One of the mysteries of the war against Israel is the extent to which a monstrously twisted narrative about Israel and the Palestinian Arabs — casting the former as evil and the latter as …
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Melanie Phillips
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2/22/23
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Liberal Jews in both the Diaspora and Israel have been hyperventilating over the “extremist” ministers in the incoming government headed by Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin …
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By Melanie Phillips
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12/28/22
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A perverse feature of the Jewish people is that they make one particular mistake over and over again. They are persecuted. They frantically try to assimilate into their host community in the …
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By Melanie Phillips
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12/7/22
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We are accustomed to wars being waged in the name of religion. There’s less acknowledgment of the war being waged upon religion and on the religious mindset by Western secularists.
One …
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By Melanie Phillips
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8/3/22
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A great victory has been declared over BDS, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement whose aim is the destruction of Israel.
Last summer, the Unilever-owned company Ben & …
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By Melanie Phillips
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7/6/22
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People dining this week on the charming terrace at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel were surprised to find at the next table Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. Given …
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By Melanie Phillips
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6/28/22
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A Palestinian Arab journalist with Al Jazeera, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot dead last week in a firefight between Hamas and the Israelis in the West Bank city of Jenin.
Western …
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By Melanie Phillips
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5/18/22
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The onslaught against Ukraine by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is a horrific tragedy for all Ukrainians as well as a crisis for Europe and the west in general. Nevertheless …
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By Melanie Phillips
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3/9/22
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The attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, where the rabbi and three other Jews were taken hostage until they managed to escape unharmed, was shocking enough.
What has …
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By Melanie Phillips
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1/26/22
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The violent scenes surrounding the appearance by Israel’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely, at the London School of Economics (LSE) shocked decent people in …
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By Melanie Phillips
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11/17/21
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