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May 16, 2021, 3:18 AM

I'm fed up. I don't want to write this, but I'm fed up. I'm fed up, and I've seen it all before. Two weeks ago I watched a programme on the BBC about Easter in Israel's holy sites. The presenter, a well-known...

Aug 21, 2014, 12:32 AM

Take a Look in The (Daily) Mirror

Having popped into a local supermarket to gather some essentials, the front cover, or a splash as it’s known in journalistic parlance, of The Daily Mirror on August 19th caught my eye on the newsstand. It features the...

Aug 16, 2014, 7:12 PM

Should We Get Back on the Tricycle?

It is with relief that the Tricycle Theatre in north London has reversed the decision to demand the UK Jewish Film Festival reject funding from the Israeli Embassy, in order to be hosted at this independent arts venue. Upon first...

Aug 15, 2014, 4:59 PM

The Problem with Sara and Dannii

Friends, earlier on I posted on facebook that I’d just “gotten involved in a debate on a thread of shared by over 22,000 people who ardently believe that Israel has committed pre-meditated murder in Gaza”. I said I'd report...

Aug 13, 2014, 9:58 AM

Why Palestine can’t be Freed

I am writing from London, where in the last month there have been an unprecedented amount of protests campaigning for Palestine to be freed, mirroring those that have taken place in almost every other major city on earth. Crowds...

Aug 9, 2014, 1:52 PM

Can we Jews EVER do enough to be accepted by you?

Aug 8, 2014, 2:47 PM

Personalise, don’t Polarise

There are two pertinent observations that come out of the ongoing escalated conflict between Hamas and Israel. The first is that this is a deeply desperate situation. Regardless of Israel’s actions, there can be no doubt that having Hamas...

Aug 6, 2014, 3:30 AM

Slippery slope at The Tricycle

Walking down Kilburn High Street in north London is to be surrounded by multi-culturalism. The aromas of Middle Eastern super-markets, packed in between Irish pubs and the obligatory greasy air of low cost fried chicken establishments found in every...

Aug 5, 2014, 12:34 PM

An old friend of mine, let's call her 'Jenny', recently shared Jon Snow's very emotive piece about his visit to Gaza, on facebook. She is a thoroughly good person, an educated person who cares about humanity and who only...

Aug 5, 2014, 12:21 PM

Investigate This

Friends, this week the UN Human Rights Commission began to investigate Israel for War Crimes committed in Gaza. Whatever you think of this decision, allow me to explain two things, one thing about the UN and one about Hamas....

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About Me

Blake Ezra is a writer on Middle Eastern Politics and the Jewish World, breaking down the complexities of difficult subjects to make them more accessible for any reader. Blake Ezra holds a BA (Hons) in Middle Eastern Politics from Manchester University and is a Graduate of the Institute for Youth Leaders from Abroad in Jerusalem.