Tom Cameron's articie (17 October 1974) on anti-semitism wes, in its essentewe lived for 300 yearsl or the rise of esponse to the existence or anti-semitism mecamy!
Clearly, to try and compress 2000 years of Jewish history into five columes is somewhat futile, but you are quite correct to vern of the dangers of anti semitism. My organisation, which in in the vanguard of those Jews fighting the NF, has constantly warned of the dangers of fascism. Only a united struggle of the forces of the left and the Jewish people in this country will defeat fascism, now look at the possibilities of creating suich an alliance. It hat to be recognised that the Jewish people outside Israet are, as Borochov (the Marxist-Zianist middle class. They have no roots in the proletariat. Accordingly, this makes them especially vulnerabie, since the ruling class will not hesitare to use ascism as a means or diverting the people's straggle away from them and against the Jews, In addition to this problem, we have a situation in which Jews ane oppresed not only by the ruling clam but abo by the Jewish establishment.
As if that in't enough, the only real allies Jews would have in the struggle ageinst fascism, namely your decided to adopt anti-Zionism as part of your policy, thus completely alienating 95% of the Jewish community Acooramgy as not surprising that Jews see the revalutionary left ai as much a threat as the fascists.
The object of this letter is merely to point out some of the problem facing the anti-fascist struggle. How to solve them is another matter, But I sincerely hope that your members will take the trouble to study the history of the Jewish people in order to la) realise the "ideological" basis of fascism and [bl to understand why the existerice of Zionism and the creation of the State of Israel was ari absolute historical necessity.
JON de PHECE Iatonal Organisar, Mapam-Socialist Zionist Party).
We are of course in favour of tions in the fighr against Jascia. This in no way lessens our determins tion to fight alo against Zionam, not only Secaise of its role in the oppression of the Arab messes, but abo because Zionism is itself an obstacle to adiancing the anti-fascir sirocrle -Ed schools ter on 'Rebeliion in the schools" in Red raises some correct probiems that we in solves them.
that racism poses for-school students. However wo have not plunced in wath the take millancy of camrade Draper. screaming "Solidarity with the HA' question using issues that directly relate to school students. Several pickers have been held of army recruitment meetings, and schools have aiso been. Safietted. That is not to say we are on the contrary. However it it only ofter having raised the Irish issue using questions that relate to school students that the solidarity slogan will have ary impect.
utely correct when he says that the is for black and Irish militants to parti cipate in and lead stroggies. The April 1974 Brockwell Park Three strike was one of the best examples of this Then over 700 South London schoals students came out on strike to protest against the sentencing of three black youthe to a totai of nine years in jail, This strike was jointly organised by the Black Students Ao tion Collective and the National Union af Schoal Students.
was picketed to protest against the con expieining to school students the fas. cist nature of the NF.
Happily most local NUT branches are students than ex-president Max Morris consistently refused to recognise the NUSS the capitalists nor communism for the warking class are on the arder of the Red Weekly readers may have seen an ar