Category Archives: British Jews

British Zionism, Jews and Gaza

Posted on 04/09/2014 by Antony Lerman

Most Zionist organizations and Jewish leaders in the UK found it very difficult to cope with the fallout from Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. They were criticized from the right and the left. The right-wing Zionism they espouse ever more aggressively … Continue reading →

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Combating antisemitism and defending Israel: a potentially explosive mix

Posted on 08/08/2014 by Antony Lerman

If any more evidence were required to demonstrate that the Community Security Trust (CST), the private charity that describes its mission as monitoring and combating antisemitism on behalf of the British Jewish Community, is abusing its mandate by providing political … Continue reading →

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The abuse of dissenting Jews is shameful

Posted on 22/08/2012 by Antony Lerman

If you missed my op-ed – which was a kind of trailer for my just-published book – in the Guardian on Tuesday 21 August, here it is below. Judging by the over the top reaction from Jeremy Newmark of the … Continue reading →

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Now Ken has apologised to London’s Jews, was Freedland right to say ‘I won’t vote for him’?

Posted on 30/03/2012 by Antony Lerman

A day or two after Jonathan Freedland wrote an op-ed published in the Guardian announcing that he could not vote for Ken Livingstone as Mayor of London, because ‘he doesn’t care what hurt he causes Jews’, I started to write a … Continue reading →

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The one-state solution’s unlikely ‘supporters’: AIPAC and British Jewish leaders

Posted on 06/03/2012 by Antony Lerman

Despite the dire warnings, it seems that civilisation as we know it did not collapse after last weekend’s student conference at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, on Israel/Palestine and the One-State Solution. Who’d have guessed? US Senator Scott … Continue reading →

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‘Like going down Memory Lane’: Brits For Peace Now raises hopes but offers nothing new

Posted on 29/02/2012 by Antony Lerman

The launch of Brits For Peace Now (BFPN) at Portcullis House, London, on 27 February reflected well on its young leadership whose energy and dynamism ensured a good turnout — testament to the continuing desire for a peaceful resolution of … Continue reading →

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Acting responsibly as a trustee is what counts, not your views on Hamas – response to Martin Bright

Posted on 18/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

This piece is cross-posted from the Independent Jewish Voices website where it was published yesterday. Here’s the backkground: Martin Bright, the political editor of the Jewish Chronicle, originally attacked two organizations, Forward Thinking and CitizensUK/London Citizens, which develop dialogue with … Continue reading →

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A Damp Squib?: Doubts About the New UK ‘Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace’ Movement

Posted on 15/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

Yachad, a new ‘pro-Israel, pro-peace’ movement, inspired by the American J Street liberal, political lobby group, was launched in the UK in April. Much heralded and anticipated, since its website went live, little has been heard from it. Is Yachad … Continue reading →

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How Feelings of Jewish Insecurity are Aggravated by the Community Security Trust

Posted on 13/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

I have always given credit to the Community Security Trust, the private charity that monitors and combats antisemitism in the UK, for its efforts to record expressions of antisemitism as diligently and rigorously as possible. Some accuse CST of deliberately … Continue reading →

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Jewish Chronicle: End the Witch-Hunt

Posted on 07/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

This piece is cross-posted from Independent Jewish Voices Three weeks ago the Jewish Chronicle published a front page attack on the Pears Foundation for providing funds to Forward Thinking, a charity aiming to build greater understanding ‘between the diverse grassroots Muslim communities and the wider … Continue reading →

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