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Zoe Strimpel

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After October 7, it’s ok to lose friends over Israel

Collateral social damage is the price of confronting those who turn out to support the destruction of the Jewish state

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Protestors gather near parliament during the 'Ceasefire Now Stop The Genocide In Gaza' national UK demonstration on February 3, 2024 in London, England. Hamas officials are studying a proposed cease-fire deal that would include long pauses in fighting in Gaza and the swap of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

KTEMKK KTEMKK street kiosk cafe or coffee shop a small restaurant selling light meals and drinks.

Drinking coffee in Tel Aviv: will it ever be the same again?

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TOPSHOT - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman smiles as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris on July 28, 2022 for a meeting with the French President. - French President Emmanuel Macron host Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris on July 28, 2022, outraging rights groups and the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia's attitude to women warrants no praise - despite what our politicians may claim

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Airplane flying over tropical sea at sunset - Antalya, Turkey

Once again, I’ve fallen off the Yom Kippur wagon

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We Jews can be rough, tough and dangerous too

It’s nonsense to cling to the idea that we are somehow less likely to be violent and thuggish

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August 31, 2023 09:49

We Jews can be rough, tough and dangerous too

Barbie and the bimbo-fication of American Jewish women

Jewish women can't be reduced to stereotypes

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July 19, 2023 11:57

Barbie and the bimbo-fication of American Jewish women

Is it possible to be Jewish and feel relaxed at a garden party?

It turns out that The Spectator magazine's glitzy summer party was the perfect place to find out...

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July 13, 2023 13:41

Waiter holding a tray of sekt outside

Let’s bust the myth of Jewish hypochondria

The Woody Allen cliché does not apply to most Jews in real life (even if it does apply to myself)

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June 29, 2023 11:38

Let’s bust the myth of Jewish hypochondria

'I don't think black people or Jews should be solely defined by their race'

The writer who sparked the Diane Abbott Observer row on the reasons he is calling out the 'anti-racism' movement

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June 22, 2023 10:59

'I don't think black people or Jews should be solely defined by their race'

My ironic Jewish holiday at an Austrian 'starvation camp'

A stay at 'a medical health resort' with a severely restricted diet proves to be a mentally as well as physically challenging test

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June 8, 2023 11:19

My ironic Jewish holiday at an Austrian 'starvation camp'

Ben Gurion's grandson on his grandfather's vision and Israel today

Zoe Strimpel meets the grandson of Israel's first prime minister

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May 24, 2023 13:14

Primary national founder of the State of Israel and its first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion (1886 - 1973) at Heathrow airport, 23rd May 1961. (Photo by George Stroud/Daily Express/Getty Images)

Revealed: Expert shares how Jihadists get the West to tell their story

Richard Landes argues in his new book that the Western media deploys a narrative pushed by violent Islamists

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May 18, 2023 12:41

Armed Palestinian Hamas militants, holding up Islamic and Palestinian national flags, demonstrate in the former Jewish settlement of Dugit in the northern Gaza Strip 13 September 2005, one day after Israeli troops made their final exit from the territory, occupied since 1967. Palestinians were in control of the Gaza Strip for the first time in their history but deadly scenes of chaos and jubilation ensued after Israel closed the door on its four-decade occupation. AFP PHOTO/THOMAS COEX (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

Only Jews are accused of exaggerating the racism they face

The most avowed antiracists rarely care about antisemitism because they simply don’t get it

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May 4, 2023 17:20

Only Jews are accused of exaggerating the racism they face

Enough already with the scones and bunting

Britain is a wonderful place for Jews live but my enthusiasm for the royals is rather limited

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May 4, 2023 13:18

Enough already with the scones and bunting

You stay away if you want to, but Israel is still my safe space

Though the headlines focus on drama and tragedy, the reality on the ground tends to be less wild

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April 20, 2023 11:15

Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** חוף ים קיץ תל אביב קורונה

Why, despite everything, I'm still going to holiday in Israel

It can be difficult for non-Jews to understand why our feelings for the country run so deep

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March 16, 2023 12:41

Why, despite everything, I'm still going to holiday in Israel

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