Learnt more and gained a better understanding in mark thomus' 2 hours talking about palestine/israel than i have in the last 3 years of documentries, solidarity talks and pamphlets.

HIghly recomend it, hope theres some kind of bootleg video of it at somepoint.

as he has made a healthy living off the back of political situations but always being careful not to put his head too much above the parapet so as not to fuck up his chances of getting another crap TV programme.... ching ching..

>> as he has made a healthy living off the back of political situations but always being careful not to put his head too much above the parapet so as not to fuck up his chances of getting another crap TV programme.... ching ching..


So, paid to educate people then? I don't see the problem.
There are just some people who think anyone who earns a living is evil.
very sad attitude

At the end of the day, its entertaining, its educational, and its lawful

maybe you don't know much about palestine and israel, what's happening there and the effect it has on millions of people? maybe you don't care? mark thomas' tour has done so much to bring the plight of palestinians' living under an illegal occupation to an audience who would never have bothered to go to an activist's talk, or participated in a demo, or read some of the reporting from the region that isn't state-controlled. in fact, in so many ways his show is far more illuminating than any talk or demo can be. i went to his show in london, and i heard people's comments - many had no idea and were really shocked at some of his account. and, as some one with family living under occupation, i am delighted that mark thomas took the time to do the walk, the book and the show. and if he's making some profit out of it, then great. far better he profit than all the corporations involved in supporitng the illegal occupation, the oppression, the torture, the land theft, the home demolitions, the illegal colonies.