Tommy Robinson Invited to Israel

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Really?!! And the PM is now labelled Palestinian...

www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-minister-calls-keir-starmer-palestinian-after-pm-slams-tommy-robinson

Is the Israeli govt actually so stupid that they don't realise YL hates Jews too but just not quite as much as he hates Muslims?

The Israeli government are far right nut jobs. Robinson is right up their street.

Board of Deputies response to invitation extended to YL.

I have definitely missed something

Why would you think this?

That matter will be parked to the side, for now, if that is the case. His hatred of Muslims, is of more use to them.

I hope Israeli's are not taken in by this odious man's new love for Jewish people!

He posted a video recently ranting about Jewish people. He pushes the Great Replacement conspiracy, which has its roots in anti-semitism.
From the Spectator:
"Although it should be noted that on the very day of the invitation, Robinson revealed his true colours in his response to criticism of it by the Board of Deputies and Jewish Leadership Council, the two leading communal bodies. Robinson posted (then later deleted) an attack on, ‘The elitist Jews, the ones who are not representative of the entire community, the woke liberal elitist Jews…they don’t represent all Jews…The ones who want mass open-border immigration, the ones who have created the hostile environment for most Jews…These so-called voices of the Jewish community, which are betraying the Jewish community with their cosying up to Islam and open-border immigration, they’re the reason all these problems are happening.’"

Vile. Just another reminder, as if we needed it, that the Israeli government’s actions do not speak for Jews as a whole.

Thank you for sharing this.

Tommy Robinson and the Jewish Defence League have been linked for years.

Not a great decision to invite him over.

That was my understanding

It was originally called the English and Jewish defence league I thought

someone mentioned posting a video. I think I know which one that is, but he is posting like a mad man at the moment - I think before he goes to prison. I was really surprised to see that particular video yes.

When the sensible progressives vacate the middle ground exremists will fill it. The deranged level of hatred for Israel, Israelis and Jews is ripe for manipulation by the likes of YL, Reform & other Right wing extremists etc.

Most Jews in this country see it for what it is, and want no part of it but its interesting to see how many people are gleefully spreading this. YL should be ignored. If a handful of extremist Israeli polticians want to meet him, let them. At least he's not stirring up trouble here. Don't amplify him.

Or inflate his significance. Its exactly what he wants.

He is on trial on 13th October, is that right? He keeps saying he will be going to Israel after that. If he is given another prison sentence, we can all guess what the narrative will be.

Why were you surprised to see that video? And why do you think he deleted it?

It's worthy of discussion, you don't control the narrative.

It's not a good look for Israel.

Up to you. Personally I ignore him and his goons as much as possible and focus more on those interested in peace.

Spot on 👏

@PandoraSocks I probably just hadn't thought about it - I was just surprised but yes, I shouldn't be because it's engagement farming

I haven't even kept up with what the next trial is about. Is it another "harassment of a journalist" case?

Brilliant response

I do think he is right that if a sensible middle ground is not found, across the whole politics, what will replace it will be truly terrifying.

You think YL represents a sensible middl ground?
He makes career out of hate, a very lucrative one that is probably paid in Roubles

Your use of quote marks is interesting.

"Engagement farming" is similarly an interesting description of an anti-semetic rant.

His trials (there are two) are next October, for some reason I though they were this year.

Israel's current government just wants to encourage Jews in other countries to feel unsafe and that they have to move to Israel. So propping up people like Yaxley Lennon who promote more division and fear. Deeply disappointed in some of my fellow Jews who have taken up with the man, but very glad British Jewish organisations for once had enough backbone to stand up to Israel here.

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No, but he is a civic nationalist

I'm really scared of what happens to me if ethno nationalists get in to be perfectly honest.

@PandoraSocks he keeps banging on about how he'll be back in prison soon

The wiki page has got some trials stated for next October but I thought they were coming up really soon, I hope they are next year because if he is putting in prison again soon, in this climate, there might be riots.