Griffin is no friend of Israel
During his cringey appearance on BBC Question Time, Nick Griffin told the audience:
“I am the most loathed man in Britain in the eyes of Nazis. There are Nazis in Britain and they loathe men because I have brought the British National party from the frankly an anti-semitic and racist organisation, into the only party which in the clashes between Israel and Gaza supported Israel’s right to deal with Hamas terrorists.”
For those who monitor the BNP it is perfectly obvious that Griffin, a Holocaust denier and tolerator of anti-Semites, is no friend of Israel.
Today the BNP have nailed their true alliegances to the mast by drawing an equivalence between Israel, a liberal democratic country, to Iran, a violent theocratic dictatorship.
In an online article that attacks the Conservatives as “war mongers” for their concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme, the BNP uses the Islamist and far-left argument that the West adopts a too pro-Israel Middle Eastern foreign policy i.e. not balanced and thus incites Muslims to hate the West. BNP news explains:
“… Israel’s delivery mechanisms include Jericho intercontinental ballistic missiles which have a range of over 7,000 miles. Israel also has an offshore nuclear second-strike capacity, using submarine launched nuclear-capable cruise missiles.
There has however never been any suggestion that America or Britain will bomb Israel because of the existence of these weapons, even though none of Israel’s neighbours have such weapons and are likely to be able to make them in the foreseeable future.
It is precisely this type of double standards in foreign policy which have helped to incite the Muslim world against the West.”
Iran/Israel and nuclear weapons in the Middle East is another issue for another day. But it’s important we expose the BNP’s phony attempt to cosy up to Israel and, more importantly, the UK’s Jewish electorate. The BNP believes, despite saying Israel should exist, that the democratically elected Israeli government has no right to defend itself from agressive axis of Iran and Syria.
Griffin’s recent adoption of friendlier tones towards Israel is for two reasons.
1. While ”supporting” Israel in itself doesn’t make you a Judaeophile, Griffin and the BNP (and the EDL) have started to realise it does allow them to argue they are not antisemitic or racist and provides some cover for other vile views such as conspiracy theories on Zionism.
EDL yobs using the Israeli flag as a fig leaf
2. It creates, to those who are concerned about Islamism and the Establishments failure to effectively deal with, a “tough on terror” facade and a subliminal anti-Muslim image to their supporters.
Those who are true friends of Israelis and Jews must do more to prevent extremists and opportunists like the BNP from hijacking their heritage and struggle against terrorism and violence. By saying and doing nothing there is a danger this cause becomes tarnished with racism and fascism – in much the same way the Union Jack and British patriotism was during the 1970’s and 80’s – and gifts those who are enemies of the West who wish to paint friends of Israel as true fascists themselves.
Maurice Cousins
For more on the BNP’s foreign and defence policy please see our briefing note “Flying the white flag: how the BNP’s defence policy would make Britain less safe.” here.
Tags: foreign policy, Israel, Nick Griffin
What does Israel care about British people? NOTHING.
Like i said before, you zionists and islamists find a bit of desert and have YOUR fight and leave British lives out of it. Lab Lib Con have put our people in danger, our troops need to come home from your illegal wars and look after British life when you couple of scumbags finally get it on.
We have zionist influence pulling the strings here and in the USA, in our governments, and cities full of islamists we don’t want or need. you can both …. off.
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As I said, Israel/Middle East issue is not the point of this article.
It is about exposing the BNP’s phony attempts to use Israel as a means to look tough on terror, which it is not, and a friend of Britain’s Jewish electorate, which they aren’t.
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I think you’re getting mixed up about Jews and zionists,
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. While ”supporting” Israel in itself doesn’t make you a Judaeophile, Griffin and the BNP (and the EDL) have started to realise it does allow them to argue they are not antisemitic or racist and provides some cover for other vile views such as conspiracy theories on Zionism.
I’ve never heard any conspiracy theories on zionism, can you enlighten?
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Please speak to the BNP’s chief Legal advisor.
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This is your post with your accusations, just give a few examples. Just so where you’re coming from.
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I’ve looked all over the BNP website and can’t find one zionist conspiracy theory.
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There’s plenty on “YouTube” but they’re not the fault of the BNP, the extreme American right tends to focus on that sort of thing
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WTF, to a certain extent you’re right.
But Lee Barnes indulges in it regularly. And Simon Darby attended a conference in Italy with Roberto Fiore where the discussion of “Jewish influence” on the banking system to talked about. Not to mention BNP’s association with Jobbik.
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So Maurice on what you just said, would that make the BNP,its members and supporters Pagan birdwatchers?
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If you are right then the BNP won’t be so influenced by the Zionist lobby groups, that seem to have undue influence on the mainstream politicians, if they have any form of elected power.
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Israel should not be an issue…. they have no mates and are just scrabbling for a fairweather friend.
Hypocritical whingers.
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Maurice
jewish influence in the global banking system is well known; jews are notorious for helping each other out, to the detriment of others, and BNP officials discussing these facts is hardly earth shattering.
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There are plenty of documented facts on zionist bankers and their influence over world affairs, same with AIPAC and the British Israeli lobby, these are not conspiracy theories, they are documented facts, its just the zionists don’t like the light shinning on them, they would rather say,look over there at the BNP they’re no politically correct, don’t look at us we have British intrests at heart and if you do look at us too hard we’ll scream anti-semitie and bring up the holocaust.
Water off a ducks back,done to may times.
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Yes the Holocaust happened but why isn’t an equally bad one that was done in the Ukraine by Stalin mentioned much here?
Probably two reasons, one is the left don’t want to be reminded of their mistakes & as they dominate politics & the establishment, it is always Hitler that is top trumps in the murder league.
But also better PR from the Jewish/Zionist lobby, they are better represented here than Ukranians are.
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