IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

E Zionism & Racism

Socialist Challenge No. 8, 28 July 1977 · p. 14 of the scan · 744 words

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SCOTLAND or information on Soclallat Cha nge contac now or Fi publications.

YORKSHIRE CHITECET NORTH WEST more grin the Mates a boa MANCHESTER. Series of education adday 4 August. The Crisis iri the suraday 1 September at the Manchester Soclalist Ch ge Cantre at 7.30g MIDLANDS detals or activilles.

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nation and Hotel, Broed Street, Welverhampion •B Auguat LONDON July we had the minest demancountry since the day Saltley Iraffic. It was camonstrated that mass picketing could close the gates at Grunwic the sale cares here To cont what was the response o scab bus tinally getting in — and then to deal with this trike committee paid the APEX in TUC buresucracles to kee: their mouths shut on the mass picket before it happened) but in purely technical terme.

Karen Margolls suggests you class vanguard and the bureaud Wether the one h sughable); and Carl Gardner squad which stayed outside Grantone sir atten tor not only far th miners but the strike commitiee would aiso add for comrad fargolis' benafit that the idea o cheware toning to ng revalutionary THE APPERRANGE In SOCIalS!

Challenge of Fred

place on Zionism and In an area of discussion where simplifications abound on recommends SAMIRE platform to Zionists and to ban the Jewish and Israeli societles on a Front is to display other grievous arrors of political those ignoring_ Halliday's to a Jewish member raciam 14 July) 1 issue Britain Wars, oppressor: discussion, amongat judgement, that 'callousness', tolerad to by Frod Hallidas: ol genocide against European Jewry and the memories and feelings which are lousness is especialien arent MG who does not count himsel amonget those Jews on the lett also rerarred to by Halicay wnc napige in gorous aracks gl Jewish foolings. It is terrifying enough to have to obeene that In Israell prisans today Jewish Torturers, by their existence, de But these are policemen, Jailtorturers. For Marxist revolutionaries to make How it has come about that Trotskyist militants should have participated in this wrong camDaion. whetner it co duo to in comet dacisions within the IMG or simply a lach of adequate I do not know. But that thay have done so is a blat on the tinest anti-ascist traulment, and it should be expunged by a pubiic repudiation or correction on the part of the organi- since thay people And dashind chat Tollope sic wus crie IN HIS ARTICLE on Zionism ant Cut he did so lor thẻ wớng TANDS ANCH CHIDE MINSHI the point of how Zionlam and Tola DEDIT But sausa racist practice of the Zionist stale in Israol; a slate whose laws discriminate against Pales tinian Arabs on racist grounde The Law of Retum givee the Jaws regardless of residence in Para given various privileges such as interest-free OCE a Cure Cowardod territories who live and work in Israel (and pay the taxes) have no such rights. In various areas where here Is B in the pro-'BT borders POTHODOT but also ferior seable And if all this is not bed enough larsel is the only atate which has open amicable V. relations with South Africa and supports apartheld by selling Tams.

But having said this. I car"no platiorm for Zionists" performs any useful function.

ne which lumps Zionism on th same side of the fence togeth crous. SOMAERIA.

fascist work and are a potential ally which should not bo alinnat.

SOCIALISE represent the left-wing or progressive aspec ot Zionism and see themselve LET SCAR CODDIE JAN HE VO over. Now that israel is movin to the right this should be easie but a platform" position Turtner BITCHCRUD Zionism, Via should remembe That 001 50 1009 890 11 w88 00 uncommon to ding strong sym pathiners of israel on the roug lutionary laft. Such people were iner пона or puonc ехогиваю but through political discussion.

position on Zionista is highly COUSO L CO DO SCARE HE AS anti-Semitia, Zionism thrives or anti-Semitism, It could not exis without it. Anti-Semitism gives justification to the existenco of the Isrgeli state and in the eyes of many allowa i to methods which are condemned "no platform lo Zionists position, tar trom aid.

self in fighting Zionism, gives a positive filio to Zioniam.

[Ms] Tai Machover [South London Big Flamel

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