November 10, 2022 13:31

If it is truly going to change its ways, the BBC needs our support

If we argue that the broadcaster is always biased its journalists will be less inclined to improve

September 29, 2022 11:32

The country now knows what makes Judaism special

The disruptions to normal life during the mourning period for the Queen were not an annoying by-product of mourning but the point of it, as is the case during the High Holy Days

August 11, 2022 14:41

What’s wrong with weaponising Labour left’s antisemitism?

Ignore the naive and woefully misled Forde report — to save the party, Keir Starmer and his allies must expose the Corbynites’ embrace of an ideology that leads to support for Hamas

June 23, 2022 15:22

Why Jews ignored stark warnings from inside Auschwitz

New books by Karina Urbach and Jonathan Freedland illustrate how hard it is to believe things that seem unbelievable — and how we persuade ourselves of convenient falsehoods

May 06, 2022 12:15

‘Hitler was Jewish’ – the lie that blames Jews for everything

Russia’s attempt to portray Ukraine’s Jewish-led government as Nazi is a mirror image of the Nazi claim that Bolshevism was a Jewish plot – and Putin’s intentions are all too clear

March 18, 2022 00:00

We do not forget the Shoah and that’s how we will defeat Putin

The Russian dictator has consistently tried to edit out the Russian atrocities of World War Two as part of his preparation for the current war. Holocaust education is the antidote

January 27, 2022 10:50

Mum’s inspirational Holocaust survivor friend has no anger

Lily Ebert’s extraordinary memoir is both tragic and uplifting — and it is clear that her compassion and wisdom have never faltered, even as others have fallen victim to acrimony

December 10, 2021 10:33

‘Enough is Enough’ rally was a risky idea but it really paid off

Jonathan Goldstein showed true leadership by putting his reputation on the line

October 21, 2021 14:54

Rabbi Sacks began a conversation which we need to continue

In the aftermath of the killing of Sir David Amess, we can learn much from the writing and teaching of Lord Sacks, by trying to trust and understand each other and our differences

September 02, 2021 18:30

Biden’s America has sadly forgotten the lessons of the Shoah

America saved us all from tyranny during the Second World War and gave the world security, but the sight of US forces turning their backs on Afghanistan makes Jews afraid

July 15, 2021 13:22

National happiness is good for the Jews — but oh so fragile

We shouldn’t fear celebrations of national identity, which can solidify our place in society — but history reminds us that the position of ethnic minorities can change with the mood

May 27, 2021 13:17

The anti-Zionists try to start every debate right in the middle

Supporters of Israel can begin to win arguments by returning to first principles: the Jewish state exists as a safe haven and there is no evidence suggesting that it is no longer needed

April 08, 2021 15:35

Why were Jews left out of government report on racism?

The claim that Britain is making progress on reducing racism would not be so clear-cut if our experience had been considered, given how troubling the past decade has been for us, writes Daniel Finkelstein

February 26, 2021 11:40

It’s that rare thing — something new to say on antisemitism

He’s not religious and is not a Zionist, but it is precisely this that gives David Baddiel the space in which to take on antisemites and powerfully expose their deep bigotry, writes Daniel Finkelstein

January 15, 2021 10:01

Politicians are our defence against mob rule

'There is no such thing as the will of the people, only many varied wills and these wills have to live with each other.'

December 03, 2020 13:36

The depressing truth about the left and Jews

'The left are so bound up with the interchangeable use of Zionist and Jews, and so committed to their attempt to describe the antisemitism problem as merely being about defending Israel from criticism, that they have become tangled up in their own argument.'