Stephen Pollard

Israel hits Houthis; critics lose grip on reality

For detractors like Mehdi Hasan and Cenk Uygur, even Islamist terrorists who have dragged their own country into a bloody civil war can be recast as a respectable government – so long as it helps them smear the Jewish state

Zarah Sultana’s ‘lesson’ from Corbynism? He was too hidebound by the notion of antisemitism

Her response is revealing because it shows that the new party will seek to outdo even Corbyn’s Labour in its attitude to Israel – and, yes, to Jews

Israel kills a terrorist and the British media goes into mourning

The IDF had plenty of proof that Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif was a Hamas fighter. But British journalists dismiss Israel’s arguments

The numbers that shape Labour’s Middle East policy: 37, 73, 110

The party’s sudden zeal for Palestinian statehood isn’t about foreign policy – it’s about vote counts. Muslim blocs in 110 key seats are calling the tune, and Wes Streeting knows it

The union that discovered antisemitism – a year late and blind in one eye

After sitting on its own survey for 14 months, NASUWT highlights far right incidents and ignores Israel-related hate. Jews are, as ever, fodder for the hard left

The BBC’s mountainous ignorance, hidden behind a smug air of superiority

As Hillel Neuer dryly put it: ‘It’s really important that we are clear that BBC News has a pro-terrorist wing, and a completely separate wing that are just idiots’

That Bastard, Puccini! review: ‘grips from start to finish’★★★★★

James Inverne takes a forgotten piece of operatic history and turns it into an engrossing piece of theatre. You’ll love it even if you know nowt about Puccini

Holocaust heritage shouldn’t be used as a stick to beat Israel over the head with

In an interview published last week, Juliet Stevenson and her husband are all too comfortable using their connection to the Holocaust to call Israel ‘genocidal’

Labour’s planned Islamophobia definition threatens free speech and security

Anti-Muslim hate is vile and must be fought. But a sweeping definition of Islamophobia risks silencing criticism of Islamism – undermining free expression and aiding extremists

The door opened by October 7 directly led to Glastonbury platforming hate

The taboo around antisemitism that has existed since 1945, appears to be breaking down

From Trafalgar to Tehran: How October 7 unmasked the enemies within

The Hamas massacres transformed not only the region but also Britain. It revealed not just the brutality of our enemies abroad, but the unsettling number of their sympathisers at home

If you march in support of Iran’s brutal regime, you show us who you are