Anti-Zionist Congress Convenes Hamas-Linked Figures, Convicted IRA Bomber, and Francesca Albanese
The Second Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress assembled figures facing terrorism lawsuits, U.S. sanctions, and convictions for political violence under the banner of Jewish conscience.
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The Second Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress (JAZIC) convened June 26–28 in Tallaght, Dublin, billing itself as a Jewish-led forum to reclaim Judaism from Zionism. But a line-by-line review of the official speaker roster tells a different story: a transnational network linking figures facing terror litigation, criminal histories in political violence, public celebration of October 7, and UN mandates weaponized for anti-Israel lawfare — operating under the banner of Jewish anti-Zionism.
These figures, many with documented ties to Hamas-affiliated media, admiration for political violence, or sanctions controversies, delivered keynotes, facilitated workshops, and appeared on plenary panels over three days in the Irish capital. JAZIC describes its mission as connecting “anti-Zionist organizations, academics, civil society actors and individuals” behind Palestinian liberation, with the “Jewish” branding providing borrowed credibility.
The conference featured panels and workshops with titles including “Gaza is the Compass: Lessons from the Student Encampments,” “What is Zionism’s function in global imperialism and how do we resist its impact?,” and “State Repression & Solidarity.” What follows is a sample of the speaker-by-speaker breakdown of the roster.
Pink Floyd, a Nazi Costume, and a Criminal Investigation in Germany
The congress opened with a video message from Roger Waters, Pink Floyd’s co-founder. Waters is also the subject of a German police criminal investigation for suspected incitement to hatred after performing in Berlin in 2023 in a Nazi-style uniform resembling SS imagery while projecting Anne Frank’s name alongside Palestinian figures and floating a Star of David-emblazoned inflatable pig over audiences.
Both the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism and the EU's antisemitism coordinator formally condemned the performances. A Campaign Against Antisemitism documentary later revealed a 2010 internal email in which Waters brainstormed writing the slur "dirty kyke" on concert props; he confirmed the email but declined to apologize. After a Simon Wiesenthal Center intervention, the Nazi-style imagery was reportedly not used at his Buenos Aires performances.
A Terror-Tied Media Outlet Sends Its Editor to Keynote
Ramzy Baroud, founder and editor of the Palestine Chronicle, delivered the congress's opening keynote and co-presented a book that evening. His publication faces active litigation: former Israeli hostage Almog Meir Jan filed suit alleging the Chronicle aided terrorism after the IDF identified their Gaza correspondent, Abdallah Aljamal, as a Hamas operative who held hostages in his home for eight months following October 7. A federal court found there was "reason to believe" the nonprofit aided Hamas and allowed amended claims to proceed.
“Damn Good”: South Africa’s Former Intelligence Chief on October 7
Ronnie Kasrils, South Africa’s former Minister of Intelligence Services, appeared on JAZIC's plenary panel "Ireland, South Africa & Palestine: Settler colonialism and apartheid: a blueprint for genocide?" At a November 2023 Braamfontein meeting, Kasrils described Hamas's October 7 attack as a "brilliant, spectacular guerrilla warfare attack" and said of those who carried it out: "They killed them. And damn good. I was so pleased." Kasrils later argued he was praising a military operation against the Israeli Gaza Division, not civilian massacres.
He subsequently denied that Hamas raped any women that day and asserted that only one child died in the kibbutz attacks. The South African Jewish Board of Deputies accused him of making no attempt to “conceal his glee over the massacre.” While serving as intelligence minister in 2007, Kasrils personally invited Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh to visit South Africa — reportedly Haniyeh’s first trip outside the Muslim world.
A Convicted IRA Bomber Facilitates a Workshop on “Criminalizing Resistance”
Laurence McKeown was billed in the JAZIC programme as an author and playwright. He is also a former Provisional IRA member sentenced to life imprisonment in 1977 for bomb attacks and the attempted murder of a Royal Ulster Constabulary officer. He later participated in the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike for 70 days.
At JAZIC, McKeown co-facilitated a workshop titled "Criminalizing Resistance: From Ireland to Palestine" — framing his own terrorism conviction as political persecution directly analogous to Palestinian armed resistance. The IRA was proscribed in the United Kingdom; the United States later designated dissident republican groups such as the Real IRA and Continuity IRA.
A Sanctioned UN Official Joins by Video
The congress's opening keynote panel also featured, by video link, Francesca Albanese — the UN Special Rapporteur whom Jewish Onliner has previously reported on at length. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned Albanese in July 2025 for directly engaging the International Criminal Court in efforts to target U.S. and Israeli nationals.
A federal appeals court allowed the sanctions to remain in effect while the case proceeds, with an appellate judge signaling her First Amendment defense was unlikely to succeed on the merits. The State Department characterized Albanese as someone who has "spewed unabashed antisemitism" and "expressed support for terrorism."
What the “Jewish” Label Is For
JAZIC billed itself as a space to connect “anti-Zionist organizations, academics, civil society actors and individuals” behind Palestinian liberation. Despite the Jewish branding, the congress itself describes the project as open to people from all backgrounds.
What its speaker roster documents is a collection of figures with documented links to Hamas-affiliated media, praise for political violence, terrorism-related litigation, sanctions controversies, or criminal histories tied to political violence. The “Jewish” branding is the commodity — borrowed credibility that allows a coalition featuring these figures to operate under the banner of Jewish conscience.
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