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labourpartymarxists.org.uk Free - donations welcome Zionist colonisation and Armageddon As Israel moves further and further to the right, Moshé Machover says religious fanatics are becoming increasingly influential

inyamin (‘Bibi’) Netanyahu’s evangelicals have for Armageddon. motive for calling an early In fact, both bunches of dangerous election to the Knesset (Israel’s nutters, whether Jewish or Christian, share parliament), on April 9, one year many beliefs (except that the former are Bbefore the end of its term, was purely expecting the first coming of the messiah, personal: it was his ‘stay out of jail’ while for the latter it is going to be the card. His former friend and appointee, second - following which the Jews will have attorney general Avichai Mendelblit, to convert or die). As the Daily Express could not endlessly procrastinate, and reported recently: would eventually feel bound to indict him for multiple, firmly attested charges Biblical conspiracy theorists believe of bribery and corruption.1 Netanyahu the construction of a third Holy calculated that, if he managed to win an Temple in Jerusalem will precede the election before being indicted, he would imminent return of Jesus Christ. Jewish be able to breathe freely for the next five eschatology concerning the end times years at the very least. claims the Holy Temple will rise up Winning, in Israel’s system of party- from the ground for the third time list proportional representation, does not when the apocalypse nears. Talk of a mean getting a majority, or even the largest third temple being built emerged this number, of Knesset seats, but being the week in response to a letter penned by only party leader able to form a ruling the powerful Jewish assembly of rabbis coalition. Netanyahu reckons that if he known as the Sanhedrin. puts together a coalition with the two Jerusalem is heading into main religious parties and two or three a mayoral election next week and small extreme-right parties, then he can the Sanhedrin urged both running get through the Knesset a bespoke law candidates, Ofer Berkovich and Moshe giving him immunity from prosecution. Lion, to rebuild the temple. … Netanyahu knew that his chances The Holy Temple plays a of winning the election were pretty crucial role in Jewish tradition and is good. In this he could count on more Dome of the Rock: Zionist extremists want to demolish it a central player in prophecies and tales than his mastery of rightwing, populist concerning the apocalypse. rabble-rousing, fabrication of ‘facts’ the extreme annexationist and ultra-racist Party, and reduce Labor, with its pitiful al-Sharif - Islam’s third holiest place, site of Christian pastor and doomsday and whines of persecution by a hostile right - would reach the threshold of 3.25% six seats, to a mortally wounded relic, al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock. preacher Paul Begley has now claimed elite and ‘leftist’ media. Propaganda of the valid votes required to win any crawling towards a well-deserved demise. These will have to be demolished to make the signs of the end times are coming to apart, Israel’s economy is buoyant seats, he acted as match-maker between way for the third temple. fruition. The Indiana-based preacher and, although inequality remains very two such parties, each of which may not Messianic fanatics Plans to bring this about are by no said: “The rabbis of the Sanhedrin court high, even the poorest sections of the have reached this threshold individually, Evidently, the outcome of Israel’s elections means new. From 1979 to 1984 a secret are calling both mayor candidates to population - those on minimum wages or and persuaded them to form a bloc. This is part of a worldwide shift to rightwing cabal of settlers, known as the Jewish include in their plans for this city the social benefits - have experienced some ran as the Union of Rightwing Parties, authoritarian regimes led by elected illiberal Underground, engaged in terrorist actions rebuilding of the third temple …” improvement. Unionisation of workers duly passed the threshold and won five demagogues. Netanyahu has much in against Palestinian civic leaders. It also According to Irvin Baxter of has been increasing, and consequently seats. In exchange for their complicity in common with Trump, Putin, Erdoğan, hatched a plot to blow up the Dome of the End Time Ministries, the third the number of workers benefiting from passing a law keeping him out of prison, Orbán, Bolsonaro and their ilk. But equally the Rock; but just in time members of the Holy Temple will be rebuilt in the last improved pay and conditions thanks to Netanyahu had promised to accede to obviously, Israel’s rightwing populism comes group were arrested and brought to trial seven years of the world’s existence. collective bargaining has been rising. their hearts’ desire: annexation of parts with a special Israeli twist: that of a Zionist on charges of terrorism. Most served short The doomsday preacher said this will Also, since the last elections (March of the West Bank. colonising regime, increasingly inspired terms, and the ringleaders were pardoned happen in the first three years of the 2015), Netanyahu has avoided large-scale The most serious rival of Netanyahu’s by a creepy messianism. This growing in 1990.4 Unrepentant, the zealot leader, end times and will be the “most visible military adventures that exact a toll in Israeli Likud party in the elections was the newly importance of eschatology in Israeli politics Yehuda Etzion, and his mates continued to sign” of the end times finally arriving. military and civilian casualties; so Jewish formed centre-right bloc, Kahol-Lavan has not received sufficient attention. make plans for the third temple.5 But now Mr Baxter said: “As that Israelis have not felt they were paying a high (Blue and White - colours of the flag Religions tend to have their lunatic they have moved from the margins into cornerstone is laid on the Temple cost - in human losses or insecurity any of the Zionist movement and the state fringes - crazed zealots lurking in the the centres of political power.6 And their Mount, every network on Earth will more than in economic terms - for ruling of Israel), led by retired general Benny obscurity of the relatively harmless margins numbers have multiplied. A recent TV be televising this incredible event.” 11 over the Palestinian occupied territories. Gantz, two other retired generals and a - who under certain political and social documentary series has drawn attention As far as foreign relations are concerned, civilian windbag, Yair Lapid (the only one circumstances may emerge as if out of to an extensive network of activists making Will Israel’s security services act in time Netanyahu could count on more than a little of the four with some political experience, nowhere and shock the world with horrific practical preparations for building the to prevent an explosion on the sacred help from his friends, including Trump2 having served as minister of finance in a and dangerous acts. Judaism is no exception third temple and performing the rituals site, as they did back in 1984? I do not and Putin.3 Not many national leaders previous Netanyahu-led government). to this rule. In my article ‘Israel and the in it.7 These include detailed architectural wish to sound too alarmist, but, when can boast of warm personal relations with Lacking any coherent programme, Messiah’s ass’ (Weekly Worker June 1 2017), drawings and models for the temple itself, watching Israel careering to extremes of both Donald and Vladimir Vladimirovich. it attracted many voters disgusted with I called attention to the emergence in 1967 sewing and embroidering vestments for the racist populism and annexationism, we But, leaving little to chance, Netanyahu Netanyahu’s corruption and rightwing of messianic religious . Extremist priests that will officiate in it, and practising should also keep an eye on the movement took several steps to secure his electoral populism. Netanyahu’s way of fighting forms of this political theology or theological animal sacrifices in the vicinity of the holy of messianic fanaticism l victory and the subsequent prize of off the potential threat represented politics have steadily grown in importance. site.8 In order for the priests to be allowed to immunity from criminal prosecution. by this nine-day wonder was to point Following the recent elections, its most enter the temple and perform their rituals, I would like to thank comrade Ehud Ein-Gil In order to make sure that his preferred out that it would not be able to block a fanatic true believers are openly represented they must first be purified with the ashes for his help in researching this article. prospective coalition partners - those of Likud-led government (let alone form a in the Knesset, as members of the Union of a burnt, unblemished red heifer. Red ruling coalition) except in collaboration of Rightwing Parties, and will no doubt be means totally red - even two black hairs Notes with Arab parties. The three generals part of the ruling coalition. disqualify it.9 A cattle rancher in the Israeli- 1. Haaretz February 28 2019. 2. Haaretz March 25 2019. and the windbag, bowing to popular The size of this bloc - a mere five seats in occupied Golan, by the name of Menahem 3. Haaretz April 4 2019. Israeli-Jewish racism, duly vowed that the Knesset - understates the real influence Urbach, has been commissioned to produce a 4. Haaretz April 10 2019. they would never collaborate with Arabs, of messianic fanaticism. A significant red heifer by selective breeding. Interviewed 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_ thereby confirming that they pose no real number of supporters of this ideology must on TV, he claimed that the desired animal is Underground. danger to Netanyahu. have voted tactically for one of the larger expected to be delivered quite soon. 6. Ibid. Many Arab citizens, feeling alienated and well-established religious parties (Shas 7. The very revealing first part of this series can May 9 be seen - unfortunately without English subtitles and excluded, were clearly going to boycott and United Torah Judaism), or for Likud. It will be televised - on www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6NzLD- or ignore the elections. But to ensure low Messianic activists differ in one crucial Explosives are easily accessible to the 0laQ&feature=youtu.be. Arab participation, Likud resorted to respect from other followers of orthodox activists, who reside in armed settlements; 8. See - https://www.haaretz.com/israel- intimidation.4 Judaism: they are determined to take actual and some are no doubt stashed away for news/.premium-police-detain-journalists- No 23 documenting-temple-mount-activists-confiscate- In the event, Netanyahu’s Likud won 35 steps to bring about the establishment of a use, as and when required. Of course, the equipment-1.7138775?utm_term=20190418- out of 120 Knesset seats, the same as the renewed biblical Jewish kingdom. A key Muslim world is likely to react violently to 11%3A41&utm_campaign=Nir+Hasson&utm_ Blue-and-White contender. But the latter’s part of this plan is the building of a third the destruction of the holy mosques. This medium=email&writerAlerts=true&utm_ 35 elected MKs have little to hold them Jewish temple on the old hallowed hill (the can easily escalate to a major conflagration content=www.haaretz.com%2Fisrael- 2019 together. The hastily assembled, disparate first two were destroyed respectively by the in the entire region, and possibly beyond.10 news%2F1.7138775&utm_source=smartfocus. quasi-party may well fall apart before long. Babylonians in 586 BCE and the Romans The messianic zealots are not 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_heifer. 10. https://www.mintpressnews.com/will-new- Its main contribution to Israel’s political in 70 CE). An obvious obstacle in the way particularly bothered by this prospect: netanyahu-coalition-and-kushners-deal-bring- history is to have sucked voters away from of the third temple is that the Jews’ Temple they regard it with the same kind of destruction-to-jerusalems-golden-dome/257880/. the bloc formerly led by the Israeli Labor Mount happens to be the Muslims’ Haram hopeful anticipation that extreme Christian 11. Daily Express March 18 2019. LPM May 9 2019 Review Labour, Israel and the ‘new anti-Semitism’ Paul Keleman The British left and Zionism - history of a divorce Manchester University Press, 2012, pp227, £16.99

t is not often that a book can be classed and unique insight into the twists and turns Party today and the allegations that Labour Semitism’, what is omitted is the growing as indispensable to an understanding of the Communist Party, as it had to adapt Before the 1970s the has been ‘overrun’ by anti-Semitism, it is Islamophobia and racism amongst a section of Zionism - the ideology of the its understanding of Zionism to the needs worth noting the comments of Sydney of the Jewish population (p74). This reflects movement that established the Israeli of the Soviet Union’s foreign policy. Labour left was under Webb, a founding Fabian and colonial the finding of Geoffrey Alderman, an Istate - and its relationship to the left and Today, when ‘anti-Semitism’ is a the spell of the Zionist secretary between 1929 and 1931: “French, academic and Jewish Chronicle columnist, the labour movement. But The British left principal weapon of the right in the Labour German, Russian socialism is Jew-ridden. that nearly 2% of the Jewish community in and Zionism is one. Party, this book is essential to understand colonial project. Israel We, thank heaven, are free.” And why? 1979 were voting for the National Front.4 There are many books which have been how the British labour movement came to projected itself as “There’s no money in it” (p20). of March 3 1978 written about the history of Zionism - most adopt and support Zionism from August It is worth noting, in view of the cited a Jewish primary school headteacher of them tedious and repetitive - whose 1917 onwards. This was an essential a brave socialistic reports that and ‘anti- in London, who claimed that Jewish parents conclusions were formed before even component of Labour’s support for the experiment Semitism’ have been responsible for did not wish to send their children to the a word was written. Books under this British empire and the weaponisation of putting Jews off voting Labour,3 that as same schools as black children (p77). heading include David Vital’s The origins of ‘anti-Semitism’ is nothing more than a early as the 1959 general election Jews In his chapter on British communists Zionism and Zionism: the formative years. By rationale for Labour support for British in Finchley supported the Tories by a and Palestine Kelemen began by noting contrast, anyone wanting a comprehensive foreign policy in the Middle East. ratio of 3:1. In the 1964 general election that the Mile End constituency in the East Marxist analysis of Zionism could not do Jewish voters still preferred the Tories End, which was heavily Jewish, elected better than Nathan Weinstock’s Zionism: Jews and Zionism Paul Keleman: easily by 2:1. As Kelemen noted, “The Jewish England’s only Communist MP, Phil a false messiah. Unfortunately Weinstock Kelemen begins by noting that the community’s embourgeoisiement would Piratin, in 1945. This was a consequence himself underwent a “personal and political character of Israel was determined by the the best account of also alter its interaction with Zionist of the leading role that the Communist crisis” and became a Zionist!1 circumstances of its birth - at its centre the politics.” Those who therefore suggest that Party had played in the anti-fascist struggle For an understanding of the origins expulsion of the Palestinians. Its formation a radically changed all was fine with the Jewish community and that of the Soviet Union in defeating of the Zionist labour movement, Zeev as an ethno-nationalist state “carried a relationship and that the only thing preventing it Nazi Germany. Sternhell’s The founding myths of Israel is strand of the ideological legacy that the from supporting the Labour Party, as it As Zionism, in the wake of the groundbreaking. Sternhell, a childhood state’s existence was meant to refute”. In had done in the past, was the advent of holocaust, began to gain a base among survivor of the Nazis, tells the story of the other words, the Israeli state was the bastard Jeremy Corbyn are being disingenuous, the Jewish working class, the Communist endemic political and financial corruption offspring of European fascism. if not outright dishonest. Party had great difficulty in coming to of the Histadrut union confederation Hannah Arendt observed in 1961, The Jewish community today is not that terms with Zionism, which it saw as and its lack of democracy. As Golda when reporting on the Eichmann trial for of the 1930s. The East End Jewish working just another form of nationalism. This Meir noted, Histadrut was not so much the New Yorker, that there was “something class simply does not exist today. As Jews problem was compounded by the CPGB’s a trade union as a “great colonising breathtaking in the naivety” with which have moved to the suburbs, so they have Stalinist politics and the geopolitical agency”.2 However, if you want a history the prosecutor, Gideon Hausner, had moved up the socio-economic ladder, and considerations of the Soviet Union - which of Zionism and Israel from both a cultural denounced the infamous Nuremburg their politics have also changed. Support for did a 180-degree turn in 1947 by supporting and political perspective, employing the laws, which had prohibited intermarriage Zionism is part of that political shift to the the creation of the Israeli state. The CPGB tools of comparative history, then Gabriel and sexual intercourse between Jews and right: “While Anglo-Jewry’s Jewishness was was afflicted by what Kelemen terms Piterberg’s The returns of Zionism cannot be non-Jews. The better informed among the redefined by Zionism, its Englishness was “Yishuvism” (the Yishuv being the native bettered. Meanwhile, Joseph Gorny’s The correspondents noted the “irony”, which reshaped to mirror the social conservatism Jewish community in Palestine before British labour movement and Zionism 1917- was that Jews and non-Jews could not get of English suburbia” (p71). Israel was created). 1948 never once questions the fundamentals married in Israel either. Although they On the other hand, Jewish working class The CPGB saw the Jewish working of Zionism. It is essentially a functional could marry abroad, their children would be residents of Hackney in the late 1970s were class in Palestine as like any other: “The and descriptive history. considered bastards - effectively Mischlinge, found to hold similar racist views of their communist movement’s Marxism furnished Paul Kelemen’s book is the first to use the Nazi term for those of black neighbours as non-Jewish, no insight into the specificity of settler comprehensive account of the history of mixed race. white inner-city residents. colonialism.” One leading member of the British left and Zionism. It is written In view of the fabricated This is the elephant in the the party’s National Jewish Committee from an avowedly anti-Zionist perspective ‘anti-Semitism’ campaign room. Amidst all the went so far as to describe the Jewish and because of this it provides an essential battering the Labour nonsense about ‘anti- working class in Palestine as oppressed. 2 3 LPM May 9 2019 AIMS AND NEC PRINCIPLES

1. The central aim of Labour Party Marxists is to transform the Labour Party into an instrument for working class advance and international socialism. Towards that end we will join with others and seek the closest unity of the left inside and outside the party. 2. Capitalism is synonymous with war, pollution, waste and production Labour, Israel and the ‘newWhile the CPGB depicted the Yishuv anti-Semi the left of the party was up in arms about I estimate that at least two thirds of the which in reality is a political group, tism’ for its own sake. Attempts to rescue the “in crude, instrumentalist terms as a tool Nasser’s nationalisation of the Suez Canal JLM are not Jewish. determining what constitutes anti- system through Keynesian remedies of British imperialism” (p93), it failed in 1956 - prominent among them was When Tony Blair took over the Labour Semitism, is an obvious recipe for a are diversionary and doomed to fail. to see that the Jewish working class was Aneurin Bevan. leadership, LFI came back into favour. politically inspired definition, such The democratic and social gains of privileged in comparison with Arab Kelemen skilfully shows how the Blair declared that it was “one of the most as that of the International Holocaust the working class must be tenaciously workers and that it was Jewish institutions growth of anti-Zionism on the left owed important organisations in the labour Remembrance Alliance, which conflates defended, but capitalism must be that were spearheading the exclusion and nothing to Soviet propaganda - as alleged movement” and Gordon Brown declared Zionism and anti-Semitism. Kelemen superseded by socialism. dispossession of the Arabs. by Zionist propagandists and its echo that LFI had more support among MPs notes that the political context for so-called 3. The only viable alternative is organ- Zionism in Britain made very little chamber, the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty. than it had ever had in the 40 years since “new anti-Semitism” was the decline of ising the working class into powerful impact among Jewish workers or trade It was a consequence of Vietnam, 1968 and its formation (p179). traditional anti-Semitism and the rise of l and thoroughly democratic trade unions, unionists. A correspondent in the Young support for third-world national liberation In his concluding chapter on ‘A new Islamophobia (p193) co-ops, and other schools for socialism, Zionist complained that the Jewish movements. anti-Semitism?’ Kelemen notes that Tony Greenstein and crucially into a political party which working class had no interest in Zionism One of the great myths of labour Zionism the 2006 report of Dennis MacShane’s aims to replace the rule of the capitalist and preferred to join the Communist was that, regardless of its colonisation, it all-party inquiry into anti-Semitism Notes class with the rule of the working class. Party. It was not until the war years was internally socialist. It operated the had recommended that the “the Jewish 1.www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/meet-the-trotskyist-anti- that Poale Zion (forerunner of the collective kibbutzim and owned a major community itself ... is best qualified zionist-who-saw-the-errors-of-his-ways-1.62661. 4. The fight for trade union freedom, 2. The Observer January 24 1971. anti-fascism, women’s rights, sexual ) increased chunk of the Israeli economy. It was a to determine what does and does not 3. www.tabletmag.com/scroll/236063/why-just-13- its membership from less than 500 to new generation of historians such as constitute anti-Semitism”. As Kelemen freedom, republican democracy and percent-of-british-jews-say-they-will-vote-for-labour- opposition to all imperialist wars are 1,500. In 1946 Jews made up 10% of the Baruch Kimmerling, Zachary Lockman comments, this represented a “considerable in-the-general-election. See also ‘Labour’s first Jewish leader is losing the Jewish vote’ The Daily Telegraph inextricably linked to working class CPGB’s membership (p98). and Zeev Sternhell who demolished this slippage” from the Macpherson report, political independence and the fight Kelemen described how in 1948 the theory. Labor Zionism’s colonisation took which stated that initial reports were October 30 2014. 4. G Alderman The Jewish community in British for socialism. CPGB supported Israel in its war against a collective form, although in the process only prima facie evidence and not politics Oxford 1982, pp159, 163-67. the Arab states (p101). The reason for this it gave birth to capitalism. ‘Collective conclusive as to whether a racist incident 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Elkins. 5. Ideas of reclaiming the Labour U-turn lay in Stalin’s crude analysis, which colonisation’ was simply the most efficient had occurred. 6. https://mondoweiss.net/2017/06/picnicking- Party and the return of the old clause saw Britain as the main obstacle to Soviet form of colonising Palestine. Indeed the very idea of a ‘community’, israelis-palestinian. four are totally misplaced. From the interests in the Middle East. The Arabs were The new left, unlike the Communist beginning the party has been dominated seen as British pawns and the future Israeli Party, was not hindered by the foreign policy by the labour bureaucracy and the state as being in revolt against imperialism requirements of the Soviet Union with its ideas of reformism. The party must be rather than just British imperialism. It was crude understanding of Zionism, which refounded on the basis of a genuinely a gross miscalculation, which undermined shaded into anti-Semitism. Anti-Zionism socialist programme as opposed to social Model motion democratic gradualism or bureaucratic the position of the Communist Parties in was never a part of Soviet opposition to statism. the Arab east. The CPGB’s position helped Israel. Kelemen describes the first Palestine consolidate support for Zionism in the left solidarity march held in Britain in London 6. The aim of the party should not be wing of the Jewish community. in 1969, organised by Tariq Ali’s Black a Labour government for its own sake. Dwarf, when 500 were expected and 2,000 History shows that Labour governments Labour Party turned up. In November 1969 there was committed to managing the capitalist In his chapter on ‘Social democracy and the first Palestine Solidarity Conference system and loyal to the existing consti- Israel’ Kelemen noted the attitude of the of 300 people, although the organisation tutional order create disillusionment in Labour Party towards the British empire. seems to have then disappeared (pp159-60). the working class. Far from supporting the movement for This was a time of considerable 7. Labour should only consider forming colonial independence, Labour leaders ferment. In Israel an explicitly anti-Zionist a government when it has the active rationalised imperialism into ‘good’ and organisation, Matzpen, was founded support of a clear majority of the ‘bad’. The party’s handbook for speakers in 1962 and from the mid 1960s it was population and has a realistic prospect stated: “Imperialism is dead, but the empire advocating the inclusion of Israel in a of implementing a full socialist pro- has been given a new life. Socialist planning prospective socialist union or federation gramme. This cannot be achieved in is developing it not for personal profit, but of the Arab east. Meanwhile, Fatah, the Britain in isolation from Europe and the Common-Weal” (p118). leading party in the Palestine Liberation the rest of the world. Labour’s support for Zionism was at Organisation began to promote the idea 8. Socialism is the rule of the working one with its overall support for empire. of a single, democratic, secular state in the class over the global economy created Whereas the Tories did not bother to hide whole of Palestine, that despite the fact that by capitalism and as such is antithetical their belief that the empire was a source the ‘official’ communists were constrained his branch/CLP notes that replacing the rule of capital with the to all forms of British nationalism. of wealth for capital, Labour’s imperialists by their previous support for the Israeli the old 1918 clause four rule of the working class. Socialism Demands for a British road to socialism dressed up Britain’s role in the language state. In 1972 Ghada Karmi, a Palestinian was drafted by the Fabian introduces a democratically planned and a withdrawal from the European of trusteeship and benevolence. Even so, doctor in London, formed Palestine Action. leader, Sidney Webb, in economy, ends the ecologically Union are therefore to be opposed. on August 20 1948 Tribune’s editorial was Kelemen mentions the travails of The order to divert the considerable ruinous cycle of production for T 9. Political principles and organisational headed, ‘Let’s stay in Africa’. The reason Guardian, which employed the first pro- rank-and-file sympathy that the sake of production and moves being that “Africa offers huge material Arab Middle East correspondent, Michael existed for the Russian Revolution towards a stateless, classless, forms go hand-in-hand. The Labour Party must become the umbrella resources, which can be exploited for the Adams. Adams was the only western into safe, peaceful and exclusively moneyless society that embodies organisation for all trade unions, socialist benefit of Britain and the world” (p122). correspondent who was not dazzled by constitutional channels. Clause the principle, “From each according groups and pro-working class partisans. In practice what happened was that the messianic hysteria that accompanied four was managerial, statist and to their abilities, to each according Hence all the undemocratic bans and Africa, etc was superexploited by the Attlee Israel’s conquest of the West Bank. I vividly predicated on the continuation of to their needs”. Alone such benign proscriptions must be done away with. government in order to pay for reforms, remember BBC correspondent Michel wage-slavery. It had nothing to do conditions create the possibility of such as the creation of the national health Elkins5 barely containing his joy, as Israel with putting an end to capitalism every individual fully realising their 10. The fight to democratise the Labour service. Thus the British working class won the 1967 war. Guardian editor Alistair and bringing about the socialist innate potentialities. Party cannot be separated from the fight was tied into support for imperialism. Hetherington censored a report of Adams transformation of society. 3. Towards that end Labour to democratise the trade unions. Trade It was the left as much as the right of the on Israel’s destruction of three Palestinian This branch/CLP notes that, by commits itself to achieving a union votes at Labour Party conferences Labour Party which subscribed to the villages, from which their inhabitants were sacrificing the old clause four in the democratic republic. The standing should be cast not by general secretaries ideas of Whig historian Thomas Babington expelled (p161).6 full glare of publicity, Tony Blair army, the monarchy, the House of but proportionately according to the political balance in each delegation. Macaulay that colonisation was for the and his New Labour clique sought Lords and the state sponsorship benefit of the colonised. This belief in a Pivotal to appease the establishment, the of the Church of England must 11. All trade unions should be encour- ‘constructive’ imperialism was the basis A pivotal change in Labour’s pro-Israel City, the Murdoch empire, the go. We support a single-chamber aged to affiliate, all members of the of Labour support for Zionism. Between attitude took place in the wake of the 1973 global plutocracy. Capitalism would parliament, proportional trade unions encouraged to pay the 1917, when the Labour Party first declared Yom Kippur war, when Ted Heath froze be absolutely safe in their hands. representation and annual elections. political levy and join the Labour Party its support for a “Jewish home” in the War British arms sales to Israel. In response A New Labour government could 4. Labour seeks to win the active as individual members. Aims Memorandum, and 1949 the party Harold Wilson put down a motion be relied upon not even to pay lip backing of the majority of people and 12. The party must be reorganised from conference declared its support for Zionism supporting the supply of arms to Israel, service to a British version of state forming a government on this basis. top to bottom. Bring the Parliamentary on 11 occasions. but after a backbench rebellion Labour capitalism. 5. We shall work with others, in Labour Party under democratic control. During the nakba, when three-quarters MPs were given a free vote and 15 voted The Labour Party has been particular in the European Union, The position of Labour leader should of a million Palestinians were expelled, with the government, while 70 abstained. transformed by the influx of tens of in pursuit of the aim of replacing be abolished along with the national the Labour press was full of articles such David Watkins saw this as the end of 50 thousands of new members and the capitalism with working class rule policy forum. The NEC should be as that in the New Statesman by David years of Zionist domination of Labour election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader. and socialism. unambiguously responsible for drafting Kimche, who described Jewish farmers policy (p163). Unfortunately he was a This branch/CLP therefore believes Labour Party manifestos. watching with “tears in their eyes”, as the tad too optimistic! that the time is ripe to commit the This branch/CLP calls for this version Arabs left Haifa and Jaffa. What Kimche Until 1982 and the Lebanese war, the party to the following, genuinely of clause four to be included as part of 13. The NEC should be elected and accountable to the annual conference, did not mention was that they were leaving Labour left had been overwhelmingly socialist, version of clause four: Labour’s constitution at the earliest which must be the supreme body in the because the Zionist militias had bombarded pro-Israel. At that time and opportunity. party. Instead of a tame rally there must them with mortars (p126). Eric Heffer left Labour Friends of Israel, 1. Labour is the federal party of the be democratic debate and binding votes. In the 1960s the few MPs sympathetic though Ian Mikado never renounced his working class. We strive to bring all [For trade unions:] This branch/ to the Palestinians were on the right of Zionism. Kelemen states that LFI was trade unions, cooperatives, socialist conference calls upon the union to 14. Our elected representatives must the party - Christopher Mayhew, George launched in the wake of the Suez war with societies and leftwing groups and campaign within the Labour Party at all be recallable by the constituency or Brown, David Watkins ... This contrasts the support of 40 Labour MPs and that parties under our banner. We believe levels for this version of clause four to be other body that selected them. That with the position today when the Labour it was created by Poale Zion. Kelemen that unity brings strength. included as part of Labour’s constitution includes MPs, MEPs, MSPs, AMs, right is solidly behind Zionism in all its claims that at that time Poale Zion was a 2. Labour is committed to at the earliest opportunity. councillors, etc. Without exception racist glory. In fact, Kelemen shows how Jewish-only organisation, whereas today elected representatives should take only the average wage of a skilled worker, the balance being donated to furthering l 2 3 the interests of the labour movement LPM May 9 2019 Labour Attitude towards the current Labour leadership

Our position on the Corbyn has become abundantly clear what Those on the left who downplay such has betrayed not only its past: it has leadership of the Labour the class character of a Corbyn threats, whatever their subjective betrayed its future. Giving them a Party was worked out in government would be. The Corbyn Labour Party Marxists intentions, constitute themselves as platform in the left press, treating advance - that is, well before leadership is committed to reversing have agreed this 10-point agents of a criminal complacency. them as prestigious sponsors, calling 1.his actual election - and with far austerity, increasing the economic role 6. Conceivably, the ruling class such people ‘comrades’ is no longer in greater foresight and precision than of the state, repealing some anti-trade resolution. We consider could reconcile itself to a Corbyn-led any way acceptable. any other campaign, committee, group union laws and introducing a few Jeremy Corbyn to be a government. But only if: (a) it further 9. We should defend the Corbyn or party on the left. We are committed minor constitutional reforms. At best denounces its own past and further leadership against Tom Watson to the complete transformation of that amounts to an illusory attempt to sincere, but weak, badly waters down its own programme; and Future Britain, the liberal and the Labour Party, forging it into a run British capitalism in the interests advised, dithering left and/or (b) in the event of a dangerous rightwing media, the Tories, the deep permanent united front of the working of the working class. Meanwhile, in upsurge in popular protests, a major state, etc. By that we mean, first and class and equipping it with solid the name of For the many, not the reformist. Whatever Tom downturn in the world economy or foremost, defending the conditions in Marxist principles and a tried and few, wage-slavery continues, Britain Watson, Tory ERGers a crash caused by a no-deal Brexit, the Labour Party which allow for the tested Marxist leadership. remains a monarchy, subject to judge- which temporarily necessitated a left rooting of socialist consciousness and 2. Whatever the idiot rightwing made law, one of the Five Eyes, a core and the idiot press say, Labour government to serve as the the further spread of Marxist ideas. press, Tory ERGers and Tom Watson’s imperialist power, a member of Nato he is no Marxist best means of mass deception. 10. Our task is to fully empower Future Britain say, Corbyn is no and armed with US-controlled nuclear 7. The collapse before the ‘Anti- the Labour Party’s mass membership, Marxist. He is, in fact, a sincere, weapons. To call such a programme Zionism equals anti-Semitism’ open eyes as to the real nature of but weak, badly advised, dithering “socialist” is to violate the commonly witch-hunt in the Labour Party is a the Corbyn leadership and bring left reformist. True, Corbyn and his accepted language of the left. telling warning sign. The appeasement about the circumstances whereby closest allies have a record of opposing 4. At present, even such a of the Labour right, the failure to the Labour Party is thoroughly imperialist wars and adventures, modest change of course is totally challenge blatant lies, the willingness purged of the pro-capitalist right and standing in solidarity with striking unacceptable to the capitalist class. to see good socialists investigated, the leadership is won by real, not workers and voting against Tory The biggest fear is that a Corbyn-led suspended, sacked, expelled and supposed, Marxists l attacks on migrants, democratic rights government would trigger a crisis publicly traduced cannot be excused. and public services. of expectations and unleash a wave And, where Jeremy Corbyn has been 3. However, since his election it of class struggles. The Labour right silent, John McDonnell has actually would therefore act to prevent the given succour to the witch-hunt. 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