Kernow Damo’s recent podcast features Sheffield at the start and the end, sandwiched between coverage of what appears to be an illegal vote at Westminster Council. It’s certainly worth a watch.
Kernow concludes, “Burnham turned the green stance on Zionism into a loyalty test for its own local administrations. It’s dictat. It’s not democracy. I’ve said it so often now, but it’s true. It is like Starmer never left. Sheffield’s councillors had managed to run the city together, disagreements and all. Labour walked away from that over Israel and loyalty to it and not calling the abysmal, foul ideology that is permeating a genocide that some still leap to defend as not the case, telling us, in effect, to ignore the truth of our own eyes and ears. Come May, they’ll be knocking on doors in Sheffield trying to explain to actual residents why putting Israel first is going to keep their bins emptied. I sincerely hope they deserve everything they get. And frankly, any Labour councillor with any sense right now will be resigning the whip before residents do it for you.”
I can confirm that here in Sheffield it’s been a difficult time, but rumours of war within the Green Party are very much exaggerated. Yes, the motion has upset some people and a small number have left, but if anything Labour’s attack on us has united the party in wanting to stand up to bullies and defend ourselves from the ridiculous allegations of anti-Semitism. Greens have been getting on with litter-picking, food bank collections, organising a demonstration about Rosebank and knocking on doors finding out about residents’ concerns.
Here is the Jewish leader of the Greens on Lambeth Council who knows firsthand what real anti-semitism is.
It’s great to see this edition of Bold Politics where Zack Polanski makes clear he has been on a learning journey over the last few weeks and reading Benjamin Moser’s book, Anti Zionism, A Jewish History, has been very influential for him. I think many other Greens have also been on this journey.
Meanwhile, things have got even worse in Gaza. First, the awful flooding, leaving the tents knee-deep in floodwater and sewage. Then the bombing of Nasser Hospital on Thursday.
Labour continues to deflect from the real issue, which is their continued support for the Israeli Government, supplying them with weapons to continue the Genocide. I find it hard to understand how Labour members can’t see this and feel comfortable continuing to support a party with blood on its hands.
But of course it is not just the Labour Party that is complicit. The Lib Dems and Reform agree with them, and the BBC have this week been found totally complicit. Veteran journalist Peter Osborne made a series of important points that illustrate why the BBC’s slanted, Israel-friendly news agenda amounts to genocide denial, and means executives like Burgess are directly complicit in Israeli war crimes. If you’ve not heard about the Hanibal Directive, the Dahiya doctrine, or the genocidal statements made by Israeli officials, it’s not surprising, as they are never reported by the BBC. I urge you to read this article to find out about them.
Sheffielders now have to wait until the next Full Council meeting on December 2nd at 2pm to see what happens next, but expectations are that Labour will attempt to replace the Green Party chairs and deputy chairs of committees with their own Councillors, something they have no electoral mandate for.
Discover more from Tell the Truth Sheffield
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
