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This strike on Iran makes Israel the leader of the free world

Britain has trashed its core values under the twin pressures of Islamisation and left-wing ideologies

By Melanie Phillips

3 min read

TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 16: Smoke rises after a reported Israeli strike on a building used by Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, on June 16, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Over recent days, Iran has been hit by a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials, prompting Iran to launch a counterattack. (Photo by Stringer/Getty Images)

A Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport. Donald Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family for use as Air Force One (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s troubling Middle East fantasy

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The Commons hearing that turned into a trial against Israel and its defenders

The Commons hearing that turned into a trial against Israel and its defenders

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Sir Keir Starmer and Volodomyr Zelensky (Getty)

Starmer’s moral clarity on Ukraine is absent when it comes to the Jewish state

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The truth of the Palestinian cause

As Jews are targeted, thousands in the West are parroting falsehoods about Israel

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December 31, 2024 21:00

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves number 10, Downing Street ahead of the weekly PMQ session in the House of Commons on November 27, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

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The choice is between civilisation and barbarism

The West has not chosen to defend civilisation. But iron has entered the Israeli soul

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October 1, 2024 13:13

Israeli soldiers patrol around a position along Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on June 13, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas (Getty Images)

What do dumbed-down diplomats know about Israel?

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September 11, 2024 10:50

Pro-Israel groups as protest outside the Foreign Office on September 3, 2024, calling for the British government to stop providing funds funnelled to Hamas (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

The only question is how bad Labour will be for the Jews

Starmer is a human rights lawyer – and human rights law has been turned into a global weapon in the armoury of those intent upon the destruction of Israel, which spells trouble

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June 27, 2024 08:06

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Israel is caught between terrorists, brainwashed mobs and ‘human rights’ lawfare

The ICC move plays into a global push to destroy Israel

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May 23, 2024 15:29

A pro-Palestinian protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration in front of Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus on April 22 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Israel has become the Gideon Falter of the whole world

Just like the campaigner, the Jewish state is victim blamed

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April 26, 2024 14:15

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When we appease antisemitism, this is shameful result

British authorities have ignored, excused or tried to appease Islamist extremism and the demonisation of Israel, all of which has been sanitised and applauded by progressive circles

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March 6, 2024 16:44

A placard supporting George Galloway in Rochdale (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The demonisation of Israel has destabilised British politics

The insanity in Britain over Israel has metastasised into parliamentary meltdown

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February 23, 2024 10:26

The Gaza rally outside Parliament (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

We need to face up to the scale of the axis against Israel

There is onslaught against Israel and the Jews from an unholy alliance between extremist Muslims, the left and the political class, and we need to start taking the fight to them

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January 17, 2024 14:44

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Even now, the threat to British Jews is not being taken seriously

Marching against antisemitism is great, but it needs to be backed by action

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November 30, 2023 15:17

Even now, the threat to British Jews is not being taken seriously

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