Jeremy Corbyn can be accused of many things but learning from his mistakes isn’t one of them. The former Labour leader has never wanted to know what he does not know. He does not rethink, therefore he is. So don’t… Read More ›
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OPINION: The tick is nothing without the tock
My most vivid memory of my father’s parents, aside from their inability to eat spaghetti bolognaise, is the incessant tick-tock of the grandfather clock that echoed through their Whitechapel flat. I loved boasting to Grandpa Daniel and Granny Minnie that… Read More ›
OPINION: What horror might we wake to on Friday the 13th?
READERS of a sensitive disposition, look away now. In a few weeks’ time Britain’s prime minister could be a man who refused to sing the national anthem; paid tribute to IRA terrorists; considers the psychopaths of Hamas and Hezbollah his… Read More ›
FEATURE: Technion’s bright ideas prove anything is Mission: Possible
Haifa’s Technion Institute of Technology is Israel in a nutshell, bursting with energy and ambition. Richard Ferrer enrols for an afternoon Dah da da, dah da da, dah da, da-da, dah da da da, da, da! Your mission, should you… Read More ›
OPINION: A first for the British press shows united front against Labour
Every Thursday, for almost a decade, I’ve cautiously checked social media for the latest Jewish Chronicle and Jewish Telegraph front pages. As editor of rival title Jewish News, seeing if the other community papers have bigger stories, or have presented… Read More ›
OPINION: Corbyn’s Labour Party has very deep pockets
Hold the front page. Jeremy Corbyn has finally admitted his party’s anti-Semitism problem. On Sunday evening, after news broke he’d endorsed an anti-Semitic painting, the Labour leader issued an unprecedented apology for “pockets of anti-Semitism” in his party. Like the Jewish… Read More ›
REVIEW: Radiohead renews Israel love affair with marathon concert
‘We’re gonna play our fingers off!’ Thom Yorke tells Tel Aviv crowd during band’s longest gig for 11 years In sound and fury, Radiohead reaches the parts other bands cannot reach. Fury can wait. First the sound, soaring over Tel Aviv on Wednesday… Read More ›
VIDEO: Jerusalem conference on Jewish media
Speaking at a Jerusalem conference on new media economics and the viability of Jewish newspapers [7/12/16]: Click here for video
OPINION: From Obama to barmy
The popular consensus on President-elect Donald Trump’s march to the White House has been shock and horror. How can a man who says what he says and behaves how he behaves – while displaying the emotional maturity of a 12-year-old… Read More ›
OPINION: Want to spread Jew hate? Just tweet it
Each week my newspaper, Jewish News, shines a light on social media’s darkest corners, publishing the latest anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist Tweets in a section called ‘Thanks For Sharing’. Recent charm school graduates to feature include @MisGrace [“Israeli Jews harvest Palestinian… Read More ›
