Dov and Willy talking – perspectives from the left on political violence, history, colonialism, imperialism, racism, antisemitism, social media and the importance of critical thinking and debate

By Plebity

January 28, 2024

Dov Osheroff and Willy Maley in a thoughtful conversation on topics that roil the left.

Additional sources:
Anti-fascism: Descendants of Spanish Civil War Veterans on their fathers and identity politics
Panel discussion with Janette Higgins, Willy Maley, Dov Osheroff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKw1ujpEmZ0

Our Fathers Fought Franco (Edinburgh: Luath, 2023), edited by Willy Maley
by Lisa Croft, Willy Maley, Jennie Renton and Tam Watters
https://www.luath.co.uk/product/our-fathers-fought-franco

Dreams and Nightmares: Abe Osheroff documentary:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xsf-H5cl94

Fighting for Democracy, the true story of Jim Higgins (1907-1982) published in 2020., edited by Janette Higgins

The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon
The End of Jewish Modernity, Enzo Traverso
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn

‘Their Song Is Over’ (and other familiar refrains):
Irish Revolutions, Gyrations and Ululations from Lenin to Lennon, Willy Maley

Books, articles and essays by Willy Maley
https://www.gla.ac.uk/services/library/view/author/12587.type.include

Israel – Palestine Part II: Is Jewish religious fundamentalism the flip side of Islamism?

Are there parallels that can be made between Jewish religious fundamentalism or perhaps Jewish ethno-nationalism, political Judaism and Islamism, political Islam?

Hamas has Islamist roots but makes political claims. In Israel there is a ruling coalition that includes the Religious Zionism Party and a party called Otzma Yehudit, the 'Jewish Power' party. Are there parallels to be made here between Hamas and Jewish fundamentalism?

Plebity | Jul 22, 2024

Free speech Israel-Palestine Plebity

Palestinians are suffering – who is to blame, Israel or Hamas?

Instead of shouting slogans, our panelists debate on ideas and the facts. You may think there are not two sides to this issue, but if you haven't heard the arguments on each side, the genuine arguments and not the straw men caricatures of arguments, you're giving up your right to make up your own mind.

Plebity | May 21, 2024

Free speech Religion MW

Is criticism of religion an intolerant act of bullying against a minority or a courageous challenge to established power?

ARTICLE

One afternoon last June, Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee living in Sweden, stepped in front of the largest Mosque in Sweden and lit several pages from the Quran on fire. Momika had sought and received a permit from the Swedish authorities for his provocative demonstration, and there were police monitoring the event.

The event, apparently involving two people, caused international uproar and condemnation from world leaders, especially in the Middle-East. It may affect Sweden’s prospects for entry into NATO, and both the Pope and Putin felt the need to weigh in.

MW | Jul 7, 2023