- “MP resigns as Shadow Minister in protest over Labour’s position on a Gaza ceasefire” – The Shadow Minister, Imran Hussain, has resigned to “strongly advocate“ for a Gaza ceasefire, reports the Telegraph.
- “Met chief says ‘no law exists’ to stop pro-Palestine protest on Armistice Day” – The Met Police Commissioner has said he cannot ban a pro-Palestinian protest on Armistice Day because there is currently no “threat of serious disorder”, says the Telegraph.
- “Pro-Palestine protestors declare ‘the Met Police are with us!’ as they feel ‘vindicated’ by Sir Mark Rowley” – The leader of a pro-Palestine protest group has claimed that the Met are “with them”, as they plan to march again on Remembrance weekend, according to GB News.
- “Sunak to hold Met chief ‘accountable’ for decision not to ban pro-Palestine march” – Rishi Sunak has vowed to hold the Met Police Commissioner “accountable” for his defiance of demands for a ban on a pro-Palestinian march planned for Armistice Day, reports the Guardian.
- “Suella Braverman brands Met biased over Gaza march” – TheTimes summarises Suella Braverman’s article accusing the Metropolitan Police of “playing favourites” with protesters.
- “Police must be even-handed with protests” – There is a perception that senior officers play favourites when it comes to protesters, writes Suella Braverman in the Times, contrasting the heavy-handed treatment of anti-lockdown protestors to the knee-taking fawning towards BLM protestors.
- “Pro-Palestinian Armistice Day march must go ahead, says Churchill’s grandson” – Nicholas Soames, Winston Churchill’s grandson, has said that a pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day must be allowed to go ahead, according to the Telegraph.
- “‘It’s controversial, but I think Hamas are freedom fighters’” – The organisers of the anti-Israel marches say they are peaceful. The Campaign Against Antisemitism spoke to attendees to see for themselves…
- “Extremism is thriving in Britain and our leaders have already surrendered” – So far the Government’s response to the eruption of antisemitism has failed to meet the scale of the problem, writes Allister Heath in the Telegraph.
- “‘Torrent of antisemitism’ at UCL must be investigated, say 500 alumni” – University College London is being urged to investigate an ‘‘appalling torrent of antisemitism’’ that has swept the institution, reports the Telegraph.
- “TikTok teens have an antisemitism blind spot” – The tide of antisemitism that has poured out since the October 7th attack shows that Jews are the last minority it’s acceptable to hate, observes Stephen Daisley in the Spectator.
- “When poppy sellers cannot honour the dead, we must take a stand” – It shows how weak our country has become if a patriotic day raising money for veterans ends with them surrounded by enemies of Britain, writes Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
- “Queers for Palestine? More like turkeys for Christmas…” – This rainbow coalition of Hamas-lovers and LGBTQ activists is bound to end in tears, says Julie Burchill in Spiked.
- “When will those ‘marching for Palestine’ do the right thing?” – Every demo so far has involved nasty flashes of the world’s oldest hatred, writes Brendan O’Neill in the Spectator.
- “Hamas terrorists’ last stand at Gaza hospital” – In a showdown relayed by a Telegraph reporter, Israeli warplanes, tanks and infantry cornered the last remains of a 1,000-strong Hamas battalion.
- “Israel is running out of time before Biden damns it to defeat” – We should be alarmed: The U.S.’s support for Israel is rapidly eroding, in part thanks to Iran’s propaganda efforts, warns John Bolton in the Telegraph.
- “Muslim antisemitism and the Western Left” – The pro-Hamas demonstrations are driven by the identification of Israel with ‘colonialism’ and the idea that the Palestinians are anti-colonialists. This approach is based on ignorance, says Benny Morris in Quillette.
- “Ex-pro soccer player appears to flash Nazi salute to pro-Israel demonstrators” – Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel, a former player in the U.S.’s National Women’s Soccer League, was filmed giving the ‘Sieg Heil’ Nazi salute at pro-Israel protestors in Los Angeles, according to Fox News.
- “Debanking complaints surge in wake of Nigel Farage’s NatWest scandal” – New figures show that complaints about bank account closures have jumped in the wake of the Nigel Farage debanking scandal, reports the Telegraph.
- “Burning bridges, giving up, forgiving and reconciling” – Covid fractured many relationships. Can they be salvaged, asks Igor Chudov on Substack.
- “Vorderman fired from BBC over social media posts” – BBC Wales has fired Carol Vorderman after she continued to breach the BBC’s social media impartiality rules, says Guido Fawkes.
- “Just Stop Oil activists block ambulance trying to ‘save a life’” – A paramedic begged police to clear Just Stop Oil protesters out of the road so he could attend a ‘life or death’ emergency as they held up traffic on Waterloo Bridge, reports the Mail.
- “New documents reveal U.S. Department of Homeland Security conspiracy to violate First Amendment and interfere in elections” – On the Public Substack, Alex Gutentag and Michael Shellenberger make the case that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a Stanford think tank were involved in censorship and election interference.
- “A game of Jenga and two bits of good news” – On his blog, Dr. Hugh Willbourn highlights the importance of scepticism and curiosity as sources of hope amid frustration over wars, economic challenges and the impact of COVID-19 interventions.
- “Lloyd’s of London will pay £52 million over historical slavery links” – Lloyd’s of London will pay £52 million to charities in recognition of its historical links to the slave trade – but it will not pay reparations directly to the descendants of slaves, says the Mail.
- “Piers Morgan vs Douglas Murray under fire at Israel-Gaza border” – Douglas Murray deals with incoming rocket fire and Piers Morgan in an interview for TalkTV from the Israel-Gaza border.
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