Opinion

The libel of bleeding kids for matzos was a stroke of PR genius

At this year’s Ajax parade, the words, ‘in these days of rising anti-Semitism’, were spoken more times, I suspect, than at past events

By Maureen Lipman

4 min read

A mediaeval depiction of the William of Norwich blood libel (Image: Jonny Weinberg)

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (left) as Freddie Knoller in new release Desperate Journey

By Ben Felsenburg

Embrace a five-star history lesson that will keep Holocaust memories alive

2 min read

Anti-Israel demonstrators protest in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024 (Image: Getty)

By Mattie Heaven

The extremism I saw destroy Iran is taking root in Britain

4 min read

By Rob Rinder

Turn up the Jewish music – it matters now more than ever

3 min read

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Maccabi Tel Aviv

The Maccabi ban is a warning to Britain about mob rule

When the state is seen to yield, extremists do not moderate – they escalate

By The JC Leader

1 min read

By Stephen Pollard

Israeli lives don’t count: what the celebrity crusade for Barghouti says about our ‘elites’

A cast of household names, from Stephen Fry to Sting, demand the release of a man convicted of directing deadly terror attacks. I doubt any of them would ever work again if he had been convicted in the UK and his victims were British

3 min read

Marwan Barghuti (2nd R) at the start of his trial at the Tel Aviv Court, September 5, 2002 (Image: Getty)

By Alex Hearn

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

4 min read

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

By Michael Murphy

Dublin’s anti-Israel war on history at Herzog Park may end up with Ireland losing

The row over attempts by councillors to rename the landmark commemorating the former president of Israel risks bringing international shame upon the city

3 min read

Chaim Herzog as Israeli ambassador to the United Nations in 1978 before a security council session (Photo by Brian Alpert/Keystone/Getty Images)

Leaders

The St John’s Wood debacle exposes a policing culture of capitulation to extremists

Jews are victimised twice: once by those who hate them, and again by a law enforcement model that rewards their civility with indifference

By The JC Leader

2 min read

Anti-Israel protest in front of St John’s Wood Synagogue (Image: X)

By The JC Leader

This platform for anti-Israel bias and extremists is now beyond salvation

2 min read

BBC Broadcasting House in London (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

People who wear Palestine Action T-shirts have no real idea what they are promoting

The terror group represents a wider, ever-escalating threat to the Jewish community

1 min read

Protesters in London support a legal challenge to the Home Secretary's decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terror laws (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

Over 1,600 academics defend Israeli professor – could this be Britain’s turning point?

This hatred of Israel, this attack on Jewish life, is not merely un-British – it is profoundly anti-British. The silent majority must now speak – it is the only way to defeat the extremists and preserve our values

2 min read

Storming City St George's, masked protesters called an Israeli professor a terrorist (Photo: Instagram)

Opinion

The libel of bleeding kids for matzos was a stroke of PR genius

Embrace a five-star history lesson that will keep Holocaust memories alive

The extremism I saw destroy Iran is taking root in Britain

Turn up the Jewish music – it matters now more than ever

Latest from opinion

OPINION: Turning the music off is not a pathway to peace

The Maccabi ban is a warning to Britain about mob rule

Israeli lives don’t count: what the celebrity crusade for Barghouti says about our ‘elites’

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

Dublin’s anti-Israel war on history at Herzog Park may end up with Ireland losing

Leaders

The St John’s Wood debacle exposes a policing culture of capitulation to extremists

This platform for anti-Israel bias and extremists is now beyond salvation

People who wear Palestine Action T-shirts have no real idea what they are promoting

Over 1,600 academics defend Israeli professor – could this be Britain’s turning point?

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