SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

SSiN clams up

· Socialist Action No. 152, 7 November 1986 · p. 8 of the scan · 408 words

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page 8 of the scan

lesson in Irish politics, and may just have learnt that violence is not the product of the Republican movement. and undisputably antisemitic. It'is only sad that some anti-racists who heard these remarks are seeming y not aware of the nature or manifestations oi anti-semitism apparent subscription to the "World Jewish Conspiracy Theory' caused great concern to ulany conaues alel hearing a transcript of his 'specan, Lecus Umiversily Labour Club, which comprises many shades of political thought (including supporters ot Socialist Action), unanimously passed a resolution condemning Dave King for his antiscuulic lendus dnd asking for his selection as a parliamentary candidate to be reconsidered. This was not a sinister plot ulascnumrocuovune Union of Jewish Students as inferred by Greenstein but a stand taken by socialists against antisemitism in the labour Just as Palestinians nave a rieht to live treg from persecution, and to be able to express theit religious and cultural identity, these rights have Occu ucucu lo Jews io centuries in many parts of the world and are denied to them at present in the Soviet Union in a most Socialist Action will not. give us a space we need to reply to Polly Vittorini's attack on SSiN (Socialist Action no 151, 24 Oçtober), and we consider this particularly ironic given Socialist Action's cries of foul when they claim that Socialist Organiser refused to give Dave King from Lancs Poly the right to reply -even though Socialist Organiser say they never recelved an article trom King. Polly abuses us throughout her 488 words and we are not able to adequately reply in the 400 WOrS wenaye beellea • we Have bccll lola d our maximum.

It is not possible to even start to reply here, save to say, we can test all the allegations Polly makes and are more than willing to debate her about the article about labour students and NUS at any time in any college and to say that the next SSir bulletin and the SSiN column in Socialist Organiser will be carrying both Polly Vittorini's allicie ana our reply. Jane Ashworth * Socialist Action offered SSiN space to reply to the article by Polly Vittorini in OU NU NIC Liverpool Newport Nottingham O OIK.

E London 1240 NW London SE London N London OW London SW London ocormac-t Heavens above: Does it mean that?! I thought it merely indicated a clear doudless sky!

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