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Apr 30, 2016, 10:53 PM

The UK Labour Party has been rocked to its core in recent months as the Antisemitism scandal continually makes national headlines, however as many Jewish people know only too well, Antisemitism on the left is nothing new. Whereas some may seek to blame the Israel...

Sep 3, 2015, 7:56 PM

All that’s wrong with UNRWA

In 1950, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) set out with a simple aim: to relocate, aid and integrate refugees created as a result of Israeli Arab war of 1947-48....

Jul 31, 2015, 7:19 PM

The day I was ashamed to be a Jew

Friday morning’s arson attack, which resulted in the death of an 18-month old Palestinian toddler in the West Bank village of Duma, is a disgrace to the Jewish faith. The, so called, ‘religious’ Jews who carried out this despicable act...

Jul 31, 2015, 3:31 PM

Why it won’t be Lebanon… yet

Recently, speculation over a new war on Israel’s front with Hezbollah in Lebanon has been on the rise. Reports of a hole found in the border fence and the Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) relocation of Iron Dome missile defence...

Jul 10, 2015, 7:00 PM

Is it time to recognise Palestine?

As more and more nations join the bandwagon of recognising Palestine, one must ask the question: What does this achieve? Currently, 136 of 193 UN member states recognise the State of Palestine. The de facto reality in the Palestinian Authority-controlled...

Jun 4, 2015, 3:02 PM

The Death of Antisemitism

Since Pharaoh’s oppression of the Hebrews in Ancient Egypt, antisemitism has plagued the world’s history books. However, three and a half thousand years later, it can finally be said: Antisemitism is dead. The evidence of this can be found not...

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Joshua studies at the University of Nottingham. He is involved in Jsoc, the National Union of Students and the Board of Deputies of British Jews.