The attack on British Jews is relentless, Jewish life is being squeezed out of the UK, and the recent uproar over a property event in a synagogue in Edgware is just the latest example. You may respond: “but, but settlements”. And I will say this: If you have become emotionally invested in arguments over real estate from “disputed territories” in Israel being sold at a … Continue reading The Squeezing of Jewish Life in Britain
Terrorist stabbings, firebombings, threats against synagogues, guards at school gates, and conversations in Jewish homes about whether it is still wise to wear visible Jewish symbols in public. British Jews are living under growing pressure in an increasingly hostile environment. And yet there is no stampede at Heathrow. Communities rarely uproot themselves quickly. People adapt. History shows Jewish communities often fail to recognise the precise … Continue reading Baghdad to London: An Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory Implodes
Last week someone showed me a photograph of a pro-Palestine stall in Cambridge Market Square. What I saw was not angry students or hardened activists, but four elderly women – probably in their seventies – who had chosen to spend their day urging strangers to boycott Israel. The image stayed with me – and I decided that I wanted a closer look at what was … Continue reading Antisemitism and Ignorance on Display at Cambridge Market Square
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
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?
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
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”
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
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
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
