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Matthew Kimmelman

Jul 14, 2023, 10:50 AM

Remembering the Jewish Influences of Sir Martin Amis

Martin Amis 2007
Photo by: Javier Arce, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

What do you do when the man who taught you what it means to die takes their final breath? This was the thought that raced through my mind on 20 May 2023 when a notification from the BBC flashed...

May 29, 2023, 12:01 PM

A Handy List of Leftwing Antisemitism

Screenshot, Blazing Saddles.

Rightwing antisemitism is easy to spot. It's in your face, covered in swastikas, wearing white hoods or Hawaiian shirts, holding tiki torches, and there's no question that it exists. However, leftwing antisemitism is different. It's subversive and covert to most...

Apr 17, 2022, 5:11 PM

Mark Twain among the Jews

'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' was my introduction to classical literature and still stands as one of my favourite novels. The eponymous character endeared himself to me from the opening sentences: "You don't know about me without you have...

Peter John Beyfus

Feb 25, 2022, 1:45 PM

A Point of Principle

It is not surprising anti-war protests across Russia have been broken up by police, with many arrests being made. This is to be expected in a country where free speech is limited to what the state media deems acceptable. We...

Judith Ornstein

Jul 16, 2021, 12:37 PM

Maxine Peake and medical aid for Palestinians

Open letter to Maxine Peake about medical aid for Palestinians Dear Maxine, Over the past days soi-disant human rights organisations have encouraged Palestinian extremists, fed fear, and as a result stopped the Palestinians getting life-saving Covid vaccine. Why? Because the vaccine...

May 17, 2021, 5:20 PM

Who are the emboldeners?

By now, you’ve probably seen the video of the four British thugs who shouted anti-Semitic expletives from their car in North London. The event took place moments from my parents’ home and I found the video footage profoundly upsetting. Thankfully,...

May 16, 2021, 6:57 PM

The Writing On The Wall

The writing is on the wall – literally. Crowds of anti-Semites, anywhere between 20,000 and 100,000, gathered near the Israeli embassy in London holding placards denouncing the Jewish state for defending itself against an implacable enemy. There was no major...

Feb 15, 2021, 9:56 PM

A post-Corbyn Labour

It is no secret that in recent years Britain has been dealing with an anti-Semitism problem within one of its major political parties. The nature of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership is the largest political anti-Semitism scandal...

Dec 1, 2020, 1:06 PM

A glimpse of the future at the JLM conference

Ruth Smeeth, Keir Starmer, Peter Mandelson and Margaret Hodge speaking at the JLM One Day virtual conference (Screenshots via JLM)

Last weekend’s Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) Conference will be seen many years in the future as a critical and historic event. Never in the 100 year history of JLM have so many of the Labour party’s leadership, past and...

Nov 18, 2020, 5:35 PM

With Corbyn allowed back, who will be held accountable?

JLM Chair Mike Katz, Ruth Smeeth, Campaigns Officer Adam Langleben, (front row) Margaret Hodge and National Secretary Peter Mason, during a press conference by the Jewish Labour Movement at the offices of Mishcon de Reya in London, following the publication of damming anti-Semitism report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). (Via Jewish News)

On the day of the release of the EHRC report, Jeremy Corbyn characteristically achieved the very same that he had done throughout his leadership. He positioned himself as the victim of Labour antisemitism. He is not the victim of...

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