Zionism Is Racism Defence Campaign

On Monday we submitted all the necessary documents to our solicitor to open our case against Nottinghamshire Police. We are taking them to court for unlawful arrest. We will not sit back and allow Nottinghamshire Police to criminalise solidarity with Palestine. Zionism Is Racism; we have a right to say so; and we will not be intimidated! Keep an eye out for progress on the case.

The Zionism Is Racism Defence Campaign welcomes support from everyone who stands in solidarity with the Palestinians. Offering us a pledge of support will help us to let Nottinghamshire Police know that people are paying attention and that their actions will not go unresisted.  Our latest message of support has come from Tony Greenstein, longstanding Jewish anti-Zionist who was kicked out of the Labour Party for his support for the Palestinian people. He wrote: Of course I support you. The decision of Nottinghamshire Police is outrageous, an attack on free speech and when the comrade concerned is cleared, as I'm sure he will be, then the bastards in Nottinghamshire Police should be sued for false and malicious arrest. Tony’s name has been added to our growing list of supporters: Revolutionary Communist Group Samidoun Prisoner Solidarity Network Tony Greenstein, Anti-zionist Jewish activist Rhea Barnes, Former Labour Candidate for Argyll and Bute אֶסְתֵּר ,

On Saturday 22 February, the Zionism Is Racism Defence Campaign returned to the spot where our comrade’s arrest originally took place to show the police that we will not be intimidated by their attempts to criminalise solidarity with Palestine. We collected hundreds more signatures for our petition demanding that Nottinghamshire police take No Further Action against Daniel and bring no charges against anyone present on the 8 February demonstration where the arrest took place. Defend Solidarity with Palestine! Zionism Is Racism! Please sign the online petition: https://www.change.org/p/nottinghamshire-police-defend-solidarity-with-palestine-zionism-is-racism And join us for the campaign meeting to plan our next steps on Tuesday 25 February, 6pm, YMCA International Community Centre, 61b Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FN. 

Demonstration - Defend Solidarity with Palestine! Saturday, 22 February 11-2pm, outside HSBC on Clumber Street, Nottingham City Centre, NG1 3GA.  The Zionism Is Racism Defence Campaign is returning to the spot where the arrest took place to show that we will not be intimidated by attempts to criminalise solidarity with Palestine. Stand with us and defend the democratic right to stand in solidarity with Palestine and to denounce Zionism for what it is - a form of racism.

On Saturday 8 February, Daniel Green, a black pro-Palestine activist was singled out for arrest on an anti-Zionist demonstration organised by the  Revolutionary Communist Group  in Nottingham. The picket was of HSBC, targeted for its funding of arms companies supplying the racist Israeli state. Daniel was the only black person on the protest, and the only one to be targeted. This wrongful and racist arrest must be put into the context of the ongoing campaign to criminalise opposition to Zionism (a form of racism) – both in Palestine itself, and in Britain especially following the adoption of the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) definition of antisemitism. An example of ‘anti-semitism’ under the IHRA is the statement that ‘Israel is a racist endeavour’. The arrest of this activist shows that the criminalisation of support for Palestine is well underway.  To get involved in defending the right to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle and against Isr