Gabrielle Apfel, at The Blogs

Aug 12, 2024, 3:29 PM

Israel and the US should be more concerned about an imminently nuclear Iran

President Biden on a call with Ukranian President Zelensky (Author: White House) (Source: https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1469086503406034946 )

The past nine and a half months have witnessed unrelenting attacks on Israel from multiple fronts. This series of assaults began with October 7th, and, in an unprecedented move, culminated, on April 14th, in the Islamic Republic of Iran...

Aug 7, 2024, 2:47 PM

Antisemitism has been thrown out of the mainstream Parliamentary party window

Four and a half years ago, I remember election night. The anxiety that preceded the exit poll. Nearly half of UK Jews were seriously considering leaving the country, should Corbyn have won. Luckily, he didn’t. The elation I felt when...

Jan 8, 2024, 12:27 PM

The Existence of Israel and the Meaning of Zionism

Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - PM Golda Meir visiting kibbutz Ein Gedi https://www.flickr.com/photos/government_press_office/6339664023/

In the Torah, the land of Israel is referred to as ‘Zion’, as one of its names. To be a Zionist means to recognise the land of Israel as the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people and to believe...

Dec 28, 2023, 4:30 PM

Rishi Sunak is cowering in the face of Iran

If I were to tell you that there is a militant group that had tried to kill 15 British residents and citizens in a 13 month period, is a military arm of a totalitarian regime that regularly threatens to...

Nov 8, 2023, 2:39 AM

Jews at Cambridge University Are Under Attack; But We Must Not Back Down

Onlookers on King's Parade, Cambridge, stare at a sign that reads, 'Gaza - Warsaw Ghetto Part II' 28.10.2023

In 1986, Elie Wiesel, the late activist and writer, received the Nobel Peace Prize for speaking out against injustice and defending human rights. In his acceptance speech he said, “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never...

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Gabrielle Apfel is a History student at the University of Cambridge. Gabrielle is also the President of Cambridge University Israel Society, and has interned at Labour Friends of Israel.

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