An open letter to Rachel Blake MP, Georgia Gould MP, and Joe Powell MP
On Tuesday evening, I attended a London Jewish Forum discussion event at St John’s Wood Synagogue, where three MPs and a senior representative from the Metropolitan Police responded to questions from the audience. On its face, the event was presented as an opportunity to address rising community concerns following recent antisemitic attacks. In reality, however, it felt more like a hastily arranged election event just … Continue reading An open letter to Rachel Blake MP, Georgia Gould MP, and Joe Powell MP
Dear BBC News – Just When Will You Stop Shilling For Terrorists?
During the post-October 7 conflict in Gaza, you eagerly acted as a mouthpiece for Hamas. Since attention shifted to Israel’s northern border – you have seamlessly exchanged Hamas’s colours for those of Hezbollah. When will you stop shilling for terrorists? The latest Hezbollah propaganda piece You have just published yet another “human interest” story on Lebanon (5 May) – this time focusing on the fallout … Continue reading Dear BBC News – Just When Will You Stop Shilling For Terrorists?
The Return of the Blood Libel – and How Sky News Amplified It
Over the centuries, few accusations have proven as persistent or as dangerous as the blood libel – the claim that Jews murder children to fulfil some dark and necessary ritual. The details have shifted to suit the times, but the underlying idea has remained remarkably consistent: that Jews, by their very nature, are capable of harming children in ways that ordinary morality cannot explain. Today, … Continue reading The Return of the Blood Libel – and How Sky News Amplified It
Exclusive: How a Fake “Journalists Killed” Story Spread Around The World
Groups like Hezbollah and Hamas systematically exploit the protections of civilian life, operating within communities, misusing protected symbols, and deliberately blurring their identity. One of the clearest examples of this is the way media protections are abused. Yet time and again, sections of the media fall back into the same pattern, repeating claims of “journalists killed” with little attempt to test them. The global media … Continue reading Exclusive: How a Fake “Journalists Killed” Story Spread Around The World
Green Party Moves to Declare Jewish Self-Determination “Racist”
This weekend, at their spring conference, UK Green Party members are preparing to debate a motion titled simply: “Zionism is Racism.” Motion A105 does not merely criticise Israeli government policy. It attempts to rewrite Jewish identity and Jewish history in order to deny the Jewish people the same right afforded to every other nation: the right to self determination. At the same time, it undermines … Continue reading Green Party Moves to Declare Jewish Self-Determination “Racist”
BBC News and the Tale of Two Hospital Explosions
Everyone remembers the story. On 17 October 2023, reports emerged of an explosion at the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza. Within minutes, claims of an Israeli airstrike killing hundreds spread around the world. The BBC was central to that coverage, giving the story sustained prominence and leading with it for days. The truth began to emerge quickly. The explosion was caused by a misfired Islamic Jihad … Continue reading BBC News and the Tale of Two Hospital Explosions
Three Journalists, One Script: Media Groupthink at the Badenoch Speech
On Monday 2 March, I attended a keynote address by Kemi Badenoch, the current leader of the Conservative opposition. The speech took place at the Westminster offices of Policy Exchange, one of the UK’s most influential policy institutes. During her talk, Badenoch set out what she described as a new Conservative approach to integration and national identity. She argued that Britain’s multicultural model has failed, … Continue reading Three Journalists, One Script: Media Groupthink at the Badenoch Speech
ChatGPT is protecting the mythical status of Palestinian identity
Some stories take months to uncover. Others are stumbled across by accident. This is one of the latter. But it is no less important for it. Artificial Intelligence engines (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are not neutral observers of reality. They are policing the boundaries of Palestinian identity, shielding it from scrutiny and elevating it to a sacred moral construct. That should concern everyone. Wikipedia was … Continue reading ChatGPT is protecting the mythical status of Palestinian identity
The BBC rewrites the history of Jews in Morocco
Time after time, BBC News has been caught spreading a demonising image of Zionism or Israel. When challenged, BBC executives typically retreat behind claims of “conflict complexity” to excuse error or bias. This time, that defence does not apply. There is no Israel, no Zionism, and no contemporary conflict to hide behind. In a recently published BBC podcast Jewish suffering in Morocco was erased, centuries … Continue reading The BBC rewrites the history of Jews in Morocco
The BBC Sides With the BDS Agenda
On Thursday evening, BBC News published an article on the Rosebank oil field, written by the BBC’s Scotland editor James Cook and Cara Berkley. On its face, the piece appears to concern domestic climate activism and energy policy. In reality, it reflects a broader pattern in which the BBC increasingly adopts the language, framing, and assumptions of activist movements whose hostility toward Israel is not … Continue reading The BBC Sides With the BDS Agenda