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Sep 15, 2026, 12:06 AM

Labour’s Faustian pact: Its soul for… well, what exactly?

I would like to return briefly to the outrageous hypocrisy of our government – the UK govt, that is – and in particular the grandstanding and showboating of the Foreign Secretary at the Despatch Box that would have made...

Sep 12, 2026, 10:52 AM

The Jew, the Jew, shalt thou pursue?

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In a statement to the House of Commons on 8 September 2026, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced that His Majesty’s Government would introduce a ban on imports into Britain of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West...

Sep 11, 2026, 7:06 PM

Political discourse is starting to turn rancid in the UK

At a large anti-Iranian regime demonstration in England 2026. Not one mask being worn. Pic: Ed Moss

In recent years, British public discourse has become more hostile and polarised. Politicians, journalists, academics, employers, public servants, and ordinary citizens report growing reluctance to express their views openly for fear of harassment, organised pressure campaigns, reputational damage, or...

Sep 11, 2026, 2:27 PM

Miliband’s Sanctions Put Britain’s Relationship with Israel at Risk

Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron, Judea and Samaria (Wikimedia commons)

This week, Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, decided to sanction Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Miliband does not believe that the Jewish people have a right to live in Judea and, rather than sanctioning terrorist organisations such...

Sep 9, 2026, 8:56 PM

Separation Is Not Justice

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A boycott cannot build coexistence. Ed Miliband's speech deserved a serious answer; his policy deserves a firm rejection. The British foreign secretary spoke movingly about the sanctuary Israel gave his grandmother after the Nazis murdered his grandfather and 60 other...

Sep 9, 2026, 6:29 AM

A Rosh Hashanah Letter to His Majesty’s Government

Before you boycott Israel, remember the history—and help us build a better future Over the past few days, Britain has moved from criticism of Israel towards economic action. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has announced an import ban on goods from Israeli...

Sep 9, 2026, 4:28 AM

Britain’s trade ban should be blamed on the Israeli government

I do not support the boycott of Israeli goods from the West Bank, such as the boycott by Britain. At the same time, however, I believe that the Israeli government deserves much of the blame for these boycotts, even...

Yaakov Chaliotis

Jul 30, 2026, 11:11 PM

The Union Jack Belongs to All of Us — Sarah Sackman Should Know Better

There are moments in public life when a politician reveals, almost accidentally, the assumptions through which they see their own community. Sarah Sackman’s intervention over the flags displayed in Temple Fortune and Golders Green is one such moment. Sackman is...

Andrew Logan Lawrence

Jul 20, 2026, 7:21 PM

Starmer Is Gone. What Did He Leave British Jews?

20/07/2026. London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street for the final time before Andy Burnham becomes the new Prime Minister. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

This morning Keir Starmer went to Buckingham Palace and gave up the job. A little later Andy Burnham arrived, kissed hands, and became the 59th prime minister of the United Kingdom, the seventh in a decade. He ran unopposed,...

Yaakov Chaliotis

Jul 16, 2026, 3:07 PM

Was Starmer So Bad for the Jews and Israel?

He cleaned Labour of antisemitism, then guarded Britain's Jews with record funding — but only after the fires, the stabbings and Heaton Park. A verdict on Keir Starmer as he leaves office. Barring surprises, Keir Starmer will leave Downing Street...

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