Journalist Joshua Blakeney interviews Jonathan Moadab

Published on Jul 7, 2014

Journalist Joshua Blakeney interviewed Paris-based journalist Jonathan Moadab on July 7, 2014. Both Moadab and Blakeney have been targeted by the Jewish Defence League for their journalistic critiques of Israel and her supporters. Moadab recently won a small victory when a French judge found two JDL members guilty of harassing him in September 2012. Relevant links include:

Chomsky, BDS And The Jewish Left Paradigm

By Gilad Atzmon

In his latest article in The Nation, Noam Chomsky selectively cherry picks the facts that fit his preferred narrative, while ignoring and disguising relevant details that contradict his thesis.  One would expect an academic of Chomsky’s stature to perform at a much higher standard of intellectual integrity.

Reviewing Chomsky’s latest criticism of the BDS reveals that the MIT linguist borders on deception. It is especially fascinating to examine Chomsky’s tactics in light of the current violent events in Israel/Palestine.

Chomsky writes, “The opening call of the BDS movement, by a group of Palestinian intellectuals in 2005, demanded that Israel fully comply with international law by “(1) Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied in June 1967 and dismantling the Wall.”

This is simply not true.  In July 2005 BDS’ first goal read rather differently – “(1). Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Wall.”

In 2005 the first BDS goal didn’t include any reference to 1967 as Noam Chomsky suggests. It expressed opposition to the Israeli occupation of the entire land of historic Palestine. This goal was very upsetting for Jews and especially distressful to members of the Jewish Left. For them, the meaning was obvious; it implied that the Zionist project was a pure land grab. Then, at some unknown date around 2010 and without any protocol that suggested a formal decision, the goal changed as if by ‘magic’ and the words “occupied in June 1967” were added.

Attempts to discover who, within the BDS movement, had made the change didn’t reveal any answers. We do know, however, that the change followed growing pressure from Jewish anti Zionists within the BDS movement. We also know that the change occurred when BDS formed a dependence on EU money and Wall Street financers such as George Soros. I would like to believe that Chomsky, who is a meticulous researcher who doesn’t miss details, is well aware of this change in BDS’ Goal statement. However, it may as well be possible that I am totally wrong and Chomsky was not aware of this BDS saga at the time he wrote his article.  

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: Palestine's vision of peace is clear

You may agree or disagree with President Abbas, but his message is crystal clear!

By Mahmoud Abbas

http://www.haaretz.com/

Twenty-six years have passed since the Palestine Liberation Organization officially endorsed the two-state solution. In a painful and historic decision, Palestine recognized the State of Israel based on pre-1967 territory, conceding over 78 percent of Palestinian land. Rather than seize this opportunity for peace, the current Israeli government has chosen to use the peace process as a smoke screen for more colonization and oppression. We still wish to believe that our Israeli neighbors do not expect the Palestinian people to live under a system of apartheid. The desire of a peace- and freedom-loving nation for independence can’t be eliminated by force.

Palestine’s vision of peace is clear, and grounded firmly in principles of international law. This is because we believe that no just and lasting peace can be achieved without respecting the rights of everyone, including both Palestinians and Israelis. In accordance with these principles, the sovereignty of the states of Palestine and Israel, as bound by the 1967 international border, must be respected; and the rights of Palestinian refugees must be honored in accordance with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194.

Negotiation serves as a powerful tool for peace, but negotiations must have a stated goal and known parameters. At least in relation to Palestine, the government of Israel does not share the same goals and parameters as the rest of the world. It is time for the world to accept that the policies of the current government of Israel are not consistent with the two-state solution. It is telling that during the last nine months of negotiations sponsored by the United States, Israel advanced housing units for 55,000 new settlers in occupied territory. Does this signify intent to achieve a just and lasting peace with Palestine? Many of our friends remind us of the wise words of late President Kennedy: “We cannot negotiate with those who say, ‘What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.’” Negotiations will be meaningless as long as Israel continues to entrench its occupation and to change the demography of our country in order to impose new facts on the ground.

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Century of Enslavement: The History of The Federal Reserve

What is the Federal Reserve system? How did it come into existence? Is it part of the federal government? How does it create money? Why is the public kept in the dark about these important matters? In this feature-length documentary film, The Corbett Report explores these important question and pulls back the curtain on America's central bank.

Anthony Lawson: Israel and the Palestinians — It's about Mind Over Matter

Ever since the three Israeli teenagers went missing, police and army units have besieged Palestinian towns and villages in the area; their houses and shops have been ransacked and atrocities have been committed; Gaza has been bombed, and the death toll is still rising, yet international leaders have remained largely silent, when they all know that such reprisals amount to collective-punishment which is a War Crime.

A young Palestinian boy, 16-year-old Mohamed Abu Khdeir, was abducted and killed in a suspected revenge attack by Israelis, on July 2nd. See how Britain's prime minister reacted to his death.

Living Under Jewish Occupation (must watch)

Israel's first reaction was that video is edited and misleading. Following the publication of the video worldwide, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said that the images indicate on a grave incident that is not indicative of Israel's law enforcement policy. I agree with Livni, the video actually reveals the true nature of Jewish occupation -tt is sadistic on a Biblical scale.  

Heidegger, Pappe, History And Concealment

http://dissidentvoice.org

A few days ago, I published a comment on Dr Ilan Pappe’s performance on BBC Hardtalk. In my comment, I argued that Pappe’s struggle to make his point was not because of his opponent’s bulldozer tactics and certainly not because of Dr Pappe lacked either scholarship or courage, but simply because Ilan Pappe, in his desperation to conceal Jewish shame, is completely and utterly unable to utter the J word. In effect this means that he was unable to give voice to the blatantly obvious fact that Israeli barbarism is, unfortunately, totally consistent with certain yet common interpretations of Jewish culture, Jewish religious and heritage.

In a short article published today in Dissident Voice, William James Martin, asserted that I accused Pappe of ‘cowardice’. This is not true. In fact, on the contrary, I am well informed about all that Pappe has endured in his home country and I regard him as a very brave man indeed. Of course, I certainly cannot know precisely what it is that prevents Ilan Pappe from examining the real ideology that led to the expulsion of the Palestinians, though I can think of some possible reasons: Pappe occupies a position in a British university which must alone limit his freedom of expression. And of course, it may also be that Pappe really doesn't believe that the criminal actions committed by the Jewish state have anything to do with Jewish culture, Jewish heritage, Jewish ideology or even Judaism.  

But here is something that William James Martin probably doesn’t know: Twice in my life I have met Ilan Pappe (both meetings confirmed that he is indeed one of the nicest people within the solidarity movement) and in one of the meetings I discussed the above matter with him.

Eight years ago, Palestinian film maker Dima Hamdan, who was producing a film on Israeli dissent, gathered Israeli film maker Eyal Sivan, Ilan Pappe and myself for a filmed discussion. Hamdan began the session by asking the three of us what differentiated us from the Israeli Left. Sivan, was first to answer and said, quite correctly, that “the Israeli Left is willing to critically examine 1967, but we look into 1948, the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing and so on.”  Pappe was quick to affirm that this was indeed also his position.

Me, being the notorious trouble maker, immediately challenged both Sivan and Pappe. I agreed that 1948 demanded scrutiny but why, I asked, stop there? Why not go on and extend our enquiries and try to grasp the power structure that made, for example, the Belfour declaration possible? After all, how can we possibly look at the Balfour declaration without also understanding the power of the Lobby behind it, a lobby already firmly in place in 1917?  Furthermore, what was the nature of the ‘Jewish question’ already much under discussion at that time? How did it emerge and why did emancipation not work out as had been expected? What about the role of culture and heritage? Was not the Jewish ‘homecoming’ then and the Nakba later driven by the same interpretation of the bible as a call for a genocide?

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Czech Jews are unhappy with Mel Gibson's Latest achievement.

A long time has passed since Czech Jews used to spit on the cross and churches.  Here is in an extract from a Jewish travel guide for Europe.  “In Prague’s Charles Bridge, the visitor will observe a great crucifix surrounded by huge gilded Hebrew letters that spell the traditional Hebrew sanctification Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh Adonai Tzvaot, “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts.” According to various commentators, this piece, degrading to Jews, came about because in 1609 a Jew was accused of desecrating the crucifix. The Jewish community was forced to pay for putting up the Hebrew words in gold letters. Another explanation is that a Jew spat at the cross and for this he was to be put to death as a punishment. When this man begged for his life, the king, seeking to have good relations with the Jews, said the Jewish community had to rectify the offence….” (To read more: Travel Guide for Jewish Europe, pg 497)

But the Czech Jewish community is slightly more confident these days. It is clearly very unhappy with Mel Gibson's Latest achievement. 

http://www.bloomberg.com/

"The Czech Jewish community protested against a decision by the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to give Mel Gibson its top award for lifetime achievement, saying his work includes anti-Semitic views.

The 58 year-old actor and director will receive a Crystal Globe during the state-sponsored festival’s opening on July 4, according to organizers. The Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic objected to the award, saying Gibson’s 2004 movie the “Passion of the Christ” portrays Jews as “evil and blood-thirsty,” it said in a letter to the festival.

“By granting this award, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival becomes another of the very arguable platforms that are gradually changing the atmosphere of our country from a traditional, relatively tolerant society” into one “where space is given to hostility, xenophobia, and anti-Semitic ideas,” the Federation said in the letter on its website.

The Karlovy Vary Festival acknowledged receiving the letter and said it respected its opinions.

“The award is to recognize Gibson’s filmmaking skills and his career,” festival spokeswoman Uljana Donatova said by phone. “We don’t feel that we’re entitled to comment on the rest. The Passion of the Christ won’t be screened at the festival.”

The Wandering Who? A Study Of Jewish Identity politics and Jewish Power in particular - available on Amazon.com  & Amazon.co.uk

The Milibands,The Mossad and Deception in General

Alimuddin Usmani Interviews Gilad Atzmon

Alimuddin Usmani: In a recent text you called the British labor opposition leader, Ed Miliband, a shameless Zionist.  Ed’s father, Ralph Miliband, was a Marxist  and a member of Hashomer Hatzair. Is there a contradiction between being both a Marxist and a Zionist?

http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/112046/ralph-miliband-marxist-and-zionist

Gilad Atzmon: This raises a few questions that deserve close attention. First, can someone  be a Marxist and a Zionist simultaneously? Theoretically, NO; practically, YES.

On the theoretical level, there is a blatant contradiction between Marxism and Zionism. Marxism is universal and cosmopolitan, Zionism is tribal and nationalist. Can anyone be a cosmopolitan and a nationalist or universal and tribal? Ordinary people probably can’t, but the Jew can - Ralph Miliband clearly got away with it and he wasn’t the only one.

While the term ‘Jewish Left’ is an oxymoron due to the impossible contradiction between ethno centrism  and the universal, it turns out that quite a few Jews have managed to overcome this hurdle. They operate tribally within their racially oriented Jews-only political cells, but they also identify as Marxists, Socialists and leftists. They must believe that no one notices the duplicity. But many do.

In order to understand this form of political dishonesty we must grasp the Jewish progressive  twist on the universal. Marxism seeks to unite the proletariat regardless of skin-colour, gender or race. The Jewish left strives to transform Marxism into a tribal friendly discourse. They separate society into different identity  groups. Accordingly, the Jewish progressive purports to support  the ‘oppressed’ yet he stays cocooned in a Jews only Marxist ghetto in which he doesn’t mix with the Goyim, let alone the working people.

The next question addresses the case of Ralph Miliband. The fact that Ralph Miliband, a petty Zionist, continually managed to convince his socialist cohorts that he was ‘cosmopolitan’ and a ‘socialist’ shows that the British Left has been hijacked  by a controlled opposition for some time. This fact alone explains why  the working class in this country have been left behind.

Does anyone really believe that  any of the Milibands (Ralph, Ed or David) spent a day in a factory in their entire life? I doubt it. And what about Ralph Miliband’s best friend Eric Hobsbawm, was he a worker or a coal miner?  These people are members of the Jewish middle class pseudo intelligencia. They are people who claim to know what is good for the ‘working people.’ In Yiddish it is called Chuzpah. In practice, it is nothing short of deception.  

Alimuddin Usmani: Three young Israeli settlers who disappeared recently in the West Bank were found dead. Since their disappearance the Israeli government took measures to punish the Palestinians collectively. What do you think of this affair?

Gilad Atzmon: Collective punishment is a popular activity in the Jewish State. After all, the Jews have been waiting for 2000 years to punish the goyim collectively.

In order to understand Israel and its actions we must understand Israeli policy within the context of the Jewish continuum. It is not Zionism that drives Israel to impose collective measures against Palestinians. This response is embedded in the nature of the Jewish state.

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Haneen Zoabi--Israeli TV interview on Hebron kidnapping

Israel's Channel 2 interviews Israeli-Palestinian MK Haneen Zoabi. Interviewer is an extremely hostile, Rina Matzliach. They discuss the Hebron kidnapping and Zoabi's controversial statements (to Israeli Jews) saying that while she disagrees with those who committed the alleged crime, she does not find them to be terrorists.