News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
What do 'Queers for Palestine' and radical Islamists have in common? They are both authoritarian movements seeking to impose their beliefs on everyone else, says Prof James Alexander.
Labour’s expected manifesto pledge to recognise a Palestinian state is a gift to Jihad and a perverse reward for Hamas's October 7th pogrom, says Jake Wallis Simons. But do the Palestinians actually want a state?
Norwegian journalist Kathrine Jebsen Moore explains why she's so ashamed that her country decided to join Spain and Ireland in recognising the Palestinian state, thereby rewarding Hamas for the October 7th massacre.
Following a celebrity boycott, the organisers of the Hay Festival have terminated their sponsorship deal with investment firm Baillie Gifford due to the firm's ties to Israel and fossil fuel companies.
Ramesh Thakur, who as a senior UN official helped set up the ICC, says he will regret his involvement if the court goes ahead and allows the arrest of Israel's leaders.
The recent halving of the Gaza civilian death toll by the UN should be the moment that the case against Israel’s 'genocide' goes into terminal collapse, argues Jake Wallis Simons.
A Palestinian student who said she was "full of pride and joy" after Hamas launched its attack on Israel has declared "I don’t regret it" after the Home Office revoked her visa.
Activists tried to have Israel barred from Eurovision and fellow contestants bullied 20-year-old Eden Golan. But the ordinary folk of Europe rallied round her and gave her the moral victory she deserved.
Don't let the doom goblin and her fellow 'anti-Zionists' win. Find out how to cast your vote in Eurovision for 20 year-old Eden Golan and send a message to all the keffiyeh-wearing Israelophobes.
Venues across the country are cancelling Eurovision gigs after Palestine protest groups instructed their followers to hound pubs showing the contest, with bars closing their doors as they fear for staff safety.
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