Labour candidate publicises Galloway!

I was surprised and not a little amused to receive publicity for George Galloway’s campaign to be re-elected for Bradford South on May 7 from his Labour opponent. Her election address indicates that she – or, more probably, her New Labour Blairite spin-doctors – doesn’t understand the first principle of political polemic. As my old … Continue reading →

Honouring the Prophet in the snow, January 17 2015

It was announced as an inter-faith gathering. And while the majority of the several hundred who gathered in Bradford’s Centenary Square as the thermometer plunged to below zero were undoubtedly Muslim, there were at least two Christians and even one atheist of my acquaintance who had responded to the call to honour the Prophet. While … Continue reading →

2on2sday HOA test

I haven’t used Hangouts on Air (HOA) for some time because of my illness and this was a test show preliminary to a regular Tuesday afternoon 2on2sday show starting Jan 13 at 2pm GMT insh’Allah. Below you can see the completely unscripted and unedited test run today. I played the whole thing of the cuff, … Continue reading →

Web news items

Truthout: Former US Ambassador to USSR says: To Resolve Ukraine Crisis, Address Internal Divisions and Russian Fears of NATO Jack Matlock, US ambassador to the former Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991, on the Democracy Now radio show: “I think one of the most important things to understand is that, practically speaking, the Ukrainians and … Continue reading →

Is this London’s hugest demo?

Illness prevented me from getting to London for this Gaza demo, but this picture of the crowd packing Regent Street outside All Soul’s, my old church, is truly astonishing. When we marched against the Iraq war we filled the street like this. How can the BBC ignore this happening right outside Broadcasting House? Continue reading →

Israeli professor’s ‘rape as terror deterrent’ statement draws ire – National Israel News | Haaretz

“The only thing that can deter terrorists, like those who kidnapped the children and killed them, is the knowledge that their sister or their mother will be raped.” This assertion was made by Middle East scholar Dr. Mordechai Kedar of Bar-Ilan University about three weeks ago on an Israel Radio program. “It sounds very bad, … Continue reading →

IJAN Calls on Jews of Conscience to Take Action to Stop Israel: Let Gaza Live!

Like so many times before, Jews must take action against Israeli brutality IJAN (International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network) and Jews Against Genocide call on Jews of Conscience to “lay siege” on Israeli consulates with protests, creative actions, pickets and demonstrations and to protest events that attempt to justify Israel’s brutality against the Palestinian people.IJAN and Jews … Continue reading →

The myth of Palestine-Israeli equivalence

Some well-meaning folk – one assumes they are well-meaning, but one should never under-estimate the ramifications of the Zionist “hasbara” black propaganda machine – are calling on “both sides” in the Gaza conflict to lay down their arms. HAMAS, they say, should stop firing rockets into Israel, and the Israelis should stop killing so many people in Gaza. … Continue reading →

Israel recruiting fighters in UK

The “Volunteers for Israel” Facebook page. Morning Star: 100 Britons join Israel’s campaign of-terror According to Reuters in January, “Britons travelling to Syria to help the rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad could be arrested on their return, a senior police chief warned on Saturday, saying they may pose a security risk to the UK. “Peter … Continue reading →

Bradford rallies for Gaza

Thousands packed Bradford City Park on Sunday July 13 for a monster rally in support of the people of Gaza. LINKS: ♦ What you can do ♦ Contact form This was just one city among many, showing what can be done at very short notice. Go thou and do likewise, brothers and sisters. Kids paddled in … Continue reading →