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Tommy Robinson rallies nationalists to support Israelis playing English team

As reported by theย Canary, politicians and media figures have rallied to defend Israeli football hooligans at the expense of the British public. Highlighting just how batshit this is, noted far-right agitator Tommy Robinson has joined this axis of political hooligans on the side of the Israeli hooligans:


Tommy Robinson the Zionist

Robinson has a long history of supporting Zionists (a.k.a. those who endorse Israelโ€™s settler-colonial / ethno-nationalist ideology, both in Israel and abroad.) As activist and rapper Lowkey laid out:


In his thread, Lowkey details Robinson’s many connections to Israeli and British Zionists, including the following:

Opinion on Robinson among Zionists is certainly divided. Some of them seemingly welcoming his support while others suggest it’s a bad idea to associate with a guy whom many see as a criminal “cokehead“. Regardless of what the Zionist pundits think, however, Robinson is currently in Israel at the invitation of Israeli minister Amichai Chikli:


Tommy vs England

In response to Robinson’s Maccabi Tel Aviv tweet, 5 Pillars editor Roshan M Salih accused Robinson of organising a “rally”:


While Robinson didn’t use the phrase “rally” in his tweet, it’s hard to see how it won’t end up as one if his fans heed the call. At the same time, people have highlighted that Robinson’s pivot to supporting hostile, military-age foreigners might have a limited shelf life with his broader audience:

Comedian Tadhg Hickey highlighted that Israel and Robinson are both embarrassing themselves by associating with one another:

To be fair, not every Israeli or Zionist supports Robinson, but of those who do, their opposition is becoming a little muddled:


The most alarming thing is that Robinson isn’t just standing with the genocidal Israeli government; he’s also standing alongside the majority of the UK’s political leaders:

Several people made comments like this in reference to the fact that Israel has been caught paying influencers $7k per post to promote the genocidal regime :

Grotesques

As we’ve reported, it’s grim to see our politicians and pundits supporting Israeli football hooligans at the expense of the British public. The fact that Tommy Robinson is now making the exact same argument as Keir Starmer highlights just how bad things have gotten in the UK.

Just imagine if all our political leaders and commentators were standing shoulder to shoulder with Russian football hooligans in defiance of the police and the public. You probably can’t imagine it, because it obviously wouldn’t happen. And sooner or later, we need to get to the bottom of why our political class is prioritising the feelings of Zionists over the safety of British citizens.

Featured image via X/Twitter

By Willem Moore

This post was originally published on Canary.