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Eddie Marsan
OPINION: Calling out fascists? It’s a rite of passage to us lads
By Eddie Marsan
Actor Eddie Marsan who spoke out at last Sunday’s march against antisemitism says it all started with the TV series Ridley Road
OPINION – MAUREEN LIPMAN: The largest Jewish gathering in history, noch without any food
By Maureen Lipman
Henry Kissinger in the West Wing when he was National Security Advisor
OPINION: Kissinger – the diplomat who shaped the world but remained a riddle
Owen Jones in his 25-minute video response to a screening of footage of the 7 October attacks
OPINION: For Owen Jones to complain he didn’t see Israeli children being killed is chilling
By Chaim Dragelof
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, left, signs a document in Tel Aviv, Palestine, proclaiming the new Jewish State of Israel in Tel Aviv at midnight on May 14, 1948. Witnessing the ceremony at right is Israel's first Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett, Zionist pioneer and leader in the establishment of the state of Israel. The man at center is not identified. The Jews declared independence in the new state of Israel as the 25-year British mandate over Palestine ends. (AP Photo)
December 5, 2023, 2:11 pm
OPINION: How the war will end is not history yet, but this is how we got here
From the Canaanites to the British, Jewish News' historian Derek Taylor reflects on how the current conflict is shaped by the preceding centuries.
By Derek Taylor
Owen Jones in his 25-minute video response to a screening of footage of the 7 October attacks
December 4, 2023, 10:16 am
OPINION: For Owen Jones to complain he didn’t see Israeli children being killed is chilling
When the Guardian columnist watched a screening of Hamas' 7 October atrocities he equivocated and nitpicked the evidence, and seemed to ignore Hamas’ role in prolonging this war
By Chaim Dragelof
Vigil on Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv.
December 1, 2023, 12:58 pm
OPINION: Sunday’s vigil for all faiths will elevate our shared humanity
The co-founder of Together for Humanity on an extraordinary vigil for Jews, Muslims, Christians and all religions taking place in London this weekend.
By Brendan Cox
Henry Kissinger in the West Wing when he was National Security Advisor
November 30, 2023, 12:51 pm
OPINION: Kissinger – the diplomat who shaped the world but remained a riddle
By Prof Colin Shindler, a Senior Research Fellow in Israel Studies at SOAS
The damage inflicted on Israeli kibbutzim near the Gaza border
November 30, 2023, 11:39 am
OPINION: I feared my UJIA trip to Israel would be ‘terrorism tourism’. It wasn’t
By Marc Lester, who heads an IT company and is a graduate of the Gamechangers Jewish Leadership programme
Protesters chanting ‘bring them home’ and singing of the Israeli national anthem, Hatikvah.
November 30, 2023, 10:11 am
OPINION: Uniting against hate is the only definitive action to safeguard our future
By Scott Saunders, founder and chair of UK March of the Living
Eddie Marsan
November 29, 2023, 3:55 pm
OPINION: Calling out fascists? It’s a rite of passage to us lads
Actor Eddie Marsan who spoke out at last Sunday’s march against antisemitism says it all started with the TV series Ridley Road
By Eddie Marsan
Banner at Palestine protest outside Parliament ahead of Gaza vote
November 29, 2023, 3:31 pm
OPINION: Anti-racism education needs to move beyond lectures. Here’s why
By Marc Cave, director of the National Holocaust Museum, whose ‘Racism Response Unit’ launches this week
Emily Hand reunites with her father.
November 29, 2023, 3:14 pm
OPINION: Israelis know that this is a pause – not the beginning of a ceasefire
By Richard Miron, a former spokesman for the UN Secretary General's Middle East Envoy
People assemble in central London in 2021 in support of Israel.
November 29, 2023, 1:33 pm
OPINION: Polls show sympathy for Israel… so why do we still feel so isolated?
By Dr Jonathan Boyd, director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) in London
November 29, 2023, 12:53 pm
OPINION – MAUREEN LIPMAN: The largest Jewish gathering in history, noch without any food
The hugely-loved community figure says she is proud of 'my brave people and their compassionate colleagues' on a historic day in central London
By Maureen Lipman
The antisemitism protest march on 26 November was led by stars such as Eddie Marsan, Rachel Riley, Vanessa Feltz, and Maureen Lipman. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
November 28, 2023, 4:08 pm
OPINION: UK sympathy for Israel is highest in years, so why do we feel so isolated?
The world has changed and we, as a community, urgently need to step up our act, warns the executive director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
Elon Musk and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit Kfar Aza
November 28, 2023, 10:59 am
OPINION: Musk makes a virtue out of creating a safe space for racists
Chief executive the Center for Countering Digital Hate says Elon Musk's words and deeds have fallen short of the minimum standard expected of the owner of the world’s most influential social media platform
By Imran Ahmed
Israeli flag
November 23, 2023, 4:43 pm
OPINION: Will we have Zionist grandchildren?
'We have failed to educate our children properly about Israel', writes Adam Taub
By Adam Taub
TIKTOK (Photo by Kon Karampelas on Unsplash)
November 23, 2023, 10:40 am
OPINION: Big tech is hiding behind the free speech mantra
AI ought to offer the tools to kill internet hate. It won’t because the tech tribes have no interest in interrupting traffic, writes Alex Brummer
By Alex Brummer
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