8 June 2024

Tony Greenstein ‘An Ordinary Rebel’ – the Full Film Plus Question & Answer Session

A film by Helena Aksentijevic, Hosted by Camden PSC at the P21 Theatre, London

The Zionist Equivalent of Blackface - Glorifying in Palestinian Misery

Tony Greenstein an Ordinary Rebel + Q&A

On Friday May 21at 6 pm at the P21 Theatre in Chalton Street in north London, a short film (half an hour) produced and directed by Helena Aksentijevic, was shown in which I was interviewed about my life’s work in and around the Palestine solidarity movement.

The event itself was, much to my surprise, sold out. The film is very well produced and interesting, not because I was interviewed (!) but because of how Helena interspersed what I was saying with film clips and images. In particular the part that shows the exterminationist mood in Israel today as highlighted in a series of Tik Tok videos of Israeli young people glorifying in the death and misery of the Palestinians in Gaza and a film of Israeli school children singing about the annihilation of the Palestinians in Gaza.

Exterminationist Israel Glorifies in Palestinian Deaths and Misery

The evening started off with the film itself and then there was a discussion moderated by Luca Salice, who asked me a series of questions before opening it up to the audience for a Q&A.

The whole thing is just over an hour but well worth watching.

I was unable to bring copies of my book Zionism During the holocaust because I had run out of books and my order with my publisher hadn’t yet arrived.

They have now been delivered and if you want a copy (£12 inc p&p – UK only) then please contact me at tonygreenstein104@gmail.com

Tony Greenstein

8 May 2024

Tony Greenstein ‘An Ordinary Rebel’ - A film by Helena Aksentijevic

Aksentijevic's Film at the P21, May 17 examines the Role of Zionism during the Holocaust as well as my journey from Zionist Youth to Prominent anti-Zionist

You can book a ticket for £5 here

https://p21.gallery/news/162

It was about 6 months ago that I was approached by Helena Aksentijevic as to whether I would agree to her making a half hour film about my role in the Palestine solidarity and anti-Zionist movement.

Tony Greenstein ‘An Ordinary Rebel’

Confrontation with the Police on Demonstration Against Israel's Invasion of Lebanon in 20026 in Brighton

Helena had already made a number of similar films about people in Palestine solidarity and in opposition to Zionism such as Moshe Machover, Sabby Sagall, Ghada Karmi, Naomi Wimborne Idrissi, Bernard Regan and Stephen Kapos.

I was more than happy to cooperate as it a way of explaining why I have been active on the issue of Palestine and Zionism for over 50 years and how I became an anti-Zionist.

Tickets will cost £5 to defray the costs to P21 Theatre who have kindly allowed us to use the venue. There will be light refreshments and I am also happy to reduce the price of a signed copy of my book from £12 to £10.

In younger days

The evening will start off with the film and then I will have a discussion with Luca Salice, who is a translator and visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, as well as co-chair of Camden PSC, before opening up to the audience for a Q&A.