- “‘Israel denies it was responsible for blast at Gaza hospital that ‘killed 500’: Tel Aviv blames Islamic Jihad rocket for carnage – but Palestinian leader Abbas cancels meeting with Biden” – Israel has denied it was responsible for the blast at a hospital in Gaza that the Hamas claims killed at least 500 people and has more trapped under rubble, the Mail reports.
- “Both sides deny being behind Gaza hospital strike” – The IDF says it does not target civilians and that its intelligence shows that Islamic Jihad is to blame (perhaps via a misfired rocket barrage), while the Palestinian Islamic Jihad has also denied responsibility, according to the Spectator.
- “Why won’t the Jews just let themselves be killed?” – Nothing better captures the moral decay of our woke elites than their haughty disdain for the State of Israel, says Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.
- “What liberals say about Israel… and what they really mean” – A helpful beginner’s guide to centrist hypocrisy over Islamist terror from the Telegraph‘s Michael Deacon.
- “The Deep Roots of the Left’s Deafening Silence on Hamas” – There are serious ideological reasons why parts of the Left have gone so badly astray, and the implications go far beyond the conflict in the Middle East, says Yascha Mounk in Persuasion.
- “Ofcom Suspends Director of Online Safety Over Anti-Israel Posts on Social Media” – After Guido revealed the vociferously anti-Israel views of its Director of Online Safety Supervision, Fadzai Madzingira, Ofcom has suspended her.
- “BBC programme questions whether Hamas massacre took place” – A BBC programme has raised questions about whether the Hamas massacre at Kfar Aza kibbutz had really taken place, according to the Telegraph.
- “Are we on the brink of WWIII? Justin Bronk reveals how Israeli invasion of Gaza could trigger a wider conflict that could see Russia and China supporting Iran while lining up against America and the West – while stopping short of direct hostilities” – The senior research fellow at London’s Royal United Services Institute analyses the situation in Israel and its global context for the Mail.
- “Europe urged to take one million Gazans if it ‘cares about human rights so much’” – Europe should take in the one million people trying to flee Gaza if it cares “about human rights so much”, a senior Egyptian official reportedly told a European counterpart, according to the Telegraph. Implying Egypt doesn’t…?
- “Only 9% of Labour voters sympathise with Israel over Palestine” – UnHerd reports on a new poll that finds just 9% of Labour voters are more sympathetic with Israel in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
- “Europe must refuse to be terrorised” – First France, now Belgium – Islamist terrorism has made its bloodstained return to the continent, says Tom Slater in Spiked.
- “Scientists discover ‘real’ cause of Long Covid” – Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found patients with the lingering condition have two things in common: they have remnants of the virus in their gut and lower levels of serotonin, according to the Mail.
- “Greta Thunberg is arrested at London protest after slamming oil giants” – The 20-year-old Swedish activist could be seen smiling as she was detained by officers and led to a waiting police van after joining a protest outside a fossil fuel conference in London, the Mail reports.
- “Why is Greta protesting against a wind farm?” – Not even renewable energy is safe from the deluded eco-activists, says James Woudhuysen in Spiked.
- “Scaffolder Launches Crowdfunding to Challenge Ulez Charges After Legal Victory” – Anti-Ulez protesters hope a pioneering test case may set a precedent for the future of Ulez, leaving anyone able to appeal future fines, reports the Epoch Times.
- “British Ju Jitsu conducting ‘urgent review’ of transgender policy after Navratilova brands them ‘jerks’” – The nine-time Wimbledon champion denounced the updated policy which permits transgender women in the sport’s female category as “dangerous”, according to the Telegraph.
- “Parents aren’t being told the awful truth about sex education in schools” – The Prime Minister should make good on his promise to let parents know what their children are being taught, says Miriam Cates MP in the Telegraph.
- “Western nations are sick and tired of woke racism” – The failure of Australia’s indigenous ‘voice’ referendum is a victory for common sense, says Helen Dale in the Telegraph.
- “Transgender world champion fencer branded ‘entitled cheat’” – A transgender fencer competing in the over-70s women’s category has been branded an “entitled cheat” after beating a 14-time champion for a world title.
- “Trans woman, 37, who brutally attacked two girlfriends walks free” – April Welsh from Caerphilly, Wales, has walked free despite launching brutal attacks against two girlfriends, after a court was told he would be “vulnerable” inside prison, reports the Mail.
- “In defence of Steve Bell” – The Spectator‘s Fraser Nelson goes into bat for Steve Bell, the Guardian cartoonist sacked for what the paper deemed to be an antisemitic cartoon, defending him on behalf of free speech and the art of the political lampoon.
- “Pfizer issued a press release Friday afternoon stating definitively that mRNA covid vaccines ‘show increased risks’ of myocarditis and pericarditis” – Kristen Mag tweets the overdue acknowledgement from the vaccine company.
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