From Palestine to parenting: we’ve lost the art of good faith
The first casualty of war is decency on the internet. Even my most thoughtful friends have become monsters in cyberspace this week. Hamas sympathisers tweet what Brendan O’Neill calls our “moral...
View ArticleIsrael's critics don't want a proportionate response in Gaza. They want no...
Over the past couple of days, as the debate over Israel’s military intervention in Gaza has raged, I’ve noticed the same phrase being repeated. It’s basically a variation on the following: “Yes, Israel...
View ArticleMoeen Ali wristband row: Sport and politics don't mix? More's the pity
A man had an opinion about something happening in the world, something that involves politics. He chose to demonstrate that fact by wearing wristbands. A lot of people got excited about this, largely...
View ArticleGaza conflict: Israel and Hamas have trapped themselves in a revisionist war
Gaza, today, is suffering from a truly pointless war. Israel has rejected a ceasefire, proposed by US Secretary of State John Kerry, which is virtually identical to an Egyptian one that it had accepted...
View ArticleBaroness Warsi's resignation won't damage Britain's unique relationship with...
Baroness Warsi’s explosive resignation letter yesterday, condemning the government’s “morally indefensible” position on Gaza, has echoed around the world. It is the first resignation on a point of...
View ArticleHamas manipulated and intimidated the media in Gaza. Why was that kept from us?
We should normally say if our reports are censored or monitored or if we withhold information, and explain, wherever possible, the rules under which we are operating.- Section 11.4.1 of the...
View ArticleThe kosher controversy at Sainsbury's speaks to a profound problem:...
Were you outraged by a Sainsbury's store's decision over the weekend to hide away its kosher foods in an attempt to placate anti-Israel protesters? You should have been. For this incident, though...
View ArticleThe Muslim-Jewish statement of unity on Gaza has only revealed how divided...
On one level, it is entirely admirable that the Board of Deputies (the representative body of British Jews) and the Muslim Council of Britain have agreed a joint statement, released today. They condemn...
View ArticleWhy the silence over the assault on George Galloway?
Last Friday evening a British MP suffered a vicious assault on a London street. George Galloway, a 61-year-old, six-times-elected politician was beaten up for three minutes by a brutal and determined...
View ArticleThere may be good reasons not to recognise Palestine, but unsettled borders...
MPs are debating today whether to call upon the government to recognize the state of Palestine, following Sweden’s recent decision to do so. This is a sensitive and provocative subject, and I want to...
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