IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Jewish fears

Socialist Challenge No. 34, 2 March 1978 · p. 14 of the scan · 558 words

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page 14 of the scan

river of the bus is a member of th UDR, and the bomb was part of a campaign to assasinate members of the UDR and RUC Reserve.

There are two points which it Bs necessary to understand about both incidents. First that, obviously, the went wrong, technical failure or the inepitude of the volubleers LEVOISLE.

Secondly that they are more than simbiy reereitable aiures ors campaign against British imperialism: both incidents were campaign against "soft' targets, which has been embarked upon because other possibilities of military action have been closed by the successes of the British Army and the RUC.

To the extent that ineptitude and inexpericnce played a part in these two incidents, that also is a reflection of the sucoess of the securily forces in keeping experienced voluteers out of acnon, I onct worus toc-La Mon bombing was not a tragic accident, but present relationsbip of fonpes betweeo BLOCIE the Provisional IRA. and the armed forces of Imperialism. So long as the Drescni cabosen is contnued. especially if it is further escalated, we as operations go wrondrawn lo the 1 am reluctantiy conclusion that the time has come when militants who have solidarised with the anti-imperialist strugele in the Six Counties, TOMIS DELENE 'Camrades mihlary campaign has failed to Many concrete political results; a cease-fire JUB-UC URAU OM 20IU of partial defeat, but it would allow other methods of struggle, especiaily over prisoners, to develop. For The sake of the struggie, have the courage to dump arms now,!

BOB PURDIF [(Wurwickshire] through a BC-TONT COCL OT anti-fascist struggle Or course, aiso for the Jews again After the Second DULCOMC DIaC H turned to Zionism Europeali and HUSEAU-SCEULEL Jewish COSESLUHE should say to the SCL- ASOC TEVULLLE and deep fears that still Jewisi conununibes Jewish Socialist Group] BOTH NATIONALEY and in many local areas it is becoming clear that the Jewish community is playing a major part in the anti-fascist movement. But intense criticism of Zionism on the part of the lelt over the past len years has alienated the Jewish community accomodation between Zionism and Marxiem is out of the question. However, the left has shown a lack of genuine sympathy and understanding for the particular oppression suffered by the Jews, and Talled to realise that racism and fascismn raise the spectre of another bolocaust, bot only for blacks. but DOW!

World War, the Jewish masses all over the world largely as a ESPOI C IE LOWPIC BaLUrC DELOL left to prevent the CEUDUROERUDENE CaS-LO provide an alternative in the fight Henet LEFE understandable tendency in the to identify anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, aod the initial reluctance to co-operate with the left in the anti-fascist scruggle - tbough the Jewish response to the Nazi threa! grows ever more militant.

Lf this situation is to be reversed, it ahout, densands a serious atlerapt on tao part of revolutionary socialista to produce a clear analysis of the Jewish question free from oversimplified slogans that TENDIC complex historical and psychological factors The socialist alternutive has to be seen in practice to tackle the problems confront ALESULE the CLIVE GILBERT (Bury Socialis Challenge Group and member of the sbould send their editor, Socislist riddent Challenge. 328/9 Lipper Street, The sopialist altitude Caninom dela a from Darü Socialiet class iSlring Cartie Barbican Pr surdaya curend Sociailst on Baudiys SCOTLAND CHSTT50RE

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