What does "global intifada" actually mean? Intifada means opposing the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and adding global to it is basically asking the rest of the world to support the Palestinians in their struggle against oppression by Israel. It is not inherently anti semitic because it is the country Israel not Jewish people that is doing the oppression. I have absolutely no issue with supporting the intifada, what Israel has done in Gaza and the West Bank surely cannot be acceptable to any right minded people. Israel has imo committed war crimes and crimes against humanity as well as completely ignoring International law. I am not anti semitic, I do not support Hamas, Hezbollah or any other organisation that states they want to rid the world of Jews.The march last week was not anti semitic it was pro Palestinian in it's opposition to Israel.
The Unite the Kingdom march was organised and led by someone who has declared publicly on a number of occasions that he is Islamophobic and wants to get rid of Muslims from our country. He's also been a leading member of the now banned BNP, which was a fascist organisation started by neo Nazis, he's also been active in Pergida (Germany), trying to start a British branch. IMO people support TR and Unite the Kingdom because he gives credence to and legitimises their inherent racism and xenophobia. Followers say he says what they are thinking, so yes, we know what his followers are thinking don't we? Anyone who knows something about the rise of fascism and the Nazis in Germany will see the parallels. It's classic fascist tactics to wrap Nationalism and religion into the mix, we only have to look across the pond to see that. Unite the Kingdom and TR and his band of thugs should be called out at every possible opportunity and exposed for what they are. We stopped people smoking by publicising it's dangers not by excusing people by saying they smoke because they are stressed or because they have a crap life. I understand that some of our population has been "left behind" and feel angry and without a voice but I absolutely refuse to believe that trying to paint Unite the Kingdom as a benign organisation that cares about the disadvantaged in our society is in any way helpful. It is not, it is a divisive destructive organisation, led by a known fascist with a criminal record for thuggery and racism.