Alex Hearn

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Rooney’s antizionism isn’t political comment but a creed: Israel is evil, its defeat salvation

In her telling, to stand against the Jewish state is not merely permitted. It is the measure of whether you are a good person at all

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Sally Rooney at the Winter TCA 2020 in Pasadena, California, January 17, 2020 (Image: Getty Images)

Zeteo UK won’t speak truth to power – only grievances to its echo chamber

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Cinema with audience. (Image: Getty Images)

When being Jewish in Britain, watching short films for Jewish culture month, felt, well...normal

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King Charles III sits with Queen Camilla in the House of Lords chamber during the State Opening of Parliament on May 13, 2026 (Getty Images)

Fighting antisemitism was high up in the King’s Speech – but British Jews have heard promises before

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The situation is so bad in Britain, even a rally against antisemitism needs airport-style security

Maybe what we needed from this protest was reassurance that people cared – when we already know they don't. I'm not sure what was worse: the safety measures or the apathy

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May 11, 2026 16:45

Cowardice led people to go along with a small, organised mob stirring up hatred against Jews

It’s not the level of antisemitism as such that is so astonishing but how quickly the rest of the country cooperated with it. But if collaboration is the mechanism, then refusing to collaborate is the answer

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May 5, 2026 11:54

A police cordon in the Golders Green neighbourhood following a stabbing attack on April 29, 2026 (Image: Getty)

The Hamas blueprint for October 7 that the world chose to ignore

The 2021 ‘Promise of the Hereafter’ conference sets out what would befall the survivors of a ‘defunct (Jewish) state’ – from death and expulsion to forced labour

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February 25, 2026 16:50

Memorial for the victims of the Hamas massacre at the Nova Music Festival (Image: Getty)

Reduced to one word – Jew

Comedian. Actor. National treasure. None of it protected Matt Lucas on that escalator from Soviet-era totalitarian racism right here in Britain

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February 18, 2026 15:58

The comforting myth of Britain as a safe haven for Jews clouds our immigration debate

If we're going to invoke Jewish history in our criticism of Shabana Mahmoud’s reforms, we owe it to those who were turned away to get that history right – and to face present realities rather than romanticise the past

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December 3, 2025 11:18

Jewish Kindertransport refugees from Germany and Austria, at a camp in Dovercourt Bay near Harwich, 11th January 1939 (Image: Getty)

UK left are learning wrong lessons from Mamdani’s win

Drawing upon the brand of anti-Israel populist extremism which swept New York’s mayor to power will take Labour down a dangerously mistaken path

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November 14, 2025 14:45

New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (Image: Getty)

The Cable Street myth: how the left launders antisemitism in Britain

Invoked as a tale of anti-fascist heroism, Cable Street has become a cover for today’s extremists, while antisemitic marches go unchecked and Jews are left exposed

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October 28, 2025 14:11

Labour’s genocide vote shows the irrelevance of far left activism

How can anyone claim to seek peace while erasing Hamas's war crimes and the very events that triggered this war?

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September 30, 2025 12:50

A protester holding a Palestinian flag interrupts a speech by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves (Getty)

Britain knows Israel isn’t committing genocide –but lets the lie spread anyhow

By refusing to say so publicly, the government leaves the field open to MPs and activists who weaponise the charge against the Jewish state and stoke antisemitism

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September 16, 2025 12:01

Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper (L), Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) and Britain's former Foreign Secretary, now Secretary of State for Justice, David Lammy (Image: Getty)

Starmer appointed Mahmood to blunt Reform’s rise – but can she reassure British Jews?

The community will be watching: Will she tackle rising antisemitism, confront extremist groups, and back Rayner’s push to define Islamophobia in law?

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September 8, 2025 16:46

Newly appointed UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood leaves Number 10 Downing Street as Keir Starmer holds a cabinet reshuffle on September 5, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Rabbi Baginsky and Rabbi Levy ignored the spirit of the hostage rally with their speech

Rather than showing moral leadership by reflecting on whether they might have misjudged the situation, their defensive reaction suggests they view the incident through the lens of their own persecution – a troubling disconnect.

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August 12, 2025 14:40

Israeli hostage Evyatar David looking emaciated. David, who turned 24 in captivity, was abducted during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. (Getty: Image)

Antisemitism is degrading the integrity of our universities – here’s how we can fight it

A new study has revealed how academic freedom is being relinquished in favour of indoctrination and conformity

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May 6, 2025 15:39

The Pears Institute for the Study of Antisemitism at Birkbeck University of London (Image: Alamy)

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Alex Hearn

Latest from Alex Hearn

Rooney’s antizionism isn’t political comment but a creed: Israel is evil, its defeat salvation

Zeteo UK won’t speak truth to power – only grievances to its echo chamber

When being Jewish in Britain, watching short films for Jewish culture month, felt, well...normal

Fighting antisemitism was high up in the King’s Speech – but British Jews have heard promises before

More from Alex Hearn

The situation is so bad in Britain, even a rally against antisemitism needs airport-style security

Cowardice led people to go along with a small, organised mob stirring up hatred against Jews

The Hamas blueprint for October 7 that the world chose to ignore

Reduced to one word – Jew

The comforting myth of Britain as a safe haven for Jews clouds our immigration debate

UK left are learning wrong lessons from Mamdani’s win

The Cable Street myth: how the left launders antisemitism in Britain

Labour’s genocide vote shows the irrelevance of far left activism

Britain knows Israel isn’t committing genocide –but lets the lie spread anyhow

Starmer appointed Mahmood to blunt Reform’s rise – but can she reassure British Jews?

Rabbi Baginsky and Rabbi Levy ignored the spirit of the hostage rally with their speech

Antisemitism is degrading the integrity of our universities – here’s how we can fight it