Twenty years since Israel pulled out of Gaza – how Western folly fuelled the current bloodshedOver the past two decades, Europe’s perverse incentives helped turn a peace overture into a prelude to the worst war of the Arab-Israeli conflictBy The JC Leader3 min read
By The JC LeaderStarved Israeli hostages don’t fit the script – so they didn’t make the front pageWhy would Hamas feel confident enough to release such unambiguous evidence of its own depravity? The answer is as simple as it is damning: because they’ve learned they can get away with it3 min read
By The JC LeaderEurope fails to stand up for the Druze in Syria and falls for Hamas propagandaThe widening strategic disconnect between Israel and many Western governments – and the inability even to agree on basic facts – is a deeply troubling development3 min read
By The JC LeaderWhat kind of country has Britain become?The normalisation of Jew-hatred among the British middle class is an assault on the very foundations of our civilisation.3 min read
By The JC LeaderLabour has taken a stand with Palestine Action – it must not stop hereIf Labour is serious about rebuilding its relationship with Britain’s Jews, it ought to follow through with more concrete steps to show it understands both the scale of the threat and the depth of the Jewish community’s concerns2 min read
By The JC LeaderThe anti-Israel BBC requires root-and-branch reformThis latest scandal is not a blunder. It is the result of a culture that treats the Jewish state as uniquely suspect3 min read
By The JC LeaderGlastonbury and the BBC must answer for platforming anti-Israel hateAfter festivalgoers chanted ‘Death to the IDF,” Health Secretary Wes Streeting resorted to ‘whataboutism’, sending exactly the wrong message at the wrong time3 min read
By The JC LeaderNever again is now: Trump bombs Iran’s path to another HolocaustThe President strikes a severe blow to Iran’s nuclear programme. As always when Israel is involved, a strange coalition of bedfellows unites to criticise US military action3 min read
By The JC LeaderIsrael may have done the world an incalculable service – but do not expect many thank-yousThe paradox of preemption is that the very success of such an operation conceals the scale of the danger it prevented3 min read
By The JC LeaderTrump could be about to cut a bad nuclear deal just as a weak Iran closes in on the bombSuch an agreement would risk trading fleeting calm for long-term peril3 min read
By The JC LeaderIf Israel is maligned as uniquely evil; Jews will never be safeThe idea that one can demonise and dehumanise Israel and Zionism – both central to modern Jewish identity – without targeting Jews defies reality and rests on a linguistic sleight of hand3 min read
By The JC LeaderA gift to HamasBritain, France and Canada threaten Israel with sanctions unless the Jewish state halts its military campaign. The jihadists in Gaza can’t believe their luck3 min read
By The JC LeaderThey fought like lions in every theatre of this war – remembering the Jewish heroes of WW2Around 1.5 million Jews took up arms against the Nazis. We must remember them to dispel the ugly myth that we went like sheep3 min read
By The JC LeaderRadicalism in our education unions has consequences – especially when it comes to JewsAt a time when too many pupils are failing, the NEU leadership is busy funding Gaza protests3 min read
By The JC LeaderWhy were police protecting a hate march and not Jews?In Southend protesters were allowed to intimidate a small community of worshippers during Passover2 min read
By The JC LeaderA Turkish-Sunni ring of fire looms – but Israel can prevent it with US helpEven as Israel remains locked in a struggle with Iran and its proxies, a more dangerous adversary could be emerging on its doorstep3 min read
