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May 22, 2019, 2:29 PM

I have agonised over writing this piece. As a pro Israel activist, I am used to running the gauntlet of left wing and Islamist Israel haters. As an unafraid Jew, I am used to standing up against antisemitism. But...

Mar 5, 2019, 7:32 AM

Courageous Gentiles — a call to action

On Holocaust Remembrance Day we honour many righteous gentiles who did their best to rescue Jews and others from the hand of the oppressors. There are many famous names and examples, but I wonder can you name the European...

Aug 14, 2018, 8:11 PM

What deserves unequivocal condemnation?

Since 1 January 2018, how about: 1 January - two rockets fired from Gaza to Israel 3 January - four rockets fired from Gaza to Israel 2 February - two rockets fired from Gaza to Israel 17/18 February - Multiple rockets fired from...

Aug 13, 2018, 9:35 PM

IfNotNow, Then When?

WILL THE ANTI OCCUPATION MOVEMENT ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? I sent this email enquiry to #ifnotnow on 3 August 2018 and I am awaiting a response: All your information makes clear that you are against the occupation by Israel of Palestinian areas....

Jan 22, 2018, 11:56 PM

What is next for Palestine?

This question was posed by Ramzy Baroud of Al Jazeera who sought the opinions of '14 independent Palestinian intellectuals from across Palestine and the diaspora'. As he said, although they subscribe to different ideological schools of thought and come from different...

Sep 13, 2017, 4:52 AM

Yes, Israel has failed

When Israel won the War of Independence it could have ethnically cleansed all its opponents. Instead it allowed the 160,000 Arabs who remained in its borders at the ceasefire to become full citizens and to multiply over 10-fold to...

Jun 30, 2017, 11:47 PM

What should be the Jewish share of the Ottoman Empire?

What should be the Jewish share of the Ottoman Empire? Does that seem like rather a strange question? Maybe that's just because it hasn't been asked before. When the Ottoman Empire crumbled the land was divvied up and new Middle East...

Jun 18, 2017, 6:01 PM

Shame on the streets of London

The Al Quds rally in London today will shame us all. Shame on the rally’s organisers, who are encouraging participants to bring Hezbollah flags. Shame on our British government who distinguish between the military wing and the political branch...

Jun 11, 2017, 10:38 PM

We’ve grown so used to it, anti-Semitism literally trips of the tongue as if it were the most natural of words to encapsulate hatred of Jews. But why? The first use of the term is believed to have been in...

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About Me

Founder Pro Israel, Pro Palestinian, Pro Peace. Chair Jewish Resource Centre at the University of Roehampton, trustee of (Jewish) Renaissance Publishing. During her working life (now retired) she was Chief Executive of a number of UK national charities including the National Schizophrenia Fellowship, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Community Matters. Judy has served on the board of two national quangos including becoming a whistleblower.

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