*Thread* If Islington wonders why some see it as weird and nasty, it need look no further than its most famous political denizen, Corbyn. For more education, turn to Islington Labour councillor Matt Nathan, elected to the council in 2018. Let's start with hate and violence. 1/12
Nathan would have you believe he stands against hatred. No, he lives it. His Twitter account bursts with vulgarity, aggression and abuse. Guillotines galore! 2/12
In May, he called for violent death for the “ruling class”: “Now that 60,000 of us have died needlessly to protect the economic model of the ruling class I can publicly lobby for their bloody end. Rejoice.” 3/12
His thoughts turn to guillotines in other Tweets.
In May, he wrote “It’s unlabour not to have spent lockdown crafting your own guillotine.”
In March, when panic buying was emptying supermarket shelves, he wrote: “I’ll make guillotines if there’s a shortage.” 4/12
Nathan is very fired up because, you know, Tories. They are “bent and literally kill people”. “Fuck.”
“#StayAlert Tories are in power and they will straight up fucking kill you if there’s money in it. Join a union.” 5/12
Nathan also has violent thoughts about some people in his own party. That “rancid cabal” - “preferably their fucking heads on sticks. #lowerthanvermin”. 6/12
Nathan’s “kinder, gentler” goes right to the top of his party. Keir Starmer is “the pearl clutchers glorious leader”. Nice and simple now - “Fuck it. Sir Basic is fucking shite.” Mind that “sweet sweet forensic juice” as you join “class war”. 7/12
Violent “class war” certainly appeals to Nathan. Not so keen yourself? You must be a “fucking arse biscuit”. 8/12
Nor are the ‘Zionists’ spared, oh no. Here Nathan appears to support Marc Wadsworth earlier this year. Wadsworth is a very controversial figure who was expelled from the party in 2018. 9/12
Nathan also signed an open letter in support of the anti-Zionist Moshé Machover when he was expelled from the party in 2017. He was subsequently reinstated after a controversial intervention by Jeremy Corbyn. 10/12 freespeechonisrael.org.uk/machover-corby…
In his spare time, Nathan directs the “Freedom for Öcalan” campaign, which supports the founder of the Kurdish PKK group. The PKK was proscribed by the UK as a terrorist group in 2001. Its proscription was reaffirmed this year. 11/12
If there is one “red wall” that today’s reforming Labour party should actually love to see crumble, it is Islington. 12/12
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There is a problem with crime, by the way. That is Eran Cohen of the CWU trade union, the day *after* the racist vandal group "Palestine Action" was proscribed. 2/6
Gross conspiracy theories once the preserve of the racist far right are popular among "progressives" these days.
London is a "bastion against hate", London's mayor says.
Let's see what's up today at the Royal Courts of Justice. Oh. "Zionists not welcome in the UK! Out, out!" "Zionist scum off our streets!"
"Have you been shooting babies in Gaza!"
Ah, a normal day in the capital.
The obligatory frenzied shouting for the ethnic cleansing of Israeli Jews.
"Palestine is Arab, Israel is a thief, Zionists, out, out!"
As desperate Gazans chant "Hamas, out, out!"
London is a bastion OF hate.
Nageena Naz is a Leeds "Palestine Solidarity Campaign" hate marcher. She was arrested at their protest last Saturday. She likes abusing Jews in the street. She also faces charges for allegedly joining a "Palestine Action" attack on Barclays.
Who would back creeps who attack the RAF? Meet protesters in London yesterday. Let’s start with Ayoub Khan MP.
Just throw any old words out there. It's a "disgrace!". Nothing less than a "shame on British democracy!".
He goes on to sound like a... 1/9
...distinctly unimpressive SOAS student. Israel's fight with Iran? A devious “smokescreen”.
It's just so silly. No, if you want a civil nuclear programme, as energy-rich Iran claims it does, you do not need a hall of centrifuges hidden deep inside a mountain. For starters. 2/9
In a grotesque move, Saeed Taji Farouky of Palestine Action invoked Cable Street.
Only to reveal just why it is grotesque himself. The white racist far right in America popularised the "we are occupied too" line. "Zionist are in control", you see. He offered an Arabic echo. 3/9
Ah. No. The charity was obviously aligned with jihadis at the time. This was not hard to figure out. And the times were very fraught indeed, as British jihadists flocked to Syria to join its most extreme terrorist groups.
The elation is special, though, when you can taunt Jews with Nazi slurs. Look at the joy on this woman's face at the Israel hatred rally in London last Saturday.
The well of poison is deep. This protest alone will show you. 1/6
Nazi salutes? Sure! Or should I say "naturlich!".
They are common now at "Palestine Solidarity Campaign" hatred rallies.
Here are two known ones from last Saturday, both aimed at counter-protesting Jews and Iranian exiles. 2/6
"End the Holocaust"
Oh, more abuse of the Warsaw Ghetto memory.
No, a Jewish fig leaf (a stain, actually) doesn’t make it OK.
Nazi coffin creep was there too last Saturday. He's a regular, always welcome. 3/6