Opinion

We will never defeat political antisemitism if we deny it

If the industrial-scale demonisation of Jews and Israel – particularly pervasive on campuses – continues to be treated as legitimate discourse, this new virus will keep spreading while Britain congratulates itself on fighting it

By Isaac Zarfati

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By Sir Michael Ellis

Until the CPS can grasp the reality of antizionism, it will keep on failing Jews

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Naftali Bennett (L) and his wife Gilat Bennett stand next to Lihi Lapid (2ndR), the wife of Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid (R), following the inaugural conference of their "Together - Under Bennett's Leadership" party on May 12, 2026. (Image: Getty)

By Ashley Perry

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Thousands of people attended a rally outside 10 Downing Street calling on the government to take action over antisemitism - our letter writers had mixed opinions on it

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Antisemitism

A rally against Jew-hate and sectarianism in Britain

The central question the protest raised was larger than antisemitism alone. It concerned whether the UK remains capable of sustaining a shared civic identity and the social cohesion of the country itself

By The JC Leader

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By Dominic Green

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Ruth Wisse explained all this nearly a decade ago. Antisemitism and antizionism, she wrote, are “the organisation of politics against the Jews”

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One of the Palestinians released in the hostage-prisoner swap under the Gaza ceasefire deal (Image: Alamy)

By Stephen Pollard

Under any of Starmer’s mooted successors, Britain’s Israel policy can only go from bad to worse

The party’s attitude has shifted from previous governments treating the Jewish state as a key ally to viewing it as a reprobate state that must be brought to heel

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Prime Minister and Labour Leader Keir Starmer giving a speech in a bid to secure his premiership on May 11, 2026 (Image: Getty)

By Jake Wallis Simons

Bafta for Gaza: Britain’s media elites help fuel the jihadi propaganda campaign against Israel

The wilder the accusations against the Jewish state, the more likely you are to be showered with awards

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Golders Green attacks turn next week’s elections into a test of Britain’s resolve on antisemitism

Voters now have a chance to stand with the Jewish community by rejecting sectarian candidates campaigning on hostility to Israel, who inflame rather than inform, and who divide rather than govern

By The JC Leader

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A Police forensics officer photographs the crime scene in Golders Green on April 29, 2026 (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

Labour is failing to counter Israel-linked antisemitism

The Prime Minister has both the authority and the duty to shape the tone of the national debate to make clear that hatred of the Jewish state and its supporters is unacceptable

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Anti-Israel protestor holds up a placard outside Downing Street gates on July 25, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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Echoing Iran’s ceasefire line, Europe undermines Israel and Lebanon

By pressing Jerusalem to halt its campaign against Hezbollah, the UK and EU risk reinforcing the very instability they claim to oppose

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UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks during a virtual summit on April 02, 2026 (Image: Getty)

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The Iran campaign is Europe’s war as well

From missiles capable of reaching Paris, Berlin and presumably also London to terror plots, the Islamic Republic is a clear and present danger. And to jeopardize the transatlantic relationship is not strategic autonomy but strategic folly

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Missiles produced by Iran's armed forces are displayed during commemorations to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution on February 11, 2026 in Tehran (Image: Getty)

Opinion

We will never defeat political antisemitism if we deny it

Until the CPS can grasp the reality of antizionism, it will keep on failing Jews

How the Bennett-Lapid alliance may lose the Israeli elections – and yet win

Letters to the Editor, May 15 2026

Latest from opinion

The New York Times’ faux Eurovision scandal about Israel

A rally against Jew-hate and sectarianism in Britain

The Israeli rape dog blood libel and how the New York Times has failed US liberal Jews

Under any of Starmer’s mooted successors, Britain’s Israel policy can only go from bad to worse

Bafta for Gaza: Britain’s media elites help fuel the jihadi propaganda campaign against Israel

Support the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper

Leaders

Golders Green attacks turn next week’s elections into a test of Britain’s resolve on antisemitism

Labour is failing to counter Israel-linked antisemitism

Echoing Iran’s ceasefire line, Europe undermines Israel and Lebanon

The Iran campaign is Europe’s war as well

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