Gilad Atzmon Presents Artie Fishel and the Promised Band

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In a 2005 opinion piece, David Aaronovitch criticised Atzmon for his essay "On Anti-Semitism" and for circulating an article promoting Holocaust denial. [73] In June, members of the Jews Against Zionism (JAZ) group protested in front of a London bookshop against an appearance by Atzmon who was criticised by JAZ for circulating a Paul Eisen work that defended Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel. [74] I am not a doctor but I’ll tell you why excess death is in the sky, why America’s A&Es are suffocated with kids who face serious respiratory issues and why Covid death is ‘down’… In 2012, Norton Mezvinsky wrote that "Gilad Atzmon is a critical and committed secular humanist with firm views, who delights in being provocative". [98] [99] Socialist Workers Party

Islington Council banned the jazz musician, who is known for challenging Holocaust denial legislation, from performing at one of its venue aftera complaint from a member of the Jewish community. Fri, 3 August The Orient House Ensemble is Playing a tribute to Bird and Trane, Verdict Jazz, Brighton a b Gilchrist, Jim (22 February 2008). "I thought music could heal the wounds of the past. I may have got that wrong". The Scotsman . Retrieved 21 March 2009.It is incumbent upon the left and the Palestinian solidarity movement to both be aware of the conscious effort of far-right antisemites to infiltrate the movement, and to vigorously oppose and exclude antisemites. We would not hesitate to condemn racists, homophobes or sexists, and must be equally robust in opposing anti-Jewish hate-speech.

Barnaby Smith, Sax With An Axe To Grind, Interview with Gilad Atzmon in London Tour Dates magazine, 5 October 2006 Kahn-Harris, Keith (10 December 2017). "Cloaked In Pretensions, Gilad Atzmon's Anti-Semitism Soldiers On". Forward . Retrieved 11 December 2017. Landy, David (2011). Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights: Disapora Jewish Opposition to Israel. London: Zed Books. p.167. ISBN 978-1-84813-926-8. Assuming that Prof Davies’ account is true and I have every good reason to believe it is, then what motivated Prof. Bauer to depict the Holocaust and the Poles in such a misleading light? Presumably, truth seeking wasn’t his prime motivation. Even more telling, if Prof. Davies account is accurate, then it is reasonable to assume that the Israeli historian wasn’t at all interested in uncovering the truth, instead he was investing in the concealment of truth and seeking support for his project from the British historians.The distorted use of archeological and other studies to support the political ideology of a connection between the Jews of today and the Israelites of the Bible; and A transformative story told with unflinching integrity that all (especially Jews) who care about real peace, as well as their own identity, should not only read, but reflect upon and discuss widely." Professor Richard Falk

It's true," he admits. "I've developed a reputation as a so-called jazz saxophonist, but the irony is that I rarely make jazz records these days. But I always love playing jazz because, even when I'm playing it, I don't know what the next line is going to sound like. That's what makes it truthful and genuine. Kamm, Oliver (25 April 2006). "Agreed, we shouldn't vote for the BNP – but its twin, Respect, is just as bad". The Times . Retrieved 21 August 2016. When (as the SWP has done for the past two years) they entertain at their keynote events a speaker — a jazz musician called Gilad Atzmon — who explicitly believes that the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are, whatever their historical provenance, an accurate depiction of modern America, they are allying with classic anti-Semitism. (subscription required) Gilad's main instrument is the alto saxophone. He also plays soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones, and clarinet, sol, zurna and flute. His jazz style is bebop/ hard bop, veering at times into free jazz. In 2009, Atzmon said "I've got nothing against the Semite people, I don't have anything against people— I'm anti-Jewish, not anti-Jews". [48] [ verify]

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Atzmon’s essential contribution to solidarity with Palestine is to help non-Jews realize that they are not always in the wrong when conflicts with Jewish organizations arise." Professor Jean Bricmont Other parts of the book are intimate and personal and I do not see how Atzmon’s detractors can challenge him on that. For example, I fully agree with him that “fighting racism for real primarily entails opposing the racist within”. (p. 95) Each of us must fight the demons within before we challenge the demons without. I found these sections of the book, which discuss Atzmon’s own reflections on his past and evolution of his thinking, to be the most fascinating and informative. And in the secular Jewish political discourse, there is no need for God: political Jews are taught to value the Jewish collective and inflict damage on others in the name of this collective, according to Atzmon. “…it is not the idea of being unethical that torments Israelis and their supporters, but the idea of being ‘caught out’ as such.” Crisis in the SWP, or: Weiningerism in the UK". Datacide. 16 September 2014 . Retrieved 5 June 2020.