Raised from the ashes

Last updated on April 7th, 2020 at 10:48 am

Football team tragedy is a parable for our times

by Charles Gardner

A colleague of mine was eager to get home from a conference I also attended because his home team … Read More

Christians confess anti-Semitism

Last updated on April 3rd, 2020 at 03:31 pm

Town holds service of repentance for expulsion of Jews

by Charles Gardner

First published in March 2020

After nearly 800 years, the people of High Wycombe have come together to apologise … Read More

A priceless purchase

Last updated on April 3rd, 2020 at 03:49 pm

Jew finds comfort in words of Jesus used as wrapping paper

by Charles Gardner

LONDON, January 14, 2020 – Among the pioneers of the modern Messianic Jewish movement1 was 19th century … Read More

The folly of worldly wisdom

Last updated on April 3rd, 2020 at 03:48 pm

After Brexit, the crying need to reject political correctness

by Charles Gardner

LONDON, February 7, 2020 – The euphoria of hope and a new dawn pervading the nation following the pre-Christmas … Read More

Labour on the gallows

The election result has removed a major threat to Britain’s Jewish community

by Charles Gardner

The devastating blow to Labour’s fortunes in December’s election is somewhat reminiscent of the way the Jews of ancient Persia were saved from annihilation … Read More

Australian apocalypse

The Australian bushfires, closing in on communities with terrifying ferocity, present a truly apocalyptic scenario. Our hearts go out to the nation, where I have close family.

Yet as the inferno encircled the sprawling city of Sydney, the traditional New … Read More

Twitter censors terror victim

An attempt to highlight the Palestinian Authority’s grotesque pay-for-slay policy was initially censored by social media giant Twitter.

In thanking Prime Minister Boris Johnson in advance for his plan to stop funding the PA’s so-called Martyrs Fund, which pays salaries … Read More

Prince visits Israel

The first official visit to Israel of Prince Charles is expected to contribute to a positive new era in British-Israeli relations. The heir to the throne was scheduled to attend January’s World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem following the 2018 … Read More

$150bn price of peace

Middle East observers are speculating over whether President Trump’s so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ will include $150 billion compensation for property left behind by some 850,000 Jews forced to flee Arab nations in 1948 when the new-born Jewish state came … Read More

BDS backfired

•  In what was seen as one of Boris Johnson’s legislative priorities, the UK Parliament is set to pass legislation banning support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel as anti-Semitic.
• BDS has backfired: in November, representatives … Read More