To be shocked that this is happening in the UK in 2026

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https://x.com/jeanhatchet/status/2023017313327317331?s=46&t=N3lQrZ7NOBmzt0lfDUYXPA

Jean Hachet posted this today. Men going door to door in Sheffield looking for people who aren't boycotting Israel. The man grabbed one of the women by throat and headbutted her when challenged. Feels like something out of the 1930s

Well, there’s a surprise.
Looks like the organisation behind the campaign is the same one that on October 7th was already planning protests against Israel:

“Behind the Brighton Apartheid-Free Zone, however, is the Brighton wing of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), which boasts of being the ‘biggest organisation in the UK dedicated to securing Palestinian rights’.
It is also among the most controversial. Many of their marches through London have caused outrage. The first request for a national demonstration against Israel came from the PSC at 12.50pm on October 7, 2023 – hours after the Hamas attack started, the Met revealed.”

Well colour me surprised… 🙄

The organisation that went on the offensive against Jewish people in the UK immediately after the 7th October atrocity, before Israel had engaged in any retaliation or attempt to secure the security of its citizens.

What heroes they are.

I mean, 12:50 pm on October 7th was the time when the horrific news started coming in, and those people’s first reaction was: “Quick, let’s organise a protest against Israel!”
It really beggars belief 🙄

"Brighton pro-Pals got REALLY upset when a journalist knocked on THEIR door. They got a tiny taste of how Jewish ppl who face antisemitism feel about haters coming to their homes. I hope the backlash will stop them. This CANNOT continue."

These pro pal goons have been making the local Jewish community fearful. The conflict in Gaza has fuck all to do with the local Jewish community. So its good old anti semitism motivating the Pro Pal leaflet drop.

Awful. These vile individuals live amongst us.

It is NOT ok to door-step people aggressively, knocking on their doors uninvited, pressuring them to agree with a particular stance,

It is absolutely ok to canvas or cold call, it happens every day.

Do you have a link to footage of them being aggressive on anyone's doorstep, or pressuring anyone into anything? Or have you made that up?

And even if they were, what would be the point? To get them to accept a leaflet that'll go directly in the bin once the door closes?

and then taking note of their personal details if they don't.

Writing down the door numbers of houses who don't answer, or that you don't want to return to, is done by every canvasser, salesman or charity mugger.

There's nothing to suggest that anything untoward is happening in that regard.

Brighton pro-Pals got REALLY upset when a journalist knocked on THEIR door.

You don't see the difference between indiscriminately leafleting/cold calling entire streets, and an individual being tracked down at their home by a journalist who knew full well they should have contacted them through their organization?

And did they get REALLY upset? How do you know? The article said the man and his wife weren't pleased to see the journalist. I wouldn't be pleased to see someone who tracked down my home address to question me about my job. They obviously weren't too upset to have a quick chat. What makes you say that they were REALLY upset?

But to declare an area an 'Israel Boycott Zone' and go door to door making sure people are complying, and taking note of who isn't

This isn't what's happening though, is it? No area has been declared an 'Israel Boycott Zone'. Nobody is going door to door making sure people are complying.

Anybody can fact check that in seconds.

The big and obvious difference, plain to anyone with any empathy, is that Jews are currently feeling very threatened in the UK. And so if you have someone knocking at your door of your home and writing your name down if you don't agree with their political and contentious views, I would imagine that fear would be increased hugely. Obviously. You can pretend its perfectly normal. But I suspect a Jewish person wouldnt feel as threatened if a member of the Lib Dems for example did the same.

The ones in Bristol were chanting about intifada. How is that not about intimidation and glorifying Islamist violence?

Why so aggressive?

Jewish people are telling you that they feel intimidated by this. They are concerned - as are others, like me - about the implications of people being confronted in their own homes about an issue that Jewish people are being attacked over, and their views noted down for future reference.

Surely, even the most biased person can see the obvious difference here between this and a mainstream, established political party canvassing at election time.

Do you think it's ok for Jewish people to be intimidated in their own homes?

Are you not worried about the well-documented levels of anti-semitism?

Before you answer - try deploying some empathy and compassion before giving a knee-jerk response - even if it's with people you don't agree with.

I'm super confused by this comment as that's exactly what they're aiming to do - create an 'apartheid free zone'. Their goal is to have the entire area commit to boycotting Israeli goods.

https://www.gbnews.com/news/palestine-activists-intimidate-jews-door-knocking-hackney-bristol-sheffield-brighton

https://www.bafz.org/

And on and on... there are many, many websites and news articles about exactly what the goals are.

It was an anti apartheid leaflet drop, it's sad that as per the daily mail article someone came home, saw an anti apartheid leaflet on their door mat and was 'visibly distressed' but where do you think we should draw the line? You can't canvas against apartheid and leave leaflets because some people find that topic distressing. OK. Can you canvas about immigration? I'm sure some people find that distressing too. I had quite a grabhic anti abortion leaflet left in my door once, that could be quite distressing are we banning that too? Religion, that can be quite distressing, ban it?

Where do you think the line should be drawn on what we can and can't canvas for?

Its a moral choice. Do you want to live in a society where we care about those others that also live in our own society or do we care more about others that don't live in our society but live thousands of miles away?

Do we prefer to speak for people who live in another country if it results in the intimidation of our fellow countrymen.

We know the history of the Jewish people who suffered an actual "genocide" where a knock on the door inspired terror.

So people have to chose. I chose not to go round intimidating people by knocking at their doors.

It was an anti apartheid leaflet drop. Is it reasonable to expect people to predict that people will find anti apartheid leaflets distressing and intimidating? Where do you draw the line on what people can and can't canvas for? People find talk of immigration intimidating and distressing do you think that that should be left off leaflets, morally? You would be in favour of that? And if it's not left off leaflets morally you would be in favour of people following the leaflet dropper around and shouting abuse at them?

Ive said why in this case its inappropriate. If you were against apartheid in South Africa for example you probably wouldnt have to worry too much about offending white SAs in the UK. Maybe a few. So a leaflet drop would be ok. South Africans in the Uk weren't being persecuted and have never had a genocide committed against them. Or hadn't at the time of apartheid.

And what do you mean by "anti apartheid" . There arent many Jews in the surrounding Arab countries but plenty of Arabs in Israel. There were plenty of Palestinians. (They may not be quite so welcome now obviously).

I actually wouldn't care at all about a leaflet drop minus the resource waste. Any leaflets left at my door go straight in the bin.

I'd care a lot and be horrified at someone actually ringing my doorbell, asking me personal questions, insisting that I agree with them and then WRITING DOWN MY NAME AND ADDRESS in a little book of mystery. As any Jewish person knows, you do NOT want to go on a list of any sort.

And there's no hiding that my house has Jewish people in it - we have a mezuzah and decorate for holidays and I'm not a liar. So what else are they writing down? Maybe they'll come back to drop off a yellow star badge to put on my jacket? Maybe they'll follow my kids to school (as has already been threatened by the bullies at my daughter's school)? Maybe they'll submit this list of suspiciously Jewish looking people to some organisation and then... what?

This mess hasn't made it north yet but I'd be terrified. And have been scared for 2.5 years now so it takes a lot to rattle me now.

The apartheid and racial segregation that the ICJ deemed Israel are carrying out in the Occupied territories. The apartheid mentioned on the anti apartheid leaflets. That's the anti apartheid that I mean.

OK so immigrants are subject to persecution in the UK, lots have fled genocides so no leaflets featuring immigration because they can cause distress and intimidation? You would be on board with that, morally. And you would be on board people following around and abusing anyone who drops those leaflets? And the daily mail tracking the people down who drop them?

As Ive said and which you seem determined .to close your ears to. This is different. You need to chose between the interest of foreign people living far away and the well-being of British citizens.Jews are British citizens. Palestinians living in Gaza are not.

This is different? So it's OK to intimidate and distress immigrants because that is for the well being of British citizens is that what you are saying? What about the immigrants that are now British citizens, where does their 'well being' come into the equation, morally?

Dont believe all the propaganda that the right wing make up

What's more right wing than the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamism? They were literally in league with the Nazis and haven't changed since. The red part of the red-green alliance is going to be eaten alive by them.

What propaganda?

They are not relevant to this particular issue. Anti semetism is a very specific issue with a very specific historical context.

And Im comparing the interests of British Jews with the interest of Palestinians living in Gaza.

I think a lot of the left have had their minds and souls corrupted. It's scary.