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July 2020

July 26, 2020

“History will judge us” – Have Progressive Rabbis reached the end of the road on Israel?

Progressive rabbis in the UK have written to the Israeli embassy in London to express...

April 2020

April 18, 2020

Edgy Jewish reflections on a Covid-19 exit strategy

The last blog post I published was sent from a world which no longer exists....

December 2019

December 21, 2019

How (not) to tackle antisemitism in the Age of Boris

For some in the Jewish community, the defeat of the Labour Party in the UK...

October 2019

October 19, 2019

Extinction Rebellion has shown me the way forward for Jewish solidarity with Palestine

What makes some Jewish rebellions more acceptable than others? When can you use Judaism in...

September 2019

September 21, 2019

The Climate Emergency makes Zionism obsolete, but Judaism could help save the planet

The Climate Emergency makes Zionism redundant as a future response to antisemitism; it’s already responsible...

March 2019

March 10, 2019

Only by moving beyond Zionism will Christian-Jewish dialogue progress

Christian-Jewish interfaith dialogue is looking ever more morally compromised when it comes to Israel When...

November 2018

November 25, 2018

As British Quakers divest from the Occupation, Jewish leaders seek to discredit and smear them

Last week Quakers in Britain became the first Christian denomination in the U.K. to adopt...

October 2018

October 18, 2018

Christian-Jewish dialogue must be more than taking tea and talking antisemitism

“No religion is an island” – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, November 1965 Dear Archbishop Justin...

April 2018

April 08, 2018

As Israel turns 70 it’s high time we Jews ditched Zionism for the sake of everyone

When Israeli soldiers shoot, maim and kill unarmed Palestinian protestors living under Israeli siege in...

March 2018

March 05, 2018

Dear Prince William, if you have to go, make it count

Dear Prince William To be honest I’d rather you didn’t go to Israel this summer....

January 2018

January 04, 2018

“Did you enjoy Oslo?” London’s West End applauds a failed peace process

As we were leaving the theatre an email dropped into my inbox inviting me to...

October 2017

October 22, 2017

Corbyn and Arkush show how Balfour is marking the end of the British consensus on Israel

This past week Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn snubbed a dinner invitation from the Jewish...

July 2017

July 07, 2017

Brace Yourselves for Costly Palestinian Solidarity

Well, you can't say you haven't been told. The Christian community in Occupied Palestine has...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

From Manchester to Jerusalem: The Limits of Trump’s Terror Narrative

A few hundred yards from the office where I work, 22 people were murdered on...

April 2017

April 02, 2017

Zionism, Apartheid and the Delegitimisation of Passover

'Delegitimisation' is the favourite attack word used by defenders of Israel's unique (mis)understanding of democracy....

January 2017

January 01, 2017

Love in the Age of Trump

There’s a part of me thinking that Donald Trump’s inauguration can’t come soon enough. I’m...

December 2016

December 03, 2016

“OMG! I’ve just renounced my right to Jewish national self-determination.”

Okay, here goes. I'm renouncing my right to Jewish national self-determination. OMG! There. I've done...

November 2016

November 06, 2016

Reclaiming the lost Jewish voices of the Balfour Declaration

A leading member of the British Jewish establishment has written: “Zionism and Zionistic activities not...

October 2016

October 22, 2016

‘Children of Palestine’ – the radical new folk song bringing the tragedy to a new audience

How do you explain the tragedy of Palestinian history in just two and half minutes?...

May 2016

May 08, 2016

Letter from an anti-BDS Arab to a Jewish BDS supporter [and this Jew’s BDS response]

A member of my family sent me this open letter to BDS supporting Jews, hoping...

October 2015

October 21, 2015

“Dear Chief Rabbi…” The Knife Intifada sermon that failed the test of moral and communal leadership

My open letter to Britain's Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis Dear Chief Rabbi Mirvis I've just...

October 01, 2015

How Does Israel Get Away With It? A leading Jewish Israeli activist speaks out

Palestinian pacification, Franz Kafka, the global arms trade and why the Boycott movement needs to...

July 2015

July 23, 2015

Did the BBC cover up the antisemitism of Gaza’s children?

Has a mistranslation in a BBC documentary created an image of innocence where none should...

June 2015

June 10, 2015

I’m New Here! Rescuing the Hebrew Covenant One Blog Post at a Time

Like the title of my blog says, I'm writing from the edge. But which edge? And...

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