The Bristol professor David Miller's "Spinwatch" venture was predictably ugly, even backing the notorious antisemite Tony Greenstein. So who funded it?
The biggest donor by far was the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, giving £201,000. Yes, the people who also funded Cage. 1/9
The biggest donor by far was the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, giving £201,000. Yes, the people who also funded Cage. 1/9
The Trust says it "supports people who address the root causes of conflict and injustice".
It needs to think about this very carefully, swapping "are" for "address" in some cases.
While doing so, it could consider some of its fellow "Spinwatch" funders. 2/9
It needs to think about this very carefully, swapping "are" for "address" in some cases.
While doing so, it could consider some of its fellow "Spinwatch" funders. 2/9
In the Islamist camp, they included the Cordoba Foundation, called "a front for the Muslim Brotherhood" by David Cameron. It donated £15,000.
Cordoba is led by Anas Altikriti. Here he shares a happy moment with Hamas. He also backed jihadi attacks on our troops in Iraq. 3/9
Cordoba is led by Anas Altikriti. Here he shares a happy moment with Hamas. He also backed jihadi attacks on our troops in Iraq. 3/9
The Islamist pressure group MEND gave "Spinwatch" £12,000. It has long been keen on Miller, hailing him for backing Cage and inviting him to speak at its events. MEND's founder, Sufyan "Batter The Israeli Lobby" Ismail, is especially fond of Miller. 4/9
https://twitter.com/habibi_uk/status/1362389501407019009
"Friends of Al Aqsa" donated £10,000. It is the outfit of Ismail Patel, who has dedicated his entire life to fanatical hatred of Israel. He backs Hamas. He also donated to Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party leadership campaign. 5/9
"Islam Expo" provided £8,000. This venture brought together key figures in the Hamas UK support network. They included Anas Altikriti, Ismail Patel, Mohammed Sawalha, and Azzam Tamimi.
Hazel Blears had its number when she ran DCLG - "isolate and expose the extremists". 6/9
Hazel Blears had its number when she ran DCLG - "isolate and expose the extremists". 6/9
"Middle East Monitor" (MEMO) donated £5,000. It is a propaganda platform for the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. It is run by Daud Abdullah, the disgraced former deputy secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain. He too backs Hamas. 7/9
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Abdullah's deputy at MEMO is Ibrahim Hewitt, until recently chairman of Interpal, a charity that serves Hamas. Here is Hewitt on the left, with his colleage Essam Mustafa, centre, being honoured by Hamas in Gaza. Interpal gave "Spinwatch" £2,000. 8/9
Rank antisemitism has been quite a moneyspinner for many years now.
This must end. 9/9
This must end. 9/9
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