Antizionism

Rooney’s antizionism isn’t political comment but a creed: Israel is evil, its defeat salvation

In her telling, to stand against the Jewish state is not merely permitted. It is the measure of whether you are a good person at all

By Alex Hearn

4 min read

Sally Rooney at the Winter TCA 2020 in Pasadena, California, January 17, 2020 (Image: Getty Images)

By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum

Our holiday landlord realised we were Jewish. What happened next was deeply troubling

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Gwyneth Paltrow in a commercial for a luxury housing development in the Israeli city of Herzliya (Photo: 51Park)

By Adam Levick

The Guardian’s ‘Nazification’ of Jews

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By Nicholas Lezard

‘Self-hating Jew’ is something of a misnomer – they think very highly of themselves indeed

4 min read

Green Party

‘Notorious antisemite’ Tony Greenstein joins the Green Party

By Jane Prinsley

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Green Party

Emergency bid to counter ‘Zionism is racism’ motion ahead of Green Party conference

By Jane Prinsley

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Protesters from London universities attend pro-Palestine demonstration in 2025 on second anniversary of October 7 attack on Israel (Dan Kitwood/Getty)

National Union of Students

Anti-Israel student activists want universities to cut ties with ‘Zionist’ NUS

By Jane Prinsley

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By Stephen Pollard

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown has built a career on the back of being an ‘anti-racist’. Say no more

The commentator’s remarks about Margaret Hodge and Michael Grade being an ‘uber-Zionists’ raise troubling questions about her views

2 min read

February 23, 2026 21:06

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown in 2013 (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)

By Alex Hearn

Reduced to one word – Jew

Comedian. Actor. National treasure. None of it protected Matt Lucas on that escalator from Soviet-era totalitarian racism right here in Britain

3 min read

February 18, 2026 15:58

By Gill Levy

Inside the Birmingham launch of the ‘Anti-Zionist Movement’

I received an email informing me that my ticket had been cancelled ‘on the grounds of security and the integrity of our event space’. Apparently, my mere attendance was deemed a risk

3 min read

February 17, 2026 14:19

Outside the AZM meeting (Image: Gill Levy)

By Melanie Phillips

Bret Stephens is wrong. Jews can’t just turn inward and ignore antisemitism

We have a moral obligation to fight for our survival. We should be saying that Zionism is an inseparable part of Judaism, and so antizionism is an attempt to destroy not just Israel but Judaism itself

3 min read

February 12, 2026 15:45

By Ian Acheson

Why did the Met facilitate the synagogue protest? Because Jews behave

It is not acceptable that what we saw on Sunday, de facto impunity for hate-filled activists to frighten people at places of intense emotional significance to them, is the new benchmark for civility

3 min read

November 26, 2025 09:16

Gaza protesters in the vicinity of the shul (Image: YouTube)

I’m a Zionist but my parents are not – and it really hurts

A Leeds parent tells of being the ‘black sheep’ in their family since the political schism widened after October 7

By Elisa Bray

3 min read

November 20, 2025 12:27

I’m a Zionist but my parents are not – and it really hurts

US prosecutors seeking death penalty for suspected Washington DC shooter

Elias Rodriguez is accused of murdering two Israeli embassy staffers outside the city’s Jewish Museum in May

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

August 7, 2025 11:05

Elias Rodriguez is detained at the scene following the shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington DC (Image: X/@MrAndyNgo)

El Al office in Paris vandalised with ‘genocide’ graffiti

The Israeli national airline has now evacuated its staff from the French capital

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

August 7, 2025 11:01

El Al's office in Paris was vandalised this morning by anti-Israel activists (Image: El Al)

American former IDF soldier targeted by ‘horrific antisemitic attack’ in St Louis

The incident has been referred to the FBI by the chair of the federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism

By Menachem Wecker

2 min read

August 6, 2025 11:13

An American former IDF soldier was targeted by anti-Israel graffiti in St Louis (Image: KMOV 4 News/YouTube)

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Antizionism

Rooney’s antizionism isn’t political comment but a creed: Israel is evil, its defeat salvation

Our holiday landlord realised we were Jewish. What happened next was deeply troubling

The Guardian’s ‘Nazification’ of Jews

‘Self-hating Jew’ is something of a misnomer – they think very highly of themselves indeed

‘Notorious antisemite’ Tony Greenstein joins the Green Party

Emergency bid to counter ‘Zionism is racism’ motion ahead of Green Party conference

Anti-Israel student activists want universities to cut ties with ‘Zionist’ NUS

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