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Barbarians from both political extremes are at the gates – and they share a hatred of Jews and Israel

Tomorrow’s America could belong to cranks – from the left or the right

By Dominic Green

3 min read

New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City on April 16, 2025. Voters will head to the polls on June 24, 2025, to vote in the Democratic primary in the New York City mayoral election. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The horseshoe politics of America is coming for the Jews

By Stephen Daisley

The horseshoe politics of America is coming for the Jews

4 min read

Michael Gove and Richard Tice at the March Against Antisemitism (alamy)

By Nicole Lampert

The ‘Anti-Zionist’ mask is slipping; everyone can see it’s just antisemitism

3 min read

OGUNQUIT, MAINE - OCTOBER 22: U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on October 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). (Photo by Sophie Park/Getty Images)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Meet the Democratic candidate with a Nazi tattoo on his chest

3 min read

By Bart Schut

Dutch voters snub parties that tried to make Gaza the central issue

4 min read

By Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer: my government will never let up in leading the fight against antisemitic hatred

3 min read

By Kasra Aarabi

Iran, Russia, China: the rising axis threatening Britain

3 min read

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Imagine if Jews had committed any of these bestial slaughters

The muted reaction to the return of the hostages begs the question of whether we have become immune to Islamist terror

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Members of the community comfort each other near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, on October 2, 2025, following a terror attack at the synagogue (Getty Images)

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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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Hezbollah weakened, not defeated: If war returns, Israel aims to finish the job

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Labour’s hypocrisy: freezing trade with Israel while selling jets to Erdoğan’s Turkey

This government prefers to arm a state that jails opponents, crushes unions and shelters Hamas rather than stand with a democratic ally fighting genocidal terrorists

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) after signing an $11 billion agreement for 20 Eurofighter jets, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on October 27, 2025. (Image: Getty)

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The Blackshirts are back – this time round, though, the fascists are Islamofascists

The Tower Hamlets march was chilling as a more distilled version of the hate demonstrated on the national marches. Not just hate, but a programme and a cause: Islamist supremacy

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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

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

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The Manchester community holds its breath – and hold on onto each other

Naomi Frankel spent Succot in the heart of the Bury community and witnessed the way grief and love live side by side on these streets

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Floral tributes outside Heaton Park Synagogue (Photo: Naomi Frankel)

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The Republicans’ choice: Copy the Democrats or reject extremists?

A racist Young Republican chat has triggered a fight on the US right: Should they pursue unity at any cost, or learn from the left’s collapse and reject radicals within their own camp

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Barbarians from both political extremes are at the gates – and they share a hatred of Jews and Israel

The horseshoe politics of America is coming for the Jews

The ‘Anti-Zionist’ mask is slipping; everyone can see it’s just antisemitism

Meet the Democratic candidate with a Nazi tattoo on his chest

Dutch voters snub parties that tried to make Gaza the central issue

Sir Keir Starmer: my government will never let up in leading the fight against antisemitic hatred

Iran, Russia, China: the rising axis threatening Britain

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Imagine if Jews had committed any of these bestial slaughters

Nostra Aetate should matter to Jews more than ever

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

Hezbollah weakened, not defeated: If war returns, Israel aims to finish the job

Labour’s hypocrisy: freezing trade with Israel while selling jets to Erdoğan’s Turkey

The Blackshirts are back – this time round, though, the fascists are Islamofascists

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

The Manchester community holds its breath – and hold on onto each other

The Republicans’ choice: Copy the Democrats or reject extremists?