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David Ward blog post written by John Hilley

By MatthewHarris, February 14, 2013

To Jennifer Lipman's very interesting article on David Ward (http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/102445/lib-dems-could-remove-whip-jews...) can be added an intriguing PS: Mr Ward's latest "Israel" blog posting (http://davidward.org.uk/en/article/2013/659668/guardian-continues-the-ho...) was written not by Mr Ward, but by a Mr John Hilley, who blogs at "Zenpolitics" (http:

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Catholics, Jews, Teather and Ward

By MatthewHarris, February 12, 2013

Top marks to the gay Jewish parents who have written to the Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather to dissent from Ms Teather's opposition to equal marriage (http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/102435/gay-jewish-parents-slam-catholi...). Slightly lower marks, perhaps, for the headline about "Catholic MP" - or am I being over-sensitive?

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Lib Dem Chief Whip's letter to HET (re:- David Ward MP)

By MatthewHarris, January 26, 2013

Lib Dem Chief Whip (and Government Deputy Chief Whip) Alistair Carmichael has written this letter to Karen Pollock, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust: http://www.scribd.com/doc/122300465/ChiefWhipLetter, regarding David Ward's comments about "the Jews" and the Holocaust. I am very pleased to see that this letter has been written and sent.

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Ethical lobbying does not an all-powerful lobby make

By MatthewHarris, October 4, 2012

As conference season unfolds, the role of interest groups in the political process is again under the spotlight. For the Jewish community, the term "lobby" rarely has favourable connotations.

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Kaddish in Homeland on the Hoover

By MatthewHarris, July 4, 2012

Please don't read this if you have not yet watched Homeland and if you therefore don't want to know what happens. I'm watching it on my PVR, a Humax that my friends and I call the Hoover.

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The Chief Rabbi and gay marriage

By MatthewHarris, June 22, 2012

I hope that there will be a measured, decent and respectful reaction to Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks' views on marriage equality (gay marriage) (http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/68993/chief-rabbi-will-oppose-gay-marr...), both inside and outside the Anglo-Jewish community.

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Jonathan Ross and Hampstead Garden Suburb Library

By MatthewHarris, June 21, 2012

Of possible interest to Jewish residents of the Suburb:

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Russia and Iran's nuclear programme

By MatthewHarris, June 20, 2012

A radio discussion that I did yesterday about, Russia's role re:- Iran's nuclear programme.

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Kosher pubs, meat and leadership

By MatthewHarris, June 17, 2012

Over on my personal blog (http://matthewfharris.blogspot.com/?m=1), I have written a piece including:

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Give up The Guardian

By MatthewHarris, June 8, 2012

A nascent Facebook page that might amuse JC readers: http://m.facebook.com/pages/Give-up-The-Guardian/302780923149109?id=3027... More on this on Charlotte Henry's blog at: http://digitalpolitico.net/2012/06/08/giving-up-the-guardian/ Not a ban, not a boycott per se, just liberals saying: No thanks. We don't want you any more. We ain't buying.

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Ismail Haniyeh in today's Guardian

By MatthewHarris, June 8, 2012

Since The Guardian's "Comment is Free" website is running a piece by the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/08/palestinians-reclaim...), I have submitted a comment on their website:

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Radio discussion on Israel and Iran

By MatthewHarris, June 6, 2012

On Thursday, I did a Voice of Russia radio discussion on Israel, the Palestinians and Iran: http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en-GB&client=mv-google&v=wdPkxKIEGwA

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Harry's Place on Jews and gay marriage

By MatthewHarris, May 28, 2012

At Harry's Place, I have a guest post (http://hurryupharry.org/2012/05/28/matthew-offord-and-same-sex-marriage/) on marriage equality, in which my arguments include:

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Pentecost and Shavuot

By MatthewHarris, May 27, 2012

I have always been hazy as to the precise connection between the Jewish festival of Shavuot and the Christian festival of Pentecost, which often, if not always, occur on the same day - today.

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Pro-Palestinian Tory and local Jewish community

By MatthewHarris, May 22, 2012

I have never wasted much time blogging about Barnet Council. I have wasted lots of time blogging about other things, but rarely about that. There is a band of bloggers who spend all their time blogging about the Council as if it was Parliament and they were Private Eye...One such is Mrs Angry (I know, I know).

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I'm in the kosher pub

By MatthewHarris, May 3, 2012

Arriving early for some 'telling' (don't ask) at a nearby polling station, I couldn't resist stepping for the first time into Cricklewood's The Castle, which has some claim to be the world's only kosher pub, and which seems pleasant enough as pubs go. I have long wondered what makes a pub kosher. Is a kosher pub one in which it is cheaper to buy the beer wholesale?

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Andrew Dismore and Ken Livingstone

By MatthewHarris, April 24, 2012

Well, I have voted by post in the 2012 GLA elections. It will not surprise you that I voted Liberal Democrat, given that I am, you know, a Liberal Democrat. Move along. Nothing to see here. Dog bites man, Sun rises in morning, Lib Dem votes Lib Dem - so what?

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Brian Paddick at London Jewish Forum

By MatthewHarris, April 20, 2012

I thought that Brian Paddick did well at this morning's breakfast meeting organised by the London Jewish Forum, which is organising similar meetings with other major London mayoral candidates. I'm not just saying that he did well because I am a Lib Dem; I honestly thought that it was more interesting than such political meetings (regardless of party) often are.

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Radio discussion on Iran

By MatthewHarris, April 18, 2012

A radio programme that I was on the other day on Voice of Russia, discussing Iran's nuclear programe.

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