Many people fail to understand the level of trauma that Oct 7 inflicted on Israelis. And many who do understand that, can't understand why a majority of Israelis nevertheless support a ceasefire. Here's my perspective on both after 600 days of war.

The BBC has always been a joke... Here's Chief Correspondent, Jeremy Bowen, pretending to be under Russian attack when an elderly Ukrainian lady walking her dog stops to make sure he's okay.

Ruby Chen, whose son Itay was captured and murdered by Hamas on Oct 7: “Those who don’t want a state commission of inquiry, I warn you: history will judge you harshly. Your name will bear the mark of Cain for generations to come after the public kicks you out.” Amen

This speaker has now been banned from the @UCL campus, pending an investigation. The Students for Justice in Palestine society has also been banned from holding any further events whilst the investigation takes place. We welcome this swift action. Antisemitism must have no

In other news… Here are two of Britain’s prime contenders for the Joseph Goebbels Award for Antisemitic Propaganda criticizing the BBC for its “pro-Israel coverage”. 🤣🤣

This is good. But still nothing from the leader of the party. The Prime Minister.

Illiberal nationalist Israelis like Chikli don’t get it. They’ve forgotten Jewish history. Conspiracy theorists and populists - even if they’re pro-Israel for their own reasons - will invariably arrive at antisemitism.

Imagine the liberation @jeremycorbyn feels being able to openly proclaim his anti-Zionism. In the Labour Party he had to keep resorting to euphemism and denying things he’d said and written on the record. With “Jezbollah”, he can finally be honest about his bigotry.

“Ben Gvir is a national disaster… a disgrace to Judaism and a shame on Zionism. He is a dangerous Jewish fascist… Citizens have the complete right to stand up to him and express their disapproval.” Opposition Leader @YairLapid

Yup. That pretty much sums up old Itamar. (I’d add “convicted criminal”.)

@RestIsPolitics Well, Rory, the thing is I listen to people who know more about Israel than you do. Clue: they live there. Haviv Rettig Gur for one. I can list a dozen more.

I feel like it should be bigger news that Tucker Carlson gave a glowing softball interview to a paid foreign agent of Venezuela without disclosing it to his audience. Why is no one talking about it? Where is all the outrage from the people clutching their pearls about AIPAC?

It’s now been revealed that Tucker Carlson hosted a guest paid by Maduro to praise the Venezuelan regime — and another paid by the Nigerian government to deny Christian massacres. This is what pure propaganda looks like.

I don’t remember a European leader engaging in Holocaust denigration as Norwegian PM @jonasgahrstore did this afternoon. He misused the anniversary of the November Pogrom (“Kristalnacht”) to partner with those that seek to leave the Jewish People stateless and defenseless again.

A woman accused Karim Khan of rape. He then apparently issued arrest warrant for Bibi, pressured his accuser to shut up--and now a Qatari intel op reportedly targeted the victim to discredit her. Every accusation against Israel is projection.

Yes, how dare the police obey the law rather than the political dictates of authoritarian ministers…

Senior Fellow Paul Gross talks to former MK and former Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism, Michal Cotler-Wunsh.Cotler-Wunsh ⁦@pauldgross⁩ ⁦@CotlerWunsh⁩ ⁦@BeginCenter⁩

Superbly written essay by James Inverne on the extent of the damage being done to Israel by its own Prime Minister. https://t.co/kfvFZLvwZ3 via @timesofisrael

I find Rory’s attempts to paint himself as an expert on the Middle East and to patronise anyone he deems less expert infuriating. As an Israeli who writes and lectures about my country, I find his analysis to be shallow and typical of British Arabists of an earlier vintage.

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🚨WATCH: Rabbi Ami Hirsch, one of the leading Reform Rabbis in the US, met with the new mayor of New York, the Jew-hater Zohran Mamdani. His conclusion: Mamdani's views on Israel are identical to those of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran 👇