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June 7, 2013
3:31 pm

British MP: “You look like a bloody Jew”

In last night's Panorama documentary which exposed the British, Conservative Member of Parliament Patrick Mercer and his alleged lobbying connections, one particular moment caught my eye. The lobbying stuff......

May 16, 2013
3:43 am

Stop Britain funding anti-Israel activities

It was Leo Tolstoy, I believe, who wrote that government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us. That thought, often ridiculed by the reductionist......

April 28, 2013
2:45 pm

Cameron’s Cabinet minister and her anti-Israel allies

Earlier this month I wrote about one of Britain's 'leading' political figures - someone who has attracted much in the way of criticism following her appointment to the......

March 21, 2013
2:19 pm

Where’s the love for Gaza, guys?

An excellent blog appeared on my website today. I wish you would all read it and send it to your friends, family members and those concerned by the......

January 27, 2013
9:55 am

The Netanyahu cartoon that almost ruined my iPad

The part of my weekend I enjoy most is Sunday mornings. Usually I wake up with a fond memory of the night before (in this case it was dinner and......

January 16, 2013
2:24 pm

‘Muslim Patrols’ harass Londoners

This morning we reported over at The Commentator about a new group, or at least a new YouTube channel, that is targeting people in East London - especially women. Residents......

November 20, 2012
12:17 pm

How do you convince the BBC that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel?

Maybe tell them to their faces? Well, I tried at least. You all remember this of course. So I thought that, while I was in Jerusalem, having just heard the......

October 10, 2012
4:43 pm

Hague: No truck for Israel delegitimisers

Questions are often asked of the British government's approach to their supposed ally, Israel. I ask these questions all the time. It unnerves me when Foreign Office documents show......

September 2, 2012
9:09 pm

British MP tells anti-Assad audience member, “You make me sick”

If you can get over the mock Arab accent that British Member of Parliament George Galloway puts on during his new show for al-Mayadeen TV, you'll likely take the same path......

August 26, 2012
1:15 pm

BBC releases Balen Report… legal costs

Finally! The BBC has released the Balen Report... uh.. legal costs. Sorry to get your hopes up. But perhaps with your help, that will be my next blog. In the meantime,......

August 15, 2012
6:34 pm

Ever wondered why the BBC and Guardian lines are so similar?

Spirit. I'll tell ye. 'Tis not vain or fabulous (Though so esteemed by shallow ignorance) What the sage poets, taught by the heavenly Muse, Storied of old in high immortal verse Of dire......