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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 618

Robert Philpot

Robert Philpot

Robert Philpot is a writer and journalist. He is the former editor of Progress magazine and the author of “Margaret Thatcher: The Honorary Jew.”
Leo Borger's shop selling radios and musical instruments on Vienna’s Landstrasse Haupstrasse, in 1933, prior to being 'Aryanized' in the lead-up to the Holocaust. (Courtesy)
May 31, 2025, 10:16 am
Paper trail: How a series of ads in a WWII-era UK daily revealed a tragic family history
Julian Borger traced his father’s escape from post-Anschluss Austria via the Kindertransport by examining classifieds in The Guardian. He unravels that and similar stories in a new memoir
By Robert Philpot
Historian and British MP Andrew Roberts. (Courtesy)
May 9, 2025, 9:31 am
Chair of UK Oct. 7 report: ‘Denial started while the massacres were still ongoing’
Historian Andrew Roberts led a parliamentary commission aimed at gathering irrefutable proof of Hamas atrocities to ensure that in future decades ‘deniers’ can still be challenged
By Robert Philpot
Adam LeBor, author of 'Last Days of Budapest.' (Courtesy Zoltan Tuba)
April 22, 2025, 2:38 am
New book portrays a chaotic Budapest just before the Holocaust reached Hungary
‘Last Days of Budapest’ by Adam LeBor features oblivious politicians, Zionist forgers, courageous diplomats and murderous priests in a sad but true history of the Hungarian capital
By Robert Philpot
A still from Omri Dayan's film version of the 2009 Caryl Churchill drama 'Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza. (Chantal Richardson)
March 31, 2025, 4:27 pm
Jewish director debuts film version of ‘antisemitic’ UK play as Jew-hatred hits record high
Critics say Caryl Churchill’s 2009 drama ‘Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza’ is one-sided and singles Israel out. As the movie heads to NYC, Omri Dayan says it’s a plea to humanity
By Robert Philpot
Prof. David Hirsh, chief executive of the London Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
March 5, 2025, 9:27 am
Oct. 7 is not a ‘watershed’ event for UK antisemitism, but did bring it to a boil, says expert
David Hirsh, head of the London Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, warns of the dangers of ‘normalized’ antisemitism and a rising populist threat
By Robert Philpot
Supporters cheer for Hitler in Germany on October 10, 1931. (AP Photo)
December 31, 2024, 10:20 am
In ‘Hitler’s People,’ a UK historian reveals rare bios of Nazis ‘disturbingly like us’
While humanizing the perpetrators of the Holocaust has long been considered taboo, the 20 portraits in Richard Evans’s new book are a stark reminder of humanity’s capacity for evil
By Robert Philpot
Illustrative: Then-US secretary of state John Kerry, speaking at the Oxford Union at Oxford University, England, May 11, 2016. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
December 17, 2024, 4:06 pm
‘Toxic and polarizing’: Oxford Union debate on Israel genocide still roils
As counterterror police investigate an anti-Israel speaker’s statements at the November 28 event, Jewish students and panelists decry its contribution to climate of Jew-hatred
By Robert Philpot
Tracy-Ann Oberman in 'The Merchant of Venice 1936.' (Marc Brenner)
December 17, 2024, 10:07 am
A female Shylock battles 1930s UK fascists in new adaptation of ‘The Merchant of Venice’
Skyrocketing UK antisemitism after Oct. 7 adds meaning and poignancy as acclaimed actress and playwright Tracy-Ann Oberman puts a new spin on a play she’s ‘always hated’
By Robert Philpot
Illustrative: Then-US secretary of state John Kerry, speaking at the Oxford Union at Oxford University, England, May 11, 2016. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
November 29, 2024, 1:57 pm
After debate, Oxford Union votes Israel is ‘apartheid’ state committing ‘genocide’
Controversial event at prestigious UK university results in 278 votes in favor, 59 votes against; Arab Israeli speaker removed after he calls audience ‘terrorist supporters’
By ToI Staff and Robert Philpot
Illustrative: Then-US secretary of state John Kerry, speaking at the Oxford Union at Oxford University, England, May 11, 2016. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
November 25, 2024, 4:12 pm
Top UK university to debate if Israel is ‘an apartheid state responsible for genocide’
The exclusive Oxford Union society, which has hosted US presidents, celebrities and neo-Nazis, again courts controversy this week; its track record on Israel isn’t friendly
By Robert Philpot
Robert Jenrick attends a commemoration of the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas atrocities, in Hyde Park in London, October 6, 2024. (REUTERS/Hollie Adams)
October 25, 2024, 1:52 pm
Hopeful for UK’s Conservative Party leadership runs on a firmly pro-Israel platform
Married to an Israeli, ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick pledges he’ll bring the Tories back to power – and the UK embassy to Jerusalem – if he becomes party chief next week
By Robert Philpot
Roald Dahl signs autographs for young fans in Amsterdam, October 12, 1988. (Public domain)
October 19, 2024, 8:43 am
Beloved author and vicious antisemite Roald Dahl gets complex treatment in new play
Running at London’s Royal Court Theatre through Nov. 16, ‘Giant’ presents a fictionalized depiction of the true-life controversy stirred by the writer’s vitriolic words about Jews
By Robert Philpot
Illustrative: Protesters holding placards and Israeli flags join a gathering outside the headquarters of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) in London on October 16, 2023, to appeal to the corporation to call Hamas 'terrorists.' (Daniel Leal/AFP)
October 3, 2024, 3:08 pm
BBC coverage of Hamas conflict ‘profoundly biased,’ says former pro-Iran commentator
Once a vocal supporter of the Islamic Republic, Catherine Perez-Shakdam recently stepped up to head We Believe In Israel – and now has Britain’s top broadcaster in her sights
By Robert Philpot
Pro-Palestinian supporters gather next to a banner reading 'Oxford Action for Palestine' at Oxford University, in Oxford, England, on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
August 30, 2024, 5:05 pm
Anti-Israel BDS calls on UK campuses thwarted by lawfare as antisemitism spikes
Bombastic university protests fuel a record-breaking rise in reported incidents of Jew-hatred — but the type and scope of divestment they seek is often contrary to British law
By Robert Philpot
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at the European Political Community meeting, at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, southern England, on July 18, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/AFP)
July 21, 2024, 4:57 pm
UK’s Starmer swept the July 4 election. But how much did his stance on Gaza cost him?
Britain’s Labour lost a fair share of Muslim votes even as it sailed to victory in the national poll. New research suggests the party’s support for Israel wasn’t solely to blame
By Robert Philpot
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