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Tommy Robinson heading to Israel following Elon Musk-backed ‘terrorism’ trial

On 13 October, Tommy Robinson and his entourage of far-right, racist meatheads descended on London for his trial. The event has turned into something of a circus, with Robinson getting into heated rows with journalists and revealing that Elon Musk bank rolled his defence.

With the verdict delayed until 4 November, Robinson has now said he’s heading to Israel to meet members of the Israeli government:


Tommy Robinson on trial

As reported by the BBC, Tommy Robinson was stopped by the police at the entrance to the Channel Tunnel. It was there that he was asked to give his phone Pin, and it was there that he refused because he had “journalist material” on his phone. As he was detained under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, police had the right to demand that he unlock his phone, but the alleged journalist refused them.

Now, we here at the Canary don’t consider Robinson to be a journalist because he isn’t one; he’s a political activist who uses the veneer or journalism to push a far-right agenda.  At the same time, we are very much opposed to the Terrorism Act and the inevitable overreach which results from it.

Demonstrating how farcical the so-called Terrorism Act is, the BBC reported:

If found guilty, [Robinson] could be jailed for up to three months and/or receive a £2,500 fine.

How are we supposed to take this legislation seriously when you can find yourself in legal trouble because of suspected terrorism but then walk out after a three month stretch? He might not even do time if he’s guilty; if that’s the case, he’s literally paying a terrorism tax.

Ridiculous.

At the same time, much of the guff put out by Robinson was also ridiculous:


People highlighted that Robinson was acting like he was being uniquely persecuted whereas he’s actually being persecuted in the normal way (again, which we’re against):

Another point of interest is that Elon Musk paid for Robinson’s defence:


People suspect this is why they’re now seeing more posts from Robinson on their Twitter timelines:


Musk may want to take a look at his algorithms, because Grok AI is depicting the famously diminutive Robinson as being a foot taller than him:

(Jail?) birds of a feather

In his post at the top, Robinson said:

Now that my trial is behind me, I will have my verdict handed down on November 4th in London . I’m leaving soon for a trip to Israel — a proud patriot coming tomorrow to stand with the Jewish state and deepen my understanding of the fight against jihad.

Last night I spoke with
@AmichaiChikli
, Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs. I’m grateful for his invitation and friendship. This will be a meaningful visit.

I’ll arrive tomorrow and will:
•Visit the Gaza Envelope, including the Nova Festival massacre site, meet IDF soldiers, and speak with those affected by Oct. 7.
•Visit the Knesset and meet Speaker Amir Ohana and other leaders.
•Tour Judea and Samaria with Yossi Dagan to learn about life, resilience, and security there.
•Explore south Tel Aviv with community leaders confronting illegal migration.
•Visit Yad Vashem and the Jabotinsky Institute to better understand Israel’s story and Zionist thought.

I’ll also deliver my first public address in Israel, organized by supporters who’ve welcomed me warmly.

Thank you to
@elonmusk
for standing by me and covering my legal costs. I go to Israel as a guest of government leaders — and as a proud friend of the Jewish people.

This visit is about truth, courage, unity — and patriotism. Now that I’m free, I’ll fight louder and stronger than ever.

🇬🇧🇮🇱

This isn’t some recent development by the way; Robinson supported Israel even before they began committing a genocide:


Israel was subjecting the Palestinians to apartheid before the genocide, and the British far right have always had fond feelings for that – even if they do like to dabble in a bit of antisemitism. Talking of which, the Israeli politician Robinson is set to meet is Amichai Chikli – Israel’s minister of diaspora and combating antisemitism. His plan to court Robinson has gone down poorly:

It’s even gone down poorly with British Zionists:


Mukhtar, meanwhile, ridiculed Robinson for referring to it as a ‘state visit’:

The only ‘state’ in this visit is going to be the ‘absolute fucking state’ of Robinson, but that’s true no matter where he goes:

Good riddance

While it’s impossible to support terror legislation which impinges civil liberties, it’s also impossible to feel sorry for a man who’s using his trial to foreground the feelings of a terrorist state.

There’s one thing we can say with confidence, however, and it’s that Israel and Robinson deserve one another.

Featured image via YouTube

By Willem Moore

This post was originally published on Canary.