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The Hamas pogrom is the result of the West's refusal to accept the idea of evil

Every aggressive cause is thought to be amenable to compromise

By Melanie Phillips

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Families of civilians abducted by the terrorist organization Hamas hold a press conference in Kfar Maccabiah, Ramat Gan, October 8, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** חטופים מסיבת עיתונאים מבצע חרבות ברזל חמאס עזה

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JULY 24: Police officers use water cannons to evacuate protesters from a main road on July 24, 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel. Some 20, 000 anti-government protestors marched from Tel Aviv and converged in Jerusalem outside the parliament as the contested bill is voted, after weeks of protest against the government's plans to restrain the judiciary. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Israel’s protesters are the real threat to its democracy now

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A tourist photographs a sign painted on a wall in the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem on June 5, 2015, calling to boycott Israeli products coming from Jewish settlements. The international BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) campaign, that pushes for a ban on Israeli products, aims to exert political and economic pressure over Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories in a bid to repeat the success of the campaign which ended apartheid in South Africa. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

There are no good reasons to oppose the boycott bill

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TOPSHOT - People take cover as a building is hit by an Israeli air strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on May 12, 2023. Israel and Gaza militants traded heavy fire on May 12, as hopes faded of securing a truce to end days of fighting that have killed dozens, all but one of them Palestinian. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

BBC's 'disinformation' reporter should look at the way it covers Israel

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Israel's enemies are gleefully rubbing their hands at all this

This chaos has been enough of a blessing for Israel's enemies, we don't need our community making it worse

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March 30, 2023 13:25

Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה ירושלים רפורמה בית משפט עליון משפט רפורמה

Unelected judges should rule… Seriously?

Melanie Phillip makes the case for Netanyahu's reforms

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March 23, 2023 09:55

TOPSHOT - Israelis take part in ongoing protests against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's hard-right government, in Tel Aviv on February 25, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Westminster Holocaust memorial is a tragic betrayal of the dead

Backed by establishment toadies, the planned monument and learning centre is the wrong building in the wrong place with the wrong remit — and it is a desecration of the Shoah

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February 9, 2023 10:25

Westminster Holocaust memorial is a tragic betrayal of the dead

Why Ben Gvir and Smotrich are modern-day Maccabees

The Maccabees were not apostles of peace and love, but violent religious zealots

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December 22, 2022 13:28

Israeli right wing Knesset member Itamar ben Gvir (L) and Bezalel Smotrich (R) are pictured during the swearing in ceremony of the new Israeli government at the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in Jerusalem, on November 15, 2022. - Israel swore in a new parliament today hours after a deadly attack, as veteran hawk Benjamin Netanyahu advances talks on forming what could be the country's most right-wing government ever. (Photo by Maya Alleruzzo / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAYA ALLERUZZO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Making use of the Kanye and Pelosi incidents for partisan purposes is disgusting

It masks the fact that misfits draw on conspiracy theories because they're at war with society

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November 3, 2022 11:48

Making use of the Kanye and Pelosi incidents for partisan purposes is disgusting

The key question: will King Charles be good for the Jews?

Some of his interventions have caused anxiety — such as his ‘Defender of Faith’ comment. But a look at his record shows that Charles has been a consistent friend to our community

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September 13, 2022 11:30

The key question: will King Charles be good for the Jews?

The passing of the Queen marks the end of an era in Britain

She loved us with deep devotion, and in return we loved her says Melanie Phillips

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September 9, 2022 06:20

LONDON - FEBRUARY 29: Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she opens the refurbished East Wing of Somerset House, on February 29, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Eddie Mulholland - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Britain’s moral blindness on Palestinian torture

JC’s investigation shows faith in Mahmoud Abbas’s regime has been major misjudgement

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August 25, 2022 13:24

Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories - November 30, 2012: Hundreds of Palestinians gather to watch the speech by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas in the bid for Palestine's "nonmember observer state" status at the United Nations, projected on the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, November 29, 2012. Hours later, the UN General Assembly voted 138-9 in favor of the upgraded status for Palestine, with 41 nations abstaining.

Critics of this act of communal myopia will not be silenced

Supporters of the proposed Holocaust memorial and ‘learning centre’ opposite the Houses of Parliament have been trying to stop those who oppose the plans from speaking out

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July 28, 2022 12:39

Critics of this act of communal myopia will not be silenced

Why are Jewish leaders cosying up to Keir?

It is premature to behave as if the party’s problem with Jews is over

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June 9, 2022 11:32

Why are Jewish leaders cosying up to Keir?

Ukraine shows how vital the nation is in defending freedom

The desperate battle of Ukrainians to protect their nation has shown up the false shibboleth of progressive politics that the nation-state is the source only of bad things like intolerance

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April 21, 2022 09:07

The Liberty Bell in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA)

Israelis be warned: Ukraine shows how Biden treats friends

Both are small states and American allies. Both face existential threats. But the sight of the United States standing by while Kyiv burns raises fears for Israel as a nuclear deal looms

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March 3, 2022 13:27