Jewish anti-genocide activist Greenstein suffers second ‘de-banking’ attack

Brighton-based Tony Greenstein is one of the best-known of the UK’s many Jewish anti-genocide activists. As a result, he is one of the most targeted by the Israel lobby’s attacks and smears – including by the UK government. And he has again been hit with one of the most insidious forms of financial attack: de-banking.

‘De-banking’ is a financial state and establishment terror weapon. It involves the summary closure of bank accounts, often under orders or pressure from government or influential groups. This is frequently used as a weapon to financially disable those who stand up for the Palestinian people against genocide, occupation and oppression.

Greenstein was first targeted in July 2025, when HSBC and one of its subsidiaries simultaneously decided to ‘review’ his account arrangements and unilaterally closed his accounts.

“Financial terrorism”

Now, both Greenstein personally and charities he helps run have been targeted simultaneously, by banking giant Santander. He told Skwawkbox:

Santander has just frozen my accounts and also that of the Brighton Trust and [of] Brighton Unemployed Workers Centre.

It is little short of outrageous and they haven’t even informed me what they are doing. It is financial terrorism

The bank provided no communication about its actions. Instead, Greenstein only found out the accounts had been frozen when he tried to access them. He does not know whether or how he or the charities will be able to access their funds.

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