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Jake Wallis Simons

Jake Wallis Simons

Jake Wallis Simons was the editor of the Jewish Chronicle from 2021-2025

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Jake Wallis Simons

Killing Nasrallah was Israel’s only choice

Those criticising the move must provide a better alternative

By Jake Wallis Simons

7 min read

Hassan Nasrallah giving a televised speech (Photo: Getty)

Protesters attend a rally demanding that Prime Minister Netanyahu justify the delay in signing a ceasefire deal (Photo: Getty)

Political factionalism is now Israel’s deadliest foe

3 min read

Israel won’t let reporters into Rafah… is that a wise strategy?

Israel won’t let reporters into Rafah… is that a wise strategy?

6 min read

An Israeli civilian is taken to a hospital after a Hezbollah rocket hit Haifa

Israel must stop tearing itself apart

4 min read

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Israel’s terrible dilemma

As thousands of Israelis demand a deal with Hamas after the hostage murders, others fear its consequences

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September 5, 2024 10:22

Families attend the funeral of slain hostage Eden Yerushalmi. at a cemetery in Petach Tikva. Eden was killed in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, September 1, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מלחמה חטופים משפחות חרבות חטופה לוויה עדן ירושלמי הפגנה ברזל מלחמה

The UN is hijacked by autocrats. It needs to be reformed

The way the organisation has left the Jewish state out of its day of remembrance highlights its deep problem with Israel, which has been on full display since October 7

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August 26, 2024 10:39

2P7MB0Y FILE - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures during a press conference after the opening of the Durban Review Conference (UN's Conference against Racism) at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, April 20, 2009. The Durban Review Conference, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, will evaluate progress towards the goals set by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa, in 2001. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)

Friendly fire deaths in Gaza speak volumes about the chaos of war

Israel is not trying to kill its own troops any more than it’s trying to kill civilians

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August 21, 2024 18:18

Israeli soldiers on an IDF base (Credit: Hugh O'Neill)

Will the Gaza marches ever return?

Whether on the streets of London or university campuses, the anti-Israel radicalism seems to have receded… for now

5 min read

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August 16, 2024 16:18

Gaza demonstrators take part in a relatively small march in August in London after the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran (Getty)

The world should learn from Israel’s Olympic courage

Jewish athletes have been boycotted, punished and murdered throughout the ages – so what they are facing in Paris is nothing new. Their response to jeers and protests is inspiring

3 min read

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July 29, 2024 16:43

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Fans of Team Israel show their support in thats stands during the Judo on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Champs-de-Mars Arena on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Hamas’s strategy relies on complicity of western media

Hamas orchestrates the suffering of its own people because it knows how the West will react, and hopes the outrage will stop the IDF. It doesn’t even bother keeping it a secret

3 min read

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June 10, 2024 14:18

Released hostages Andrey Kozlov and Almog Meir arrive at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, June 8, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 חטופים מלחמה חרבות ברזל איכילוב חיילים הגעה

Israel at 76: Is it more important to be safe or to be free?

As a beleaguered democracy facing a savage terrorist group, the dichotomy is acute for the Jewish state

18 min read

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May 22, 2024 09:40

Israeli soldiers patrol on a road near the Israeli-Gaza border, October 20, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** צבא עזה רחבות ברזל חרבות ברזל כוחות שטח כינוס

The shameful radicalisation of Columbia comes from Critical Race Theory

This poisonous ideology is spreading across the West

3 min read

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April 25, 2024 11:33

People rally on the campus of Columbia University which is occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters in New York (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

What we talk about when we talk about Netanyahu

In hostile circles, condemning Bibi is a ventriloquist’s dummy for the oldest hatred

4 min read

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April 10, 2024 13:27

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to attend the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on July 30, 2023. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s dysfunctional politics add to the chaos in Gaza

The country’s roots created a democratic system that does not lead to stable government

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March 13, 2024 11:27

Israeli police prepare for an anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv on March 9, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

I’m proud to ‘conflate’ Jews with Israel, let’s not deny our roots

A visit to the magnificent synagogue in Garnethill, Glasgow built by my ancestors in the latter half of the 19th century brought home the truth of how we have always longed for Zion

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February 13, 2024 11:55

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: A protestor wearing a flag of Israel marches against anti-Semitism on November 26, 2023 in London, England. The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has sparked a wave of protests across Europe, and heightened concerns over anti-Semitism among Jewish communities. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

‘This ceasefire is a heavy price for Israel to pay,’ says Netanyahu's Likud rival

Danny Danon calls for opposition leader Yair Lapid to join the unity government

4 min read

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November 23, 2023 10:51

‘This ceasefire is a heavy price for Israel to pay,’ says Netanyahu's Likud rival

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