David Aaronovitch is a columnist for The Times.
The evangelical movement, which singles out Jews rather than Muslims or Hindus for conversion, is just plain rude – I can’t help but think about the Spanish Inquisition
Student union has lost sight of its fundamental purpose and become a vehicle for what my generation of student leaders would call ‘headbangers’. It needs to start building bridges now
Ukraine has indeed been the scene of mass murder — but the culprits were Stalin and then the Nazis. And Russia has not been held to account for shooting down a Malaysian plane
Making hyperbolic accusations only emboldens those who insist that supporters of Israel use allegations of Jew-hatred in order to silence criticism of the country’s government
The row over the ‘Hershel Fink’ character in a new play at the Royal Court inevitably collides with the idea of ‘Jewface’ — when non-Jewish actors are criticised for portraying Jews
If Jewish surnames represented towns, imagining how the places once thrived before the Holocaust is a sobering reminder of how an entire way of life was wiped out forever
Coverage of the controversial Harry Kane transfer debacle has been underpinned by casual, antisemitic stereotypes that have been around since before the time of Shakespeare
As the by-election in Batley and Spen shows this week, very few people are prepared to ask the difficult question: why do so many Muslims focus their anger on Palestine?
The idea that Trump was good for ‘the Jews’ and Biden is a disaster reveals a mean-spirited vision of the Jewish community as being rich, selfish, tribal and lacking a conscience
The discovery of parts of the Book of Twelve Prophets brought some rare good news this year – so good I almost forgot how gullible we become when we want to believe in something, writes David Aaronovitch
‘Harmful eccentric’ Piers Corbyn’s language is consistent with a clear and revealing pattern, writes David Aaronovich
'As far as I can see we might all be better off adopting the Persian calendar.'
How different might The Crown have been if the Royal family were Jewish?
'Every time I look at the plans for the Memorial, where it is to be sited, how it is to look, what it is supposed to do, my heart sinks'
'The whole edifice of Mr McCluskey’s invocation of his membership is a political Potemkin village'
'Slavery, mass murder and persecution punctuate human history and what is important is the willingness to face up to the truth.'
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