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Tomorrow Evening - Gilad Atzmon With The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

http://www.londonacappellafestival.co.uk/
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Wednesday 22nd January, LSO St Luke's



20:00
Venue: LSO St Luke's

Part of UBS Soundscapes: Eclectica
Under the esteemed baton of Daniel Reuss, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir make a rare trip to London and present music from their homeland and from Russia, influenced by the profound passions and rich sounds of Orthodox chant. The choir will be joined by special guest saxophonist Gilad Atzmon in a world-premiere eclectic collaboration.

Algeriepatriotique interviews Gilad Atzmon: “Dieudonné has proved to be resilient to Jewish nationalist terror”

We spoke about Jewishness, anti Semitism,  Jewish power, AZZ, the Credit Crunch and the Zio Punch, Dieudonné and the 'Left', the Judification of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement and more..

Interview by Mohamed El-Ghazi, M. Ait Amara

http://www.algeriepatriotique.com/

Your fight against Zionism provokes critics against you in Israel and in the West. Your detractors conflate consciously between “anti-Zionism” and “anti-Semitism.” What is the difference between these two concepts?       

"anti-Semitism" is a misleading notion that refers generally to criticism of Jews as ‘people’, ‘ethnicity’ or ‘race.’ Such criticism that is biologically driven hardly exists nowadays.

Anti-Zionism, is a different kind of fish -- it refers broadly to criticism of the Jewish state, its politics, policies and ideology.

But the truth is that I do not fit in any of those categories. Although I criticize Israel harshly and more than often, I am actually interested in the true meaning of Jewish identity, culture, politics and ideology. I believe that as long as people operate politically under the Jewish banner we are entitled to question their motives, politics  and philosophy.  Israel defines itself as "The Jewish state," hence, its Jewishness must be examined.  

I am indeed critical of the Jewish state, but I am often also critical of Jewish Left and even the Jewish so-called ‘anti’-Zionists. I basically disapprove of all  ‘Jews-only’ clubs, whether they are on the Left or the Right. I would argue that like Zionism and Israel, Jewish anti-Zionism is racially driven and Judeo-centric to the bone. It is primarily committed to Jewish tribal interests rather than to the Palestinian cause. In my book The Wandering Who I obviously produce enough evidence to support this claim.     

Do You consider Zionists as the main cause behind the global financial crisis? How?

Samouni Street

Jewish Money, Sport and Elementary Freedoms

[image error]By Gilad Atzmon

The Guardian reported this weekend that the “West Bromwich Albion's sponsor, Zoopla, has told the club to drop Nicolas Anelka over his quenelle gesture or risk their lucrative shirt deal being scrapped.”

Zoopla, a property website company, owned by the Jewish businessman Alex Chesterman, said Anelka must be dropped for Monday's Premier League home game against Everton and has told the club it will want its name removed from the team's shirts immediately if he plays.

The Jewish owned company  “is understood to have been left stunned by the decision to keep Anelka in the team while the FA investigation continues.”

I guess that the message here is clear. Jewish money, philanthropy and  endorsement come with a price tag. The beneficiary is expected to subscribe to Jewish politics and interests while being extremely attentive to Jewish sensitivities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck02HdJz0Ts

Yet I am slightly perplexed. How anyone can interpret Anelka’s anti- establishment  quenelle as an ‘anti-Semitic gesture’ is beyond me. Was the goalkeeper a Jew?  Maybe the goal frame reminded Anelka of a synagogue or the Israeli Knesset. One may suggest then that, by hitting the net, Anelka symbolically brought destruction on the Jewish people and their state.

Redemption: A Challenge to World Jewry

By Nahida Exiled Palestinian

We hereby challenge specifically Jewish organizations and individuals, to create a new Jewish fund, in an effort to begin the lengthy and inescapable Restitution, Reparation and Compensation process, that will inevitably ensue the 7 decades long and ongoing Jewish Crimes against the land of Palestine and its indigenous people.

We suggest the fund being raised and collected exclusively from Jewish donors, being unambiguously destined and allocated solely toward Restitution, Reparation and Compensation , and being associated with agreement of every donor, to support the Full and Unconditional Liberation, Restitution, Reparation and Compensation for the Palestinians.

to read more: http://nahidaexiledpalestinian.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/redemption-a-challenge/

The Rabbi And The Congressman

Ynet reports in the last few days that an FBI investigation into Republican Congressman Michael Grimm's campaign finances ties him to Israeli Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto through donations of more than half a million dollars, and has also led to suspicions of senior Israeli police officers accepting bribes from Pinto.

The affair came to light due to an FBI wiretap agreed to by Pinto as part of a settlement with the bureau, after Pinto filed a blackmail complaint resulting the rabbi having to testify against Grimm, the New York Republican Congressman and former FBI agent.

The New York Times reported that Grimm was in contact with Ofer Biton (an ex Porn distributor), one of Pinto's assistants, in order to raise money for his election from the rabbi's followers.

Grimm, it said, had good reason to turn to the popular rabbi since he needed a great deal of money. Pinto supplied the funds to the Republican incumbent, a Catholic who prays every Sunday in church.

My First Ever Karaoke Experience

Angus Hall sings I've Got You Under My Skin featuring Gilad Atzmon on Sax

Marumo, Kobe, Japan, Karaoke drunken party supported by the Local IRA (Israel Resistant Antisemites) Entertainment Squad
 Maidhc O'Cathail, Paul Devine, Tina Mathers and Gerard Cohen Abramovitch.

We Better move on...

By Gilad Atzmon

 "I've gotten some of my best light from bridges I've burned."-- Don Henley

What does it take, in an era dominated by progressive identity politics, to be accepted as a fully qualified member of the Left?

Jane is a London lawyer who identifies politically ‘as a woman,’ and marches enthusiastically for human rights. Can she join? I think the answer is yes, she can.

George is a medical doctor who happens also to be a black man and identifies as ‘Black middle class.’ Can he subscribe to a progressive email group and contribute to the discussion? I hope and suspect that he can.

And what about Julie? She runs an estate agency on the posh side of town but she also identifies as a 'gay lesbian,’ can she join the parade? What a question! Of course she can.

Now Abe is an accountant and very attached to his Jewish heritage. Abe identifies as a 'secular Jew,’ can he join the anti-war movement? More than likely he can, in fact he may even, within hours of his joining, find himself in a position of leadership.

But what about Hammed, a metal worker from Birmingham? Hammed identifies as a 'Muslim’ -- can he join a Left demonstration against the War in Syria? It’s a good question and the answer is not immediately obvious at all because it’s no secret that many of those who subscribe to ‘progressive’ ideology and indeed, activism, are rather troubled by religion in general and Islam in particular.

So, while Hammed is identifying with a universal and humanist precept, Jane, ‘the woman’, Julie ‘the Gay Lesbian’ and George ‘the Black’ openly subscribe to biologically-determined political identities. Furthermore, Abe, Identifying as a secular Jew, affiliates himself with a blood-based ethnocentric tribal identity. Clearly, the Left has no problem with such marginal and exclusivist political identities.

So, how is it possible that the contemporary Left discourse is sustained by people who, themselves subscribe to biologically-determined identity politics, yet so often reject similar, though often working class folk, who actually support equality and human rights issues? Could it be that the Left has in fact, drifted away from working class politics into some vague and inconsistent pseudo-empathic discourse primarily engaged in sectarian battles?

 

Sharon Is No Mandela

By Gilad Atzmon

In spite of being vindicated by The Guardian AKA The Guardian of Zion, not a single head of state attended mass murderer Ariel Sharon’s burial ceremony.

I guess that the meaning of it is obvious. The Jewish Lobby is losing power and rapidly. As much as Israel and Jewish leaders insisted to present the veteran MP as a ‘man of peace’, not a single world leader was stupid enough to risk his or her reputation for ‘The Lobby.’

I guess that the Jewish State has exhausted the window of opportunity that was given to it by the nations. Israel should anticipate a rough time ahead.  

 

The 'Personal is Political' Unless You Happen To Be Black.

My latest comment on the vile campaign Against Dieudonné:  

Yesterday, in Amsterdam Airport, on my way to Japan,  I gave this short interview.

We spoke about the onslaught of the Black French comedian. i exposed the French Left ideological hypocrisy.

For the Left and Jewish ethnic activists the 'Personal is Political' unless you happen to be  Black. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8xxIqQQjsw

Seemingly, my comments are received well in France. This clip had 40.000 viewers in just a few hours.