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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…
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Posted on: 28th March 2021 Last updated on: 4th November 2024 Written by: bobpitt

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…
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Posted on: 25th March 2021 Last updated on: 28th May 2025 Written by: bobpitt

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…
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Posted on: 25th March 2021 Last updated on: 1st August 2023 Written by: bobpitt

‘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…
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Posted on: 24th March 2021 Last updated on: 26th June 2021 Written by: bobpitt

The failings of Finkelstein

Norman Finkelstein has always been a loose cannon. His sometimes insightful political and historical analysis is invariably undermined by a…
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Posted on: 24th March 2021 Last updated on: 25th April 2025 Written by: bobpitt

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…
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Posted on: 23rd March 2021 Last updated on: 24th March 2021 Written by: bobpitt

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…
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Posted on: 23rd March 2021 Last updated on: 28th March 2023 Written by: bobpitt

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…
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Posted on: 23rd March 2021 Last updated on: 26th May 2021 Written by: bobpitt

Does Labour measure up?

“The Islamophobia Myth” – that was the title of an influential article by Kenan Malik published in the February 2005…
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Posted on: 15th September 2020 Last updated on: 10th February 2023 Written by: bobpitt

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…
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Posted on: 23rd September 2019 Last updated on: 7th November 2024 Written by: bobpitt
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