Western ideal is the love of beauty, the polis, the civil, the ethical, harmony. Trusted news trader, tnt bulletin board, tnt, where truth comes into play, threaded discussion board. United against spitting by gilad atzmon november 30, 2009 by gilad atzmon in analysis, ideology, israel, jewish power, jewishness, zionism, identity three days ago the israeli right wing paper the jerusalem post published an expose of the growing tendency of orthodox jews in jerusalem to spit on their christian neighbours. As a result of this book, atzmon spoke last week at exeter university, at a meeting. Gilad atzmon gilad atzmon is an antisemitic author, writer, and musician who describes himself as an exisraeli and an exjew. It takes a deep look into their minds and the troublesome relationship they hold with jewish.
Here are some quotes i found in the final chapter of his new epic treatise, future of the prophetic. It is a category that includes zionists and antizionists, religious and nonreligious jews. Aug 05, 2011 atzmon believes that burning down a synagogue is a rational act. This text accordingly contextualizes the antiracist antizionist movement alongside other antizionisms and remains cognisant of the possibility that ideas and. Rich jews are writing them in their own handwriting. They are not leftists, or socialists, egalitarians, multiculturalists, advocates of diversity and human rights when those things are applied to. He is an outspoken promoter of classic antisemitic conspiracy theories and a fierce critic of the state of israel. In an episode of the highly popular hbo series curb your enthusiasm, which caricatures davids true personal life, david accidentally splashes a drop of urine on a framed picture of. Gilad atzmon veterans today military foreign affairs. Against this historical background the inroads of the antiisraeli campaign into the. Gilad atzmon and the orient house ensemble tour dates.
As israel prospers, obama set to give billions more in aid while. In his writings on the issue, gilad suggests a solution of one state for the many people based on equality and democracy. Why are john mearsheimer and richard falk endorsing a. They, in their wealth, are confirming with their own signatures what antisemites used to slander them with in days gone by. Opponents of racism and hatred should never welcome him to their meetings or premises. He supports the liberation of the palestinian people.
Israel, zionism jewishness, jewish identity politics, tribalism and so on. United against spitting by gilad atzmon gilad atzmon. Spitting on other peoples prophets is not a western value. An expos of alan dershowitz, who seeks to bully american university campuses into boycotting rival academics such as prof norman finkelstein. Atzmon s album exile was bbc jazz album of the year in 2003. Sep 25, 2011 gilad atzmon is a world renowned jazz musician, and a former soldier in the israeli army, so his advocacy of the palestinian cause is guaranteed to draw attention. In defence of larry david by gilad atzmon gilad atzmon. Gilad atzmon was born a jew in israel, grew up in jerusalem and currently lives in london. As a result of this book, atzmon spoke last week at exeter university, at a meeting organised by the friends of palestine society fop. Mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. He is already widely shunned, even on the far left.
Gilad atzmon, is bringing with him a fabulous guitarist from new york who also works with the great sonny rollins. The events of 2016 brexit and trump broke the mould which shaped ideas of democracy, politics and social identity. During his military service in the israeli army he witnessed the suffering of the palestinian people at first hand and as a result became a committed antizionist. Gilad atzmon is an exisraeli jazz musician whose new book, the wandering who. Born in a secular jewish family in tel aviv and grew up in jerusalem, by some he is accused of being antisemitic and by others is perceived as the last hebrew. Playing over 100 dates a year,4 he has been called surely the hardestgigging man in british jazz. Most people who are referred to by the designation zionist are jews.
Antizionism and antisemitism cosmopolitan reflections. We, the elders of zion, pull the strings of congress, and the congressmen are nothing but marionettes who. President barack obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, the washington post. Alona, but over time he became even more radical, and it eventually ended between us when we slammed the phone in each other s face. He explained that there are three categories in the jewish world, there are jews the people, judaism. Religion versus tribalism, was to help unravel the. Apr 19, 2018 atzmon told unews that a lot of people are making a false dichotomy between jews and zionism. Atzmon throughout acknowledges the holocaust, shoah or judeocide, asserting however that it should be studied historically like other ethnic exterminations. The lecture, given at a university in geneva, switzerland in march this year, marks one of gilad atzmons most outspoken lectures yet.
At the same time, atzmon believes that the bible, from which the prophets spring, is bogus. Jan 16, 2018 atzmon has said that his experience in the military of my people destroying other people left a big scar and led to his decision that he was deluded about zionism. Gilad atzmon brings something special to the table as an exisraeli and exjew he has stepped out of the approved narrative and suggests that we can all be brothers and sisters without some strange brahmanistic cult creating chosen and unchosen. Atzmons album exile was bbc jazz album of the year in 2003.
An insightful conversation between gilad atzmon and paul eisen. He was born in israel in 1963, but now lives in london and prefers to be thought of as a hebrewspeaking palestinian due to his antiisraeli views, which have a tendency to spiral into a particularly bizarre flavour of antisemitism. British jewish opposition to israel tara trinity college dublin. A to zion the definitive israeli lexicon is a fictitious alphabetic satirical lexicon. Containing important and eyeopening definitions like. The event in reading highlighted all this perfectly. They are joined by yaron stavi on bass and enzo zirillli. In these very moments, the protocols are being rewritten by. Precommentary by david duke as other dissidents from judaism and the jewish supremacist, terrorist state of israel have pointed out, most jewish leftists arent really leftists. A chance to hear saxophonist gilad atzmon with guitarist saul rubin, frequently in the band of sonny rollins and visiting from new york. Atzmons main target is jewish exceptionalism, and he dissects the phenomenon using the tools of his education in philosophy.
Atzmon has engaged in holocaust diminution and has defended the right of. Gilad atzmon on the false dichotomy between jews and. And while one suspects that atzmon is more comfortable as a musician than as a philosopher, what he discovers is critical in understanding jewish identity and. Atzmon told unews that a lot of people are making a false dichotomy between jews and zionism. Now a resident of london, gilad atzmon is a worldrenowned saxophonist and the author of two novels, which have been translated into 22 languages. In this book gilad atzmon argues that left and right have become indistinguishable and meaningless in the postpolitical universe in which we now live, and much of humanity has been reduced to serving the interests of big money and oligarchies.
The following quotes illustrate a selection of the views he has expressed. May 03, 20 gilad atzmon is a musician and political activist. Jews were responsible for their persecution by the nazis. Gilad atzmon a controversial saxophonist stalked by accusations of antisemitism has cancelled a concert at an iconic jazz club in a bid to protect the chelsea venues reputation. Celebrating 10 years with his entertaining worldjazz group, gilad atzmon presents a typically riotous set of cavorting. After all, freedom of speech is the liberty to express whatever crosses your mind. Gilad atzmon on truthfulness and the role of controlled.
May 24, 2017 the events of 2016 brexit and trump broke the mould which shaped ideas of democracy, politics and social identity. In this hourlong presentation, he deals with jewish origins, and the tactics through which jewish supremacists use to suppress discussion of their power. It was jews, such as wolfowitz and libby, who pushed the united states into war against iraq in the interests. It vowed to fix diaspora jews by means of a homecoming, to make the jews loved, empathic, bond them to the soil. Gilad atzmon, antisemitism and the left andy newman music. Those who put their jewishness over and above all of their other traits. He calls himself an exjew and is notorious for his extreme antisemitic views. Gilad atzmon is a world renowned jazz musician, and a former soldier in the israeli army, so his advocacy of the palestinian cause is guaranteed to draw attention.
By gilad atzmon zionism promised to solve the jewish problem. In this hourlong presentation, he deals with jewish origins, and the tactics through which jewish supremacists use to suppress. Nov 15, 2011 gilad atzmon is an exisraeli jazz musician whose new book, the wandering who. Nov 04, 2011 and like other antisemites, atzmon is obsessed in the book with jewish names. Alan barnes and gilad atzmon, two of britains most celebrated virtuoso reed players, join forces to promise the ultimate jazz night in british history. The tension within israels jewish communities is rising by the day whether it is the rapid rise of poverty or the rising social division between israeli jewish. In fact, he is already widely shunned, even on the far left. Gilad atzmon on the false dichotomy between jews and zionism. For a number of years, gilad atzmon was a fixture at socialist workers party conferences and events.
Gilad atzmon gilad atzmon is an israeli musician and political activist. And like other antisemites, atzmon is obsessed in the book with jewish names. Gilad atzmon represents the hope for peace in the middle east in particular in palestine. He has condemned jewishness as very much a supremacist, racist tendency, but he has also stated that i dont have anything against jews in particular and you wont find that. Nov 01, 2017 gilad atzmon has been outed as an antisemite by many in the antiisrael camp. If there is a reasonable argument to the contrary, i would like to hear it. Amos was perhaps strongest on the issues of social justice. Lady michele renouf produced the dvd jailing opinions, which examines the similar threat to free speech posed by the legal persecution of revisionist historians. Gilad atzmon exposes jewish racism, myths and misdirection. The stated goal of the event, titled judaism versus jewish identity politics.
A is for antisemites and for arabs, b is for bbc and britain, and so on for the entire alphabet. By gilad atzmon this week i learned that professor marc h. Sep 20, 2011 atzmon speaks about the wandering who. Gilad atzmon, solidarity in reading and risc the anti. The two men also promise to give the american songbook a good shaking, dropping fruits of bop and postbop and fermenting with outrageous originals from deep in the barrel. In this regard, i have approached probably the most accomplished and controversial jazz saxophonist, philosopher, novelist and antizionist writer of our times gilad atzmon. Gilad atzmon has been outed as an antisemite by many in the antiisrael camp. On may 6 in new york city, an antiisrael event featured gilad atzmon, an israeliborn antisemite based in london, and rabbi yaakov shapiro, spokesperson for the antiisrael group true torah jews. This is precisely the kind of antisemitism you will hear from stormfront, combat 18, and other neonazi movements.
Atzmon believes that burning down a synagogue is a rational act. November 09, 2009 by gilad atzmon in analysis, cultural criticism, jewish power, jewishness, identity dont blame the messenger critics of larry david say he has gone further than any other jewish comic or intellectual in insulting christianity and christian values. Gilad atzmon is a writer, saxophonist and political activist. Gilad atzmon cancels gig at jazz club in bid to protect. Gilad atzmon is an israeliborn british jazz saxophonist, novelist, political activist and writer. Gilad atzmon says that to answer that question, we need to take a very close, critical look at jewish culture in general and jewish identity politics in particular. Gilad atzmon critics of larry david say he has gone further than any other jewish comic or intellectual in insulting christianity and christian values. And while one suspects that atzmon is more comfortable as a musician than as a philosopher, what he discovers is critical in understanding jewish identity and the continuing evolution of israel. The first prophet for whom there is a separate, recorded collection of sayings. A study of jewish identity politics by gilad atzmon, 2011, paperback p1 israel shahak the nazis made me afraid to be a jew, and the israelis make me ashamed to be a jew. Israeli born musician gilad atzmon regards himself as a devoted political artist. Most jews are in one political sense or another zionists. As the show started, i feigned as if i was merely a curious passerby and said id like to go in and find out what it was all about for myself.
The horrific scenes flooding in from gaza today demonstrate that zionism failed miserably. Instead of spitting on other prophets we have to learn to cherish other s gods, even the jewish one, and to expect others to do the same. This thesis examines the recent jewish israelcritical movement in the uk, asking how it enables and directs jewish criticism of israel, and how the distant and. Mar 15, 2008 mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Atzmon is a nearperfect example of how the extreme right and the radical left can become. Atzmon has said that his experience in the military of my people destroying other people left a big scar and led to his decision that he was deluded about zionism. He spoke out many of the sins of those living in the northern kingdom.
Ellis, regarded by many as the leading contemporary jewish theologian, came to the conclusion that yours truly is the new jewish prophet. In these very moments, the protocols are being rewritten. Browse gilad atzmon and the orient house ensemble tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. In effect, you have to be unbelievably stupid or an antisemite yourself, not to see the antisemite in gilad atzmon. There is a working processor churning away behind gilad atzmons ideology.
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