Seymour Hersh and massacres — the degeneration of a respected journalist The celebrated investigative journalist Seymour Hersh appeared on the BBC Daily Politics show on Tuesday, mainly to plug his recently… Continue reading “Seymour Hersh and massacres — the degeneration of a respected journalist”…
Who is behind the complaints about Labour antisemitism? For those of us who have closely followed the supposed crisis of antisemitism in the Labour Party over the past… Continue reading “Who is behind the complaints about Labour antisemitism?”…
Has the Labour left subjected Luciana Berger to hatespeak and death threats? Matt Carr recently published an excellent article (“Are you or have you ever been an antisemite?”) on his Infernal Machine… Continue reading “Has the Labour left subjected Luciana Berger to hatespeak and death threats?”…
‘Is Saudi Arabia funding ISIS?’ Fact checking FactCheck Channel 4’s FactCheck is usually a good source of objective information on controversial issues. So it’s disappointing that a recent article by… Continue reading “‘Is Saudi Arabia funding ISIS?’ Fact checking FactCheck”…
The failings of Finkelstein Norman Finkelstein has always been a loose cannon. His sometimes insightful political and historical analysis is invariably undermined by a… Continue reading “The failings of Finkelstein”…
Who funded Keir Starmer’s campaign? During his successful campaign to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer was repeatedly challenged to reveal the… Continue reading “Who funded Keir Starmer’s campaign?”…
Antisemitism, the Brick Lane mural and the stitch-up of Jeremy Corbyn Jonathan Cook recently posted an interesting article in which he presented a clearly argued response to Naomi Wolf on the… Continue reading “Antisemitism, the Brick Lane mural and the stitch-up of Jeremy Corbyn”…
Boris Johnson and Islamophobia Boris Johnson’s recent Telegraph article, in which he mocked niqab-wearing women by describing them as looking like letter boxes or… Continue reading “Boris Johnson and Islamophobia”…
Does Labour measure up? “The Islamophobia Myth” – that was the title of an influential article by Kenan Malik published in the February 2005… Continue reading “Does Labour measure up?”…
More antisemitism hysteria at Labour Party conference Last weekend the hysteria over Labour antisemitism reached new heights with physical attacks on a pro-Palestinian banner displayed outside the… Continue reading “More antisemitism hysteria at Labour Party conference”…