Gilad Atzmon

Apparently, New York ‘Progressive’ and Jewish activist, Bill Weinberg, thinks that I am “not welcome in NYC”. Over the last ten days, Weinberg has worked tirelessly, trying to cancel a panel discussion on 30th of April at Theatre 80 NYC, related to my forthcoming book ‘Being in Time’. Theatre 80’s owner, Lorcan Otway, has made it very clear that he won’t surrender to any calls for censorship, but still, Weinberg doesn’t seem to give up. He believes that it is he who will decide who is, and who is not, “welcome in NYC.”

I don’t know exactly what Weinberg is accusing me of, nor precisely what I am saying that shouldn’t be said or discussed, because Weinberg offers no criticism whatsoever of my work. And there, he’s not alone. I have never seen any criticism of my work. No one has ever disputed the facts to which I refer, or pointed out any faulty arguments in my work. Like the others over the years, Weinberg wants to impose a Talmudic herem, an excommunication, an exclusion zone – just like the one in Palestine.

Needless to say, race, biology and ethnicity have never been any part of my work. My criticism of Jewish politics focuses entirely on cultural and political criticism. But Weinberg, like so many other ‘progressive’ Jews, believes that Jewish culture and politics are simply beyond criticism, in fact, the exact same supremacist attitude on which I focus.

Over the years, I have attained for myself something of a reputation by defining Jewish power as the power to silence discussion of Jewish power and Weinberg is sure trying his best. But will he succeed?

If Weinberg and his four-and-a-half acolytes believe that referring to me as a ‘shitlord’ and my ideas as ‘turd’ will make the Jewish progressive school look humane and advanced, he and his friends must be ever-so-slightly deluded. Such tactics can so easily backfire.

And here, for your delectation, is Weinberg’s call for action:

"No platform for bigotry! Gilad Atzmon is not welcome in NYC!

Racist, antisemite, and all-around human garbage fire Gilad Atzmon is scheduled to speak at Theater 80 on April 30th at 5 PM. I encourage everyone reading this to save the date, get a bunch of your friends together, take the 5/6 to Astor place, or the L to 1st Ave, grab some lunch at one of the neighborhood's many fine eateries, and then walk on down to 80 St. Mark's to show master shitlord Gilad Atzmon (and the slimy venue owner what done and booked him) that there is no tolerance for intolerance in NYC, even in the age of Trump.

Spread the word!

A bit of info on the turd and the stink that fills the room whenever he opens his foul mouth: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/palestinian-writers-activists-disavow-racism-anti-semitism-gilad-atzmon "

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http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/2017/4/19/bill-weinberg-and-the-progressives-tourettes-syndrome

Gilad Atzmon is a British Jazz artist and author. Gilad was born in Israel in 1963 and trained at the Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem (Composition and Jazz). A multi-instrumentalist he plays saxophones, clarinet and ethnic woodwind instruments. His album Exile was the BBC jazz album of the year in 2003. Gilad writes on political matters, social issues, Jewish identity and culture. His papers are published on very many press outlets around the world. Gilad is a popular political analyst and is often guesting on Television and Radio stations around the world such as RT, Press TV, BBC and many more. Atzmon's novels 'Guide to the Perplexed' and 'My One and Only Love' have been translated into 24 languages. Gilad's latest book, The Wandering Who?, is a study of Jewish Identity politics. It was published in English in October 2011 and has since been translated into ten languages and has been a best seller. Gilad's web site: http://www.gilad.co.uk/