Tom Paulin Quotes (11 Quotes)

I never believed that Israel had the right to exist at all.

Because there is a sort of amorphous, sort of darkness at the heart of things, because there is a certain kind of complacency and individualism.

Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity.

You are either a Zionist or an anti-Zionist.

I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale.

I don't think the British carry a historical consciousness either.

In my view the European culture carries a very heavy responsibility for the creation of Israel... it is a product of both British and Stalin's anti- Semitism, but the British never faced their own complicity in its construction.

I think protest and actions have to be organised against the Israelis and their backers. There needs to be a concerted high profile campaign to raise awareness of the people in this country.

This sympathy is not translated into force against the British government because it is not like the anti- apartheid movement which had a high profile here and Mandela is a more engaging figure than Yasser Arafat.

Everyone who supports Israel is a Zionist.

I am not very moved by historical apologies.