Manchester City Council

Open Letter to Manchester City Council: Don’t Undermine Antisemitism Safeguards

Dear Councillors of Manchester City Council, I am writing regarding Manchester City Council’s decision to adopt a motion referencing what activists are calling “anti-Palestinian racism” (APR), and the council’s intention to explore definitions and related commitments. This is a serious and dangerous error. As part of my own investigation into how the concept of APR was developed and is being promoted in activist circles, I … Continue reading Open Letter to Manchester City Council: Don’t Undermine Antisemitism Safeguards

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From Slogan to Industry: The Invention of “Anti-Palestinian Racism”

In recent years the term anti-Palestinian racism (APR) has moved from activist discourse into the language of public institutions across multiple Western democracies. In the UK it has now been raised in both Houses of Parliament. In the U.S. a group of elected officials turned the phrase into a political weapon. In Canada, the Canadian government provided funding to support the creation of APR educational … Continue reading From Slogan to Industry: The Invention of “Anti-Palestinian Racism”

Exclusive: October 7 – The al-Shifa Hospital Hostage Convoy

Shortly after 10:40am on October 7 2023, a large convoy of vehicles drove through the gates of al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical complex. They were not ambulances, and they were not carrying wounded terrorists. They were carrying Israeli hostages. Using newly uncovered footage, it can now be shown that al-Shifa Hospital functioned as a key Hamas control hub in the transfer and distribution of abducted … Continue reading Exclusive: October 7 – The al-Shifa Hospital Hostage Convoy

Burlington, Vermont

The Vermont Hate Crime Fantasy Sweeping the Nation

Who in the world wishes for a hate crime in their community? Apparently, Vermont elected officials do. With no hate crime charge, no law enforcement or judicial finding of deliberate targeting, and no evidence establishing motive, Vermont U.S Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, and Representative Becca Balint used the two-year anniversary of the tragic shooting of three Palestinian students to tell Vermonters a divisive … Continue reading The Vermont Hate Crime Fantasy Sweeping the Nation

Seven days that shatter the Nakba Myth

The Seven Days that Shatter the ‘Nakba’ Myth

In anti-Israel circles, the dominant narrative of the Palestinian ‘Nakba’ rests on a single, almost unchallenged assumption: That a passive and defenceless Arab population was suddenly overwhelmed by violent Jewish militias determined to expel them and seize their land. From this foundational myth flow all the modern accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide, repeated by governments, activists, and even the UN. This is the central … Continue reading The Seven Days that Shatter the ‘Nakba’ Myth