anti-Semite Marxist.
If Boris is racist strange he married a half-Indian woman. Unlike you, I don’t patronise people when I disagree with them.
My take on Israeli apartheid: ‘Israel is a Racist, Apartheid State. I should know, I grew up in one.’ & ‘Israel is Worse than Apartheid South Africa’ ;
Does Keir Starmer’s Labour Party have a racism problem? The treatment of Kate Osamor, Diane Abbott, Claudia Webbe & Apsana Begum suggests so. (The expulsion of dozens of Jews ‘to counter antisemitism’ suggests it is also oxymoronic)
So that's Diane Abbott MP and Kate Osamor MP both of them black female MPs on the left of the Labour Party currently suspended indefinitely by Keir Starmer.
Full Solidarity with Kate Osamor
A genocide is being committed in Gaza by Israel & its enablers. Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, Biden, Sunak, Starmer, Scholz, Macron to The Hague. Never vote for these war criminals. Every time they appear in public show photos of the innocents they’ve murdered in cold blood, in darkness
Wow. The intellectual dishonesty is staggering. What defenders of Israel are prepared to say & do to justify the indefensible is astonishing. By weaponising antisemitism they undermine the real & necessary struggle against actual antisemitism & all racism
Antizionism, by contrast, is the product of Soviet propagandists.
Its ideological home is thus on the fringes of the far left, not in a party of the mainstream centre-left.
I’m Jewish and I sure as hell will vote for Corbyn. He’s as much an antisemite as my former boss Nelson Mandela was a racist! In fact he’s one of the most anti-racist politicians this country has ever had
I'm going to ask a question of all those fuckwits who say they cannot vote for Corbyn, because he hates Jews. How much of a fuck have you given about Jews your whole life?
Less than Corbyn, for sure.
I’m Jewish, the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 family members in the camps. I’ve lectured at Auschwitz on Holocaust prevention, & I introduced the 1st motion on the Holocaust in the SA Parliament. Supporting the Palestinian struggle is NOT antisemitic. End of! 1/2
Amazing rally today outside Keir Starmer’s office: As I said at the rally, we will never forget those who enabled & facilitated the slaughter. And the huge crowd responded:
#NoCeasefireNoVotes
Big rally outside the Israeli Ambassador’s residence now calling for an immediate ceasefire, an end to genocide and apartheid occupation. Loud support from passing motorists
‘Starmer sacks Jewish staffer for helping organise pro-Gaza protests’ – Yet another Jew got rid of by Starmer! He’s expelled dozens of antiracist Jews in order to ‘combat antisemitism.’ Go figure!
In light of Israel’s decision to ban Al Jazeera I am sharing AJ’s film on October 7 as a gesture of solidarity, and to encourage others to do so. Please watch and share
This is what concerns the Daily Mail. Not the fact that a chaplain at a UK university went to Israel to participate in what is plausibly a genocide of innocent children, women and men
.
@SadiqKhan
is totally wrong. Boycotts were crucial in ending apartheid in South Africa & are the only peaceful means to force the apartheid Israeli state to change its ways. I cannot vote for someone who does not support stopping arms sales to & BDS against genocidal Israel
London Mayor
@SadiqKhan
says he still opposes boycotts against Israel, saying it’s ineffective and targets the wrong people.
Watch The Big Picture Podcast with
@mohamedwashere
:
The ANC has been receiving messages from all over the world on its 112th Birthday of the party. Watch this message from Palestine that has left many South Africans in tears.
I haven’t seen such blatant bias and manipulation by a public broadcaster since the old apartheid elections in South Africa. Tragic what
@BBC
has become
I’m Jewish, the son of a Holocaust survivor. I support Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party. The Tories, & their media supporters, have a long history of intolerance, racism & anti-semitism.
@jeremycorbyn
has opposed racism of any sort his entire life, which is why he opposed apartheid
I am Jewish
I support Labour and Jeremy Corbyn
I am angered by what Theresa May said at
#pmqs
- “ if you want to tackle antisemitism there is no place for you in the Labour Party”
This is
1. A lie
2. A deeply cynical lie that undermines the necessary fight against antisemitism
‘Corbyn accused of anti-Semitism for pronunciation of Epstein's name’!?!? My name is Feinstein. It’s been pronounced in every conceivable way - never have I or anyone else ever thought that there might be racism involved. This is embarrassing! via
@MetroUK
"Those who dare accuse our soldiers of war crimes are people imbued with hypocrisy and lies who do not have a single drop of morality."
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's army is "the most moral army in the world" and "does everything to avoid harming those not involved".
Wow! Goodbye democracy: we can enable genocide & ban objections: ‘UK ministers consider ban on MPs engaging with pro-Palestine and climate protesters: Plans call for zero-tolerance approach to groups such as Palestine Solidarity Campaign & Just Stop Oil’
It’s amazing to hear so many British Jews explaining why they r voting for
@jeremycorbyn
, a committed anti-racist who stands for equality, fairness, peace & justice. As the son of a Holocaust survivor I am so proud to support Corbyn’s Labour
#Jews4Labour
‘UK Labour leader Starmer opens up about his family's Jewish traditions’ He has expelled more Jews from the party than all his predecessors combined, supposedly to combat antisemitism! That’s like expelling Mandela from the ANC to combat racism!
The perpetrators of this this barbarity must face justice & accountability. Israel is an out of control rogue state, operating with the full support & weapons of the West who are complicit in this never-ending slaughter
Shocking scenes were unveiled today as Israeli occupation forces withdrew from the Al-Shifa Hospital area. Groups of innocent Palestinians, including women and the elderly, were shot dead while handcuffed by Israeli forces.
I can’t remember a time since the Iraq War when Western politicians have been so out of touch with their citizens - We will never forget. We will never forgive. We must ensure that every MP who didn’t back a ceasefire is challenged at the next election
#BloodOnTheirHands
From Yemen to Morocco, Jordan to Indonesia, Scotland to Ireland, France to Spain, London to Portugal, Cuba to Australia, Canada to the U.S., and beyond, the people of the world are rising up everyday in MASSIVE numbers to denounce Israel’s genocide in Palestine. 🇵🇸
Rachel Riley’s use of the doctored image of Corbyn campaigning against apartheid South Africa was a repugnant slur on those who suffered under apartheid & those who fought against it. Her abuse of the real struggle against antisemitism for reactionary political ends is as awful
In November 2019, Riley wore a T-shirt calling Jeremy Corbyn "a racist endeavour". The T-shirt included a doctored photo of Corbyn taken in the 1980s, when he was arrested for protesting against apartheid. The man who took the photo was unimpressed.
3/4
South Africa institutes proceedings against the State of Israel before the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention and requests provisional measures
‘Netanyahu government votes to close Al Jazeera channel in Israel’ Just like apartheid South Africa, Israel believes it can hide its racist, brutal actions from the world. SA failed & Israel is failing. The world is repulsed by Israel’s actions
I’m a Jew, son of a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 members of her family in the Shoah. I’ve lectured at Auschwitz on genocide prevention. I’m very comfortable in Corbyn’s Labour Party. Corbyn’s as much an antisemite as my former boss Nelson Mandela was a racist
I concur. As an anti-racist Jew who has worked on genocide prevention, including lecturing at Auschwitz, I feel very comfortable in
@jeremycorbyn
's Labour Party. He has fought racism his entire life & will lead A Labour Government committed to peace & justice globally
Absolutely agree Heather. Self defined, right wing, Jewish leaders are waging a war on Corbyn for their own reasons. They don't represent Jewish Labour members like me.
As a Jew, the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost almost 40 members of her family in Therisenstadt & Auschwitz, the 1st MP to introduce a motion on the Holocaust in the South African parliament & some1 who has lectured on genocide prevention at Auschwitz I hold this 2b true:
To call a Jew a kapo, a Nazi collaborator, is repulsive, esp a child of a survivor; who intro’d the 1st ever motion on the Holocaust in the SA Parlimt; who’s lectured at Auschwitz where my mom lost many family, on genocide prevention. Such r the people defending Israel’s genocide
@DoubleDownNews
@andrewfeinstein
You are a pathetic kapo and hypocrite, who betrays your own people. And a liar. There is no genocide in Gaza. And you were curiously silent when Syria, Yemen & Sudan EACH killed 20 times more women & children.
My response to the EHRC report and allegations of Antisemitism against the Labour Party under
@jeremycorbyn
- I find the abuse of Antisemitism for factional political ends appalling & indefensible. I explain here why it undermines the crucial struggle against real AS & all racism
'My husband Jeremy Corbyn has been vilified - I will never regret our dream’ - Breaking almost five years of silence, Jeremy Corbyn's wife Laura Alvarez says she has always been proud of him - and urges a future leader not to steer to the centre'
UK politicians are whipping up an anti-Muslim panic. Where’s the evidence? Remarks by House of Commons speaker and Labour leader Keir Starmer have led to an explosion of Islamophobic hatred against Muslims protesting against Israel's war on Gaza
As a Jew, the son of a Holocaust Survivor who lost 39 members of her family, I have found a political home in Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party with its commitment to global justice, equality and anti-racism. My only previous political home was Mandela’s ANC
An election approaches yet so many Jewish friends, desperate opponents of Tory austerity, are unable to back Labour. I get it. Lack of leadership on antisemitism, continual denials, casual AS (eg this week re Luciana Berger being in the pay of Israel) show how we’ve failed. Grim.
One of the reasons Keir Starmer won’t call for a ceasefire or admit that Israel is violating international law, even though it is costing the Labour Party votes is because the party recently received a £5 million donation from a fervent supporter of Israel
Thousands of British Muslims signed an open letter telling Keir Starmer they had lost confidence in his leadership after he backed Israel cutting off food, water & power to Palestinians in Gaza, in breach of international law.” 1/2
Plse explain it 2 me. I’m a Jew son of a Holocaust survivor. I was 1st MP 2 introduce a motion on Holocaust in the Sth African Parli & I’ve lectured @ Auschwitz, where my mom lost 39 family members, on genocide prevention. Corbyn is as much an antiSemite as Mandela was a racist
I’m a Jew, son of a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 members of her family. I intro’d 1st ever motion on Holocaust in SA Parliament. I’ve lectured @ Auschwitz on genocide prevention. I’ve a political home in
@jeremycorbyn
’s Labour. A Leader fighting all racism & injustice globally
I said this the other day I'll say it again ever since Joining Labour last month as a Jewish person I have not seen any antisemitism.
Go through my tweets
Labour members = welcoming
Centrists and right wingers = antisemitic comments like accusing me of being a fake Jew
Plse Pass onto
@OliverKamm
who’s blocked me: I’m an antiracist who served under Mandela & intro’d the 1st ever motion on the Shoah in the history of the SA Parliament. I’ve lectured @ Auschwitz as the son of a survivor. I’ve known
@jeremycorbyn
for many yrs. He is no antisemite!
I am v grateful to the Camden For the Many local hub & OCISA for endorsing me as a possible independent candidate in Holborn & St. Pancras. I’ve indicated I am willing to stand. But there still needs to be a more extensive consultative process across the constituency 1/2
I’m a Jew, son of a Holocaust survivor & 1st MP to introduce a motion on the Holocaust in the history of the SA Parliament. My boss Nelson Mandela was called a terrorist. Oh, & I greatly admire Jeremy Corbyn, who supported the struggle against apartheid as a lifelong antiracist