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To be disgusted that Iranian dissidents are being branded "filthy Zionists" in London rally

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Twiglets1 · 03/02/2026 07:18

The Jewish Chronicle reports that a pro-Palestine mob branded Iranian dissidents “filthy Zionists” at a rally in London on Saturday.

Thousands marched through the capital in support of Palestine, with some brandishing placards bearing images of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the words "the right side of history".

The Iranian regime has killed thousands of Iranian protesters in recent weeks, with the death toll exceeding 30,000, according to some estimates.

A counter-demonstration organised by pro-Israel campaign group Stop the Hate was stationed at the junction of Kingsway and Aldwych Street, where a large screen had been put up. Footage of torture carried out by Hamas and of the Islamic Republic Guards Corp (IRGC) attacking protesting Iranians played on the screen. Stop the Hate said it aimed to highlight how the "silence" of Saturday’s protesters when it came to Iran’s brutal crackdown.

A banner held by one pro-Palestinian demonstrator targeted Iranians who want the exiled Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, to return to replace the ayatollah. It read: "Pahlavi-supporting Iranians who stand alongside the Israeli flag are just filthy Zionists."

Another demonstrator called on the Home Office to "deproscribe Hezbollah and Hamas", while several banners read "Globalise the intifada" – an arrestable offence in Greater London.

One protester, who did not want to give his name, told the JC of his belief in the need for Palestinian "resistance" and attempted to justify the atrocities of October 7 by saying "Hamas didn't have a choice", adding that "Israel should have never existed in the first place."

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/pro-palestinian-protesters-brand-iranian-dissidents-filthy-zionists-rbbad30f

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RainbowBagels · 03/02/2026 08:05

Twiglets1 · 03/02/2026 07:43

Put like that it does makes sense.

Hate Israel = good
Support Israel = bad

All the words used about the war in Gaza and uprising in Iran and for some people, it boils down to this simple formula.

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They are all contemptuous of ' mainstream media' while being completely unaware of the bias of the media they consume. Without the Iranian regime, Hamas is finished, so they are influencing Left wing media and cheering on the protesters. Abusing Iranian dissidents is a new ( new) low.

IngratesGrate · 03/02/2026 08:00

Filthy Zionists is a direct word replacement of the old anti-Semitic slur ‘filthy Jew’.

The anti-Zionist movement does this. It used to Jews who were accused of controlling the media, now it’s Zionists. Jews accused of controlling governments, now it’s Zionists.
Ditto everything else Jews used to be accused of, now it’s Zionists.
And of course, the ‘anti-Zionist’ movement has led to the murder of Jews in UK, Australia and America. As well as boycotting and cancellation of Jewish businesses and artists and individuals.

How anyone can claim anti-Zionism is not a racist hate movement is beyond me. How can anyone be so blind?

Thepeopleversuswork · 03/02/2026 07:52

Its a perfect example of the reductive world view of the pro Palestinian lobby and large parts of the far left. My enemy’s enemy is my friend, regardless of that enemy’s enemy’s moral character.

Two dimensional cartoonish view of right and wrong. Its got sod all to do with the actual rights and needs of the people they claim to support and everything to do with their own moronically simplistic view of morality.

Israel = evil
Anyone who challenges or opposes Israel = automatically good

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Twiglets1 · 03/02/2026 07:44

Those who think IABU, care to explain why you think that?

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Twiglets1 · 03/02/2026 07:43

noblegiraffe · 03/02/2026 07:37

The Iran regime hate Israel therefore are good. That's how it works in an extremely simplistic view of the world where your opinion of a country is decided entirely by its stance on Israel.

Israel is the world's only Jewish state so you can draw your own conclusions from that.

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Put like that it does makes sense.

Hate Israel = good
Support Israel = bad

All the words used about the war in Gaza and uprising in Iran and for some people, it boils down to this simple formula.

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noblegiraffe · 03/02/2026 07:37

dairydebris · 03/02/2026 07:23

The older I get the less I know. I don't really understand the world at all.

The Iran regime hate Israel therefore are good. That's how it works in an extremely simplistic view of the world where your opinion of a country is decided entirely by its stance on Israel.

Israel is the world's only Jewish state so you can draw your own conclusions from that.

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Twiglets1 · 03/02/2026 07:30

It breaks my heart to think that Iranians living in the UK are seeing things like this.

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RainbowBagels · 03/02/2026 07:29

dairydebris · 03/02/2026 07:23

The older I get the less I know. I don't really understand the world at all.

These useful idiots have always been around though. Their foolish predecessors flag waved the Ayatollahs in in the first place. They learnt what fascism actually was while staring down the barrel of a gun. Before that they all got involved in the infighting Communists during the Spanish civil war, again, allowing real fascists to walk right past them while they argued about ideological purity.

SisterTeatime · 03/02/2026 07:29

When I saw images of the placards/flags mentioned, I thought the image was a satirical take on the moral bankruptcy of the pro-Palestine crowd!

mids2019 · 03/02/2026 07:25

Fuxk me ....no words for sick regime supporters

dairydebris · 03/02/2026 07:23

The older I get the less I know. I don't really understand the world at all.

Quine0nline · 03/02/2026 07:20

Hate crimes being committed by the pro Palestinians - who would have thought.

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