1. The belief that Israel has no right to exist. That is the core of Left antisemitism, though it comes in more than one version and from more than one root, ranging from the skewed anti-imperialism of the Orthodox Trotskyists through Arab nationalism to Islamic chauvinism. Advocacy of the destruction of Israel, which is what separates left-wing and Islamist antisemites from honest critics of Israeli policy, should not be tolerated in the labour movement and in the serious left.
1. The belief that Israel has no right to exist. That is the core of Left antisemitism, though it comes in more than one version and from more than one root, ranging from the skewed anti-imperialism of the Orthodox Trotskyists through Arab nationalism to Islamic chauvinism. Advocacy of the destruction of Israel, which is what separates left-wing and Islamist antisemites from honest critics of Israeli policy, should not be tolerated in the labour movement and in the serious left.
From Workers’ Liberty 12-13 The Chinese Communist Party [after its defeats in 1926-7 thanks to Stalin’s policy, and then its conversion from a working-class socialist party, however misled, into a Stalinist political machine] more and more it withdrew from the towns, until by the mid-30s it had no influence or implantation in the towns worth speaking of.
From the Long March 1934 to Tiananmen 1989 workersliberty.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from workersliberty.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The story of the United Irishmen, and the Irish uprising of 1798 Who fears to speak of ‘98?Who blushes at the name?When cowards mock the patriot’s fateWho hangs his head for shame? - The Memory of the Dead, John Kells Ingram