George Galloway: Interview with Dan Hodges over Jeremy Corbyn and Stop The War

[@m.esmith7510]

I am Jewish and a member of the labour party I am totally behind Jeremy. 100%

[@lynnebarnes5645]

Corbyn , I think detests the racist right wing Israeli government, but, it is easier to just scream "JEW HATER" than defend the indefensible. I have had many Jewish friends who I love dearly, they squirm at the vicious violence on innocent civilians in Gaza by the racist right wing government that is in power in Israel.

[@ashenverdict]

Corbyn doesn't detest anybody, don't judge him by your own standards. He believes in dialogue to resolve problems, that means talking to both sides in a dispute to stop them killing each other.

[@martinbrennan1161]

If only that was true. Complete nonsense.

[@daviedovey]

@@ashenverdict when does Corbyn ever dialogue with Israel or mainstream Jewish opinion?

[@philbeattie3978]

Well done George. You destroyed Hodges with your usual logical argument.

[@daviedovey]

Hodges is no Demosthenes

[@philbeattie3978]

@@daviedovey .Indeed. I have plants in my garden more intelligent.

[@trollhunter9156]

dan hodges is just a liar...a government stooge.

[@jackmeough6338]

An Israeli government stooge to boot.

[@raymondporter]

Well done George, that was marvelous.

[@northorbital.4692]

Epic Weaseling by Hodges what a creep.

[@adriftinaboat3452]

Hodges can always piss off abroad when Corbyn becomes PM.

[@libertycap7109]

Adrift Inaboat Along with sugar

[@nonamephil9877]

Corbyn PM?? Give yourself a shake ffs

[@dgh469]

Jeremy & Bernie for Peace, the Planet & Prosperity !!!

[@Mark_Dyer1]

Dan Hodges still just doesn't get it! It does not matter how often you define "reasonable people", by whether or not they accept Boris Johnson's version of events, if the evidence is not there, your argument - according to 'British values' - is null and void. THE EVIDENCE IS NOT THERE. It little matters how much Bojo jumps up and down, and stamps his feet, shouting, "But I'm right!", THE EVIDENCE IS NOT THERE FOR THE CLAIM!

[@PA3456]

Nice interview GG very slick indeed

[@grahamlewis74]

George once again bang on. Hodges get a job on the bins. Spouting Neo con bullshit.

[@orwellsgoatatemyradishes4358]

George had Hodges tied up in knots.What a plank.

[@shannonrice917]

You routed him George! I could hardly hear his guns. The sound of misfires were deafening!

[@gatgoggle]

He could've ended that interview in a hot second by saying Nobody should take lectures on racism from the daily mail

[@abiharryleigh6325]

love this, from GG.. thank fook for people like him

[@stephencockett9959]

If you look at four categories: 1). Irrational hatred of people who follow the jewish faith. 2). Criticism of israeli foreign and domestic policy. 3). Dislike of international jewish gangsterism. 4). Criticism of talmudic supremacism. Only ONE of the above categories could be labelled anti-semitic.

[@qinby1182]

Correct. It is possible to accuse a Jewish person or Israel for a crime or critique their behavior, that does not constitute anti semitism. Hence BDS is not antisemitic, it is all down to the motive of the person committing the act. Knowing the motive behind an act is of course often very hard but if the critique is correct the motive is probably not anti semitic and even if it is the critique as such should be met not the eventual motive of it. Unfortunately (it can subvert democracy) in many places the Israeli lobby is very strong and the word anti semitic is used to describe and smear anybody with any type of critique no matter how well founded. This is not good since it diminish the value of the term, this has already happened but it is getting worse. The same goes for rabidly defending Israeli criminal acts and wrong doings, even if there is a big difference between the Israeli state and the Jewish people this breeds anti semitism in the long run since many, wrong fully, equates the 2. In the US it is not necessarily rasist to arrest a black person but it could be unless he/she has committed a crime.

[@stevenbones9906]

2 of the statements are anti semtic.

[@joecasey7415]

You do not agree that it exists and it very powerful?

[@stephencockett9959]

steven bones - the first one can be argued to be anti-semitic. The others are not.

[@stephencockett9959]

Muslim Lover of Peace Man - I take your point as ALL of the Palestinians in israel are descended from semitic tribes - whereas over 95 percent of people calling themselves 'jewish' in israel are descended from people that lived in and around Georgia/Khazakstan in biblical times. Ironically most people calling themselves jews today are not semitic at all - whereas all Palestinians are.

[@zaygezunt]

Dan Hodges is passive aggressive but George kept his cool and argued brilliantly - I wish the shadow cabinet had been half as passionate and effective at the time

[@ashenverdict]

You heard George mention the Jewish population in the UK is about 300,000. There are 68 Jewish members that sit in the house of Lords which constitute nearly 10% of total Lords and is by far the largest contingent of any minority group. It is in fact a grossly disproportionate number considering the representative minority population of 300k. Peter Mandelson, who is Jewish, said of Corbyn when he was elected leader "I am working every day to undermine Jeremy Corbyn".

[@panseryesthatisall9180]

This guy Dan is a piece of work. He goes on to apologise for getting it wrong on the war on Iraq but without skipping a step goes on to assure everyone that he's spot on on the skripal thing which could lead to a conflict with Russia

[@ThePoetinres]

I thought George was very patient with the journalist.

[@spottyhead]

Glad to see you holding this guy's feet to the fire George. It's true that SOME may blame a small section of people for socio-economic problems but personally I don't think it's a "rampant" problem. There will always be outliers in any political party and it's supporters but most people realize that 99% of people are just trying to get by and live a good life and aren't pointing fingers at groups like the Jewish people or Middle Eastern people and saying "you're to blame for all our problems". Every day people who have little to no money or power can't influence policies that widely affect most peoples' every day lives.

[@Mark_Dyer1]

GOD SAVE US FROM THE MULTI-MILLIONARIES' CENTRIST PARTY! It would be far more accurate, were it to be named THE ESTABLISHMENT RESCUE PARTY! Our Establishment knows that the Electorate is SEETHING because of what the Establishment, from Crown downwards, has done to our Country!

[@Mark_Dyer1]

Mark Lewis: I have no idea as to the nationalities of any of the donors to this Establishment;ishment Rescue Party: nor am I bothered whether they are Zionists or Nazis. They will all, certainly, be entitled, privileged and well-heeled: probably with both feet in the Industrial War Machine and Drugs Cartels! Their wealth will be their 'god'!

[@Mark_Dyer1]

Mark Lewis: Please be assured that I know the difference between 'racism' (as practised by HAMAS; and some black South Africans, for example) and simply being 'anti' an ideology.

[@karmabomb445]

Mark Dyer is that the same racism being pursued by the Israeli government? You seem to have a blind spot for the little racist, settler state of apartheid Israel. A rogue state who constantly defy the united nations and leads the Americans around by the nose. If you can defend the inhumane treatment of Palestinians by the IDF, then you truly are an immoral person.

[@thefalofideals]

LOL "The Guardian is not one of the staunchest critics of Corbyn and the Labour Party" Fucking hell Dan, what did you have for breakfast?

[@shiner3lima892]

Dan Hodges makes my blood boil. These guys are out of control.

[@NikoHL]

Hodges is appalling. I'm a fairly new member of Labour. I've not come across any Anti-Semitism. I think many can't abide the thought of having a UK Administration that's sympathetic to the Palestinian people in charge of UK. That's the reason for this campaign. Labour is no more racist than the Tories or society in general.

[@spetrie2325]

I'm so shocked I've just found out his mother is Glenda Jackson - he has no forensic insight at all!

[@pavanbhatia389]

S Petrie ....is that true.

[@39matheson]

YES

[@karmabomb445]

It just proves he is being paid for his rhetoric and probably doesn't even believe it himself or he doesn't care but definitely a paid stooge.

[@tomtheeagle1]

Dan Hodges does not even give a reflection in a mirror, such is his influence on British public life. Why do broadcasters keep wheeling him out?

[@ally11488]

tomtheeagle1 - A useful idiot.

[@libertycap7109]

Brilliant comments on here.

[@alanwhitham6429]

Russia lost 20 million in WWII , but you can criticise Russia to your hearts content without being branded , a racist .

[@shaw3aazlam852]

Dan Hodges, BS artist extraordinaire.

[@mrgruust8679]

Wars are so funny. At least this caller seems to think that.

[@Barney-ii1no]

the odd thing is these people are not even the true Semites

[@NikoHL]

Yr referring to Koestler's the 13th tribe/Kazars ?

[@spleeeen4it]

Hope you're proud of what you produced here glenda...

[@naturous_aspect5828]

Brilliant.

[@LouisMenotti]

This guy is such a despicable stooge.

[@James333-n2q]

Dan hodges surely can't be called a journalist. He seems a very troubled soul.

[@libertycap7109]

What a horrible human Dan H. JC4PM

[@mikeatkins1192]

Talk about getting Owned. Hodges didn’t have a clue lololol

[@syedalehasnaatshah]

How badly he started to stutter when he was facing the facts that there is no major issue lol

[@pavanbhatia389]

Dan Hodges is a far right fool.

[@Taporeee]

Dan "Keep away from the guy with the funny eye" Hodges

[@djandyfiftysix1241]

Dan who..?.not worth the time of day

[@johnholmesinchesahead342]

Dan is like how a rightwing Ken Livingstone would sound - if he was broughtup by Goebbels!

[@alir919]

Dan Hodges is biased, liar and ignorant. I dont know why Geroge even wasting his time with him.

[@zakichoudhary507]

1:29 "Well you might, but I don't think many others would". Well, you might not read The Guardian and the comments under their articles, but many others not only would, but do.

[@Valelacerte]

Hatred is a perfectly rational response to someone who is promoting and enabling policies and actions that you believe, or can prove will lower or endanger the quality of life, personally or within your community or country. There is nothing wrong with anger and hatred, they are meant to motivate you to action, not necessarily destructive, and to resolve the issue. However, one shouldn't allow their anger to motivate them to immoral or unethical action unless of course, it is a matter of your life versus someone else's.

[@darrencasselk7412]

Is this guy for real ?

[@niall5]

Why didn't Dan answer the yougov point?

[@johnb.9806]

All these cries of antisenitism put me in mind of Joe Pasquale singing _I know a song that'll get on your nerves_ or doe-eyed Norman Pipkin lamenting to Mr Grimsdale that he tends to annoy people. All the tolerance in the world just is never enough.

[@xyzsame4081]

How many times did the succeed to insert the word "racism" - one could make a drinking game of it.

[@peace-now]

I don't like war, but I don't hate war lovers.

[@theLukedishwasher]

Dan Hodges aligns himself with ‘reasonable people’.............eeeeeek! He works for the Daily Mail !! - is there a lower position in British media? (apart from The S*n)

[@alanwhitham6429]

They all inhabit the same swamp , time someone pulled out the plug .

[@samsonlovesyou]

Whether thick by careerist intent or by inherency, Hodges brings down the quality of a show which is normally very educational. I don't mind the right wing having a voice, but there's no intellectual value in his evidence-free brand of thinking/deliberate disinformation. Why not have someone with a modicum of respectability, like Peter Oborne, who can present an alternative view without forcing people to change the station till he's gone?

[@raichraich190]

Grand old Duke of York had thousands of men so he marched them to the top of the hill then marched them down again welcome to the MUSHROOM CLASS

[@jasonlovett3912]

This guy is incapable of rational logical thought.

[@Msnando09]

Does Dan Hodges get anything right?

[@trollhunter9156]

why dont the syrians wear or have gas masks in a war zone?

[@jasonosborne3602]

troll hunter i agree m8 fucking all lies

[@trollhunter9156]

they have iphones and a tv crews on standby...mmmm

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

He should read the book of the woman weighing served on Bush Sr and Clinton's admins, Madeline Albright, with a new book out called "Fascist".

[@OMGAnotherday]

Does anyone else detect the voice of a person who is not genuine in their words? I will not mention who. As it would be wrong of me to make any suggestions.

[@raichraich190]

De mockracy

[@2_wicked]

What is Befehl ist Befehl in Hebrew?

[@bobyorke]

Nothing wrong with him disliking Corbyn. Many do!

[@GEZZMOND]

Bombero Bob not nice people, or informed ones.

[@pavanbhatia389]

Bombero Bob , but why. Because they cant learn from the Iraq war lies.

[@hudhastings1]

This is not worth listening too

[@Barney-ii1no]

same old boring anti Semitic rhetoric, people are bored of it now, the race card does ware off after too many opportunistic uses

[@johngiles22]

Why bother?

[@OghamTheBold]

Sir *D.A.N* (Dissociative _Angry_ : Nit-pick-KING) : G G were not - horsing around - he deliberately - let you speak - your own : R.O.P.E (Ridiculous Odious _Projection_ Excoriation) *_R > G_*

[@teiguepayne1959]

Corbyn reminds me of Boxer the horse in Animal Farm. Principled and steadfast, but nor bright enough for high office. GQ had an interview with him in which the conclusion was that Corbyn did not understand the question (which was asked repeatedly but not answered), let alone the answer. Similarly, in a presentation on Does Socialism Work? at Oxford, Corbyn did not appear to understand the question. His whole talk was on "Wouldn't you prefer to live in a country which was fair?" - which was not the question. But like Boxer, he ploughs on. Unlike Boxer, he has a big following.