anti-Semitism • anti-Zionism • antisemitism • BDS • extremism on campus • The I/P conflict Nov 19, 2019

Attacked again – just another day researching antisemitism

Yesterday I was physically attacked at an anti-Israel protest at Kings College London. I emerged relatively unscathed, but a demonstrator clearly intended to deprive me of my camera. He rushed at me a...

anti-Semitism • anti-Zionism • BDS • Holocaust • Labour Party • Media Bias Jul 6, 2018

The dark clouds continue to gather for British Jews

Yesterday things took a darker turn for British Jews. Let us go back to Tuesday 26 April 2016, 7:53am. A Facebook post by Naz Shah emerges on the Guido Fawkes website. It is a post from 2014 suggestin...

anti-Semitism • BBC • general • UK • Uncategorized Dec 22, 2017

Ignorance and antisemitism – from Reggie Yates to Kelechi Okafor

As someone who deals with the world of antisemitism frequently, I attack ideas and groups far more than I do individuals. My fight isn’t against people, and if through education, someone who har...

anti-Semitism • anti-Zionism • antisemitism in the church • BDS • extremism on campus • The I/P conflict Sep 15, 2017

Why you shouldn’t just shrug your shoulders at SOAS

For those of us who have experienced the hostility of SOAS, even images of the building can create an uneasy feeling. Those Jews who attend events, tell tales of the anti-Jewish rhetoric that thrives ...

anti-Semitism • anti-Zionism • antisemitism in the church • BDS • Islamic terrorism • NGO's • The I/P conflict • United Nations Jun 27, 2017

Avi Shlaim, the foolish old man and the adoring church goers

It is the 27th June 2017. I have just returned from an event at St James’s Church, an Anglican church in Piccadilly, London. It has a history of anti-Israel activism. Tonight Avi Shlaim was spea...

anti-Semitism • anti-Zionism • BDS • extremism on campus • Islamic terrorism • The I/P conflict • UK • USA Jun 24, 2017

Fighting through law, fighting in the streets. Both may fail the Jews

From songs that ridicule the Holocaust to blaming Jews for the Grenfell fire on Al Quds Day. From a battle in law to a wider societal struggle. It would be foolish to understate or ignore the signals ...

anti-Semitism • anti-Zionism • BDS • extremism on campus • Islamic terrorism • NGO's • The I/P conflict • United Nations Apr 1, 2017

Cork day two – breeding Zionist monsters and untermenschen

Today, 01st April 2017 was the second day in the three day anti-Israel conference in Cork.  As I arrived in the morning, I was still feeling somewhat bitter over the events of the day before. This th...

anti-Semitism • anti-Zionism • antisemitism in the church • BDS • extremism on campus • Islamic terrorism • The I/P conflict • UK • USA Nov 18, 2016

A three day nightmare, living within an industry of hate

50 years since the 1967 war. 100 Years since Balfour. 70 years since partition. A launch of another anti-Israel campaign. And breathe. This week I have been busy, Friends of Al-Aqsa, suspect academia ...

anti-Semitism • anti-Zionism • BDS • NGO's • The I/P conflict • UK Oct 26, 2016

The Jew, the Zionist and antisemitism at the House of Lords

Yesterday there was an event at the House of Lords, put together by the Palestine Return Centre (PRC). The evening was hosted by Jenny Tonge. There were no tickets remaining, but I had to go. The PRC ...

anti-Semitism • anti-Zionism • The I/P conflict Oct 21, 2016

The story of a Jewish boy called Haim

Many years ago, I had a frantic evening visit from two very old, and very close Jewish friends. They suggested there was something urgent they needed to discuss, and just a short while later, Anna and...