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The media is feeding the big lie that Israel is malign and wrong

Coverage of the recent Gaza hostilities credulously repeated fictitious civilian casualty figures for Palestinians. The truth was that the IDF was uniquely successful in its targeting

By Melanie Phillips

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BRADFORD, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: The Respect Party's George Galloway during election campaigning on April 24, 2015 in Bradford, England. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

Starmer and Labour are still yoked to a holy war on the Jews

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Israel born writer Tuvia Tenenbom addresses a press conference in Berlin on December 14, 2012. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

In Britain there is much antisemitism under the surface

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DARWEN, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn gestures to photographers after giving a speech to supporters at an election campaign event at Darwen Library Theatre on November 07, 2019 in Darwen, England. Conservative held Darwen is the first stop for the Labour Party's 'battle bus'. Politicians have stepped up a gear in the election campaign, bidding to win the December 12 general election and put an end to the Brexit deadlock. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Why can those on the left never see their own antisemitism?

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More from Melanie Phillips

Let’s look forward with a Jewish spirit of hope

' Judaism is a religion that looks forward. It’s programmed to create one good thing after another. It is quintessentially a religion of hope.'

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December 24, 2020 09:32

Let’s look forward with a Jewish spirit of hope

A shameful day for the UK at the United Nations

'By supporting the verbal erasure of the Jews’ connection to Temple Mount, Boris Johnson’s government has crossed a new and still more shameful line.'

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November 12, 2020 13:26

A shameful day for the UK at the United Nations

Holocaust education can foster ignorance and hatred

'Of course people need to be taught about the Holocaust. But the greater need by far is to teach them about the Jewish people, their history in both the land of Israel and the diaspora and about Judaism’s unique characteristics and record of survival.'

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October 1, 2020 13:03

Holocaust education can foster ignorance and hatred

The gulf between Britain and Middle East reality

'There can be little doubt that the UAE agreement has confounded those who promote the myth that peace eludes the region because Israel refuses to accept the Palestinians’ demands.'

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August 26, 2020 18:26

The gulf between Britain and Middle East reality

Why Starmer can never succeed

'Among “progressives”, there’s a belief that their default animus against Israel constitutes not antisemitism but legitimate criticism'

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July 17, 2020 11:10

To put Israel’s points, first learn about the Brits

'Is the Israeli government reverting to its bad old ways by selecting the Likud politician Tzipi Hotovely as its ambassador to the United Kingdom?'

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June 4, 2020 13:29

To put Israel’s points, first learn about the Brits

What will our leaders do about Trevor Phillips?

'Has anybody yet heard community leaders springing to the defence of Trevor Phillips? Or are these leaders going to double down on condemning anyone who is denounced as an Islamophobe?'

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March 12, 2020 16:40

What will our leaders do about Trevor Phillips?

Connection with ghosts is all that some of us have

Tom Stoppard's new play draws on a culture that no longer exists, says Melanie Phillips

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January 30, 2020 14:31

Connection with ghosts is all that some of us have

Don’t fall for bogus claims of ‘Islamophobia’

'The taunt of Islamophobia is used to silence any criticism of the Islamic world, including Islamic extremism.'

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December 16, 2019 11:31

Don’t fall for bogus claims of ‘Islamophobia’

National identity is the key to life and liberty

'If Britain hadn’t had such a strong sense of national identity in 1940, it would never have fought Hitler so heroically and freedom would have been extinguished on both sides of the English Channel'

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November 7, 2019 15:46

National identity is the key to life and liberty

Israeli Arabs deserve better from their leaders

'Israeli Arabs need better representation. It would be a great advance if they were to participate in Israeli politics rather than shun it. They can’t do so, however, through racist leaders who want to destroy Israel.'

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September 26, 2019 10:53

Israeli Arabs deserve better from their leaders

This giant toast rack won’t help us fight hate

Does such a visible and controversial memorial do more harm than good, asks Melanie Phillips?

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July 4, 2019 14:00

This giant toast rack won’t help us fight hate

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