Could Zack Polanski be any more of an obnoxious twat?

I don't get what's wrong with it, especially as Polanski, as a Jewish man, will be well-versed on what it's like to be on the receiving end of anti-Semitism. We are seeing the term 'anti-Semitism' being weaponised all the time. To criticise Israel for its treatment of the Palestinians and its constant breaking of international law is not anti-Semitic, but a lot of people (and a fair number of political chancers who are worried about Polanski's popularity) are saying just this.

Anti-Semitism is vile and Polanski has never said different. Being anti-Israeli policies and behaviour and anti-extreme Zionism is not anti-Semitic.

Polanski is that rare animal - an honest politician. Welcome him.

Maybe these ardent campaigners should be encouraged to visit Gaza and see for themselves what things are like on the ground.

Sadly they have missed the recent Palestine Marathon in the West Bank with a mirror race running Gaza itself but I’m sure they’d find it informative.

My dh observed a march in Bristol yesterday and said there were 2 distinct groups - 'nice' mc , older people, and younger airheads just shouting slogans.
Oh, and not just 'gays for Gaza' but 'drag queens for gaza'

My dh observed a march in Bristol yesterday and said there were 2 distinct groups - 'nice' mc , older people, and younger airheads just shouting slogans.
Oh, and not just 'gays for Gaza' but 'drag queens for gaza'

Has anyone noticed how ZP’s supporters present either empty soundbites or complete misinformation they’re clearly parroting from social media and don’t appear capable of critical thinking, They seem to have no knowledge of world history or international politics which is why they’re incapable of actually debating the matter at hand.

it seems that many people are incapable of critical thinking, that their thinking is black and white. What has happened to people? This is a real problem with society, humans being programmed into binary thinking are easy to control! It’s dystopian

And stop looking on and closing their ears while they march next to people holding banners with blood libels and Hamas slogans on and shouting ' Globalise the Intifada'.

I simply fail to understand why people here in the UK think that Jewish people here in the UK are responsible for the actions of a foreign government.

Were we, the average British person, responsible for what Blair did (or sanctioned) in iraq? Or what Trump is doing now in Iran? Or blamed the average Chinese person for Covid? It's fucking nuts.

The ONLY explanation is anti semitism. Unchecked, waved through and sanctioned anti-semitism.

You have Jewish school children told to take off their blazers before leaving their fenced in and armed schools before walking home. You have people like my Jewish friend's disabled son asking her if he can scrub the Jewish blood from his veins because he is terrified of people knowing he is Jewish.

Then you have people like Polanski saying it's all just a perception. You have the Green party now being a safe haven for candidates who are being arrested for hate crimes who it seems are SO into climate change- but they are fucking there because they find a welcoming home.

Shame on anyone who thinks this is okay.

I’m an atheist Jew and proud of being Jewish however nowadays I would be nervous of telling someone I don’t know that I’m Jewish. That feels like a pretty easy way to assess whether there’s been a rise in anti-semitism.

I’m an atheist Jew and proud of being Jewish however nowadays I would be nervous of telling someone I don’t know that I’m Jewish. That feels like a pretty easy way to assess whether there’s been a rise in anti-semitism.

I have a friend in Sweden. The healthcare is EXCELLENT. You have to pay for prescriptions up to an annual comp and you have to pay a base fee to see a doctor - cash desk at the entrance to A&E but their time wasters and missed appointments must be minuscule. Can we have this system here please? No because those on low wages have been conditioned to think they deserve to pay little to no tax, and the bleeding heart liberals think our health service is the envy of the world, despite dire cancer stats and people dying in A&E corridors.

As David Baddiel (another atheist Jew) has said, the nazis also sent non-practising Jews to the gas chambers. Being Jewish is a religion and an ethnicity. Whether or not you agree with him, Zack Polanski is Jewish

I don't get what's wrong with it, especially as Polanski, as a Jewish man, will be well-versed on what it's like to be on the receiving end of anti-Semitism. We are seeing the term 'anti-Semitism' being weaponised all the time. To criticise Israel for its treatment of the Palestinians and its constant breaking of international law is not anti-Semitic, but a lot of people (and a fair number of political chancers who are worried about Polanski's popularity) are saying just this.

Anti-Semitism is vile and Polanski has never said different. Being anti-Israeli policies and behaviour and anti-extreme Zionism is not anti-Semitic.

Polanski is that rare animal - an honest politician. Welcome him.

This is misinformation: the case being considered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hasn’t reached a conclusion yet and probably won’t for several years.

You are getting confused with the opinions of a United Nations commission of enquiry made up of 3 people.

The UN themselves acknowledge that they cannot make a legal determination as to whether a situation constitutes genocide under international law. It says a situation is referred to as genocide only after a competent national or international court has declared it as such.

When asked by journalists if he would consider using the word genocide to describe Israel’s actions in Gaza, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk said, “It’s for the court to decide whether it’s genocide or not, and we see the evidence mounting”.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is currently hearing a case bought by South Africa that accuses Israeli forces of genocide but it could take several years to reach a conclusion.

Because those same useful idiots have read on social media they must take to the streets to support Iran, because that’s what all the clever, righteous people do. Trump hates Iran so Iran must be great! There really are a lot of thick people out there clinging on to any hope of the appearance of not being stupid

We are seeing the term 'anti-Semitism' being weaponised all the time.

Are we really though? Or are people just repeating that claim, hoping it sticks?
What we are seeing are increasing attacks on Jewish people, businesses and institutions around the world. Real, physical attacks.
Would these constitute antisemitism in your opinion?

Polanski is apparently an 'honest politician' who huffed out of the Lib Dems when he didn't get pre-selected for something and jumped to the Greens because of his personal political ambitions.

He also claimed to have made a woman's breasts bigger via the power of hypnosis.

The former makes him as craven and self-interested as many politicians. The latter makes him a fruitcake.

I don't get what's wrong with it, especially as Polanski, as a Jewish man, will be well-versed on what it's like to be on the receiving end of anti-Semitism. We are seeing the term 'anti-Semitism' being weaponised all the time. To criticise Israel for its treatment of the Palestinians and its constant breaking of international law is not anti-Semitic, but a lot of people (and a fair number of political chancers who are worried about Polanski's popularity) are saying just this.

Anti-Semitism is vile and Polanski has never said different. Being anti-Israeli policies and behaviour and anti-extreme Zionism is not anti-Semitic.

Polanski is that rare animal - an honest politician. Welcome him.

I think the poster was asking why people are not up in arms at Iran killing thousands of its own people for protesting the regime? Why are those people not worth supporting?

Well according to the International Court of Justice they are.

Did Iran attack Israel? No, Israel bombed them last year as a ‘preemptive strike’ and then again this year, for what reason?

Israel has nuclear weapons, Iran doesn’t. Israel has bombed Iran with no provocation for the last 2 years. Israel is now invading Lebanon and seizing land, slaughtering civilians as they go.

But it’s OK, because it’s Israel and we’re not allowed to criticise Israel. They’re committing genocide, they’ve attacked every single one of their neighbouring countries, but you don’t want to admit that Israel is the problem here. Give it a rest.