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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 342

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.”
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
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during a live TV debate, hosted by The BBC, in Nottingham, on June 26, 2024, in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Phil Noble / POOL / AFP)
July 2, 2024, 3:38 pm
How UK’s Starmer shook off predecessor Corbyn’s far-left legacy — and unpopularity
On the verge of a sweeping win, the Labour Party is very different from the one pummeled at the polls in 2019, and Jewish Brits are as pleased as any about it
By Robert Philpot
Illustrative: German WWII bunker 'The Odeon' in Alderney. The bunker is about three to four stories high and has an anti-aircraft emplacement at the back. (CC-SA-Tim Brighton)
June 20, 2024, 5:30 am
UK government review concludes Nazi-invaded Isle of Alderney was no ‘Mini Auschwitz’
New research raises death toll on island which housed the only concentration camp on British soil, and uncovers why perpetrators escaped justice
By Robert Philpot
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty launch the Conservatives' general election manifesto in Silverstone, England, on June 11, 2024. (Benjamin Cremel, Pool Photo via AP)
June 16, 2024, 3:06 pm
10 contests for Israel supporters to watch in the UK’s July 4 general election
High-flying young Jewish candidates, pro-Palestinian activists and a former Labour leader booted from his party vie for votes ahead of the polls
By Robert Philpot
Illustrative: Anti-Israel demonstrators protest Israel's existence in New York City, October 8, 2023, following the October 7 Hamas atrocities and before Israel launched a military operation in the Gaza Strip. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
June 4, 2024, 2:54 pm
After Oct. 7, UK journalist Hadley Freeman believes ‘the progressive left hates Jews’
The New York-born writer comes out with a new essay on the antisemitism emerging after the Hamas atrocities in Israel, and how it’s rooted in a hypocritical and myopic ideology
By Robert Philpot
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pass through the Peer's Lobby to attend the State Opening of Parliament, at the Palace of Westminster in London, November 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
May 29, 2024, 4:21 pm
What part will UK Jews play in the country’s July 4 general election?
Once wracked by antisemitism, a cleaned-up Labour Party looks set to unseat the Tories on July 4, but strongly anti-Israel opponents may siphon votes from moderate Keir Starmer
By Robert Philpot
A man pushes an elderly woman in a wheelchair as she carries a suitcase on her legs. In the back can be seen a truck from the shipping company sent to pick up the luggage. The wall projection on his right shields the photographer from being seen. Breslau, Silesia, November 21, 1941. (Courtesy of the Landesverband Sachsen der Jüdischen Gemeinden in Dresden)
May 4, 2024, 5:21 am
A Jewish photographer’s rare images of an early Holocaust transport are now online
13 recently published pictures covertly taken in Breslau, Silesia, in November 1941 show one of Germany’s first deportations of Jews through the lens of the victims and not the Nazis
By Robert Philpot
Gideon Falter, left, speaks to a chief police inspector at a Campaign Against Antisemitism rally in this undated photo taken in London. The photo was not taken on Saturday, April 13, when Falter was told to leave a central London neighborhood where an anti-Israel demonstration was taking place. (Courtesy of the CAA)
April 22, 2024, 11:02 am
Meet Gideon Falter, the man fighting on the frontline against antisemitism in the UK
At the heart of a showdown with London police at a pro-Palestinian rally, the head of the 10-year-old Campaign Against Antisemitism says Britain faces its greatest challenge yet
By Robert Philpot
People participate in a "March Against Antisemitism" in London on November 26, 2023. (Andy Solomon / Shutterstock)
April 15, 2024, 5:00 pm
As October 7 sharpens split in UK’s far right, Jews give no quarter to either side
British Jewry is rebuffing groups exploiting the war to spread Islamophobia under the guise of Israel support, to say nothing of those lustily doubling down on antisemitism and anti-Zionism
By Robert Philpot
British MP Mike Freer. (Courtesy)
April 9, 2024, 10:30 am
Outgoing British MP Mike Freer on the Gaza war, antisemitism and his Jewish constituents
Stepping down over concerns for his own safety, the parliamentarian who represents the UK’s largest concentration of Jews still has high hopes for the community’s future
By Robert Philpot
A Guardian front page from October 18, 2023 (via X)
March 10, 2024, 3:36 pm
Grotesque cartoons to allegations of genocide: How the UK’s Guardian portrays Israel
The center-left daily with a growing global reach has strayed far from its early pro-Zionism and today accuses Israel of murdering Palestinian journalists, among other charges
By Robert Philpot
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators wave Palestinian flags and hold placards as they protest in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024, during an Opposition Day motion in the House of Commons calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)
February 23, 2024, 4:55 pm
Who rules the UK, parliament or the mob? Intimidation over Gaza threatens British democracy
There were a number of troubling things about Wednesday night’s debate on a Gaza ceasefire in the House of Commons – but most alarming is the fear for MPs’ safety
By Robert Philpot
Anti-Israel protesters hold placards addressed to Britain's Labour leader Keir Starmer as they walk past his office during the 'Day of Action for Palestine,' a march from Chalk Farm to Camden Town, in London, on November 18, 2023. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
February 17, 2024, 8:07 am
UK’s Labour faces Muslim bloc in revolt, anti-Israel challenger in special election
The party’s support for Israel in the Gaza war is causing pushback from within, and has some voters eyeing radical anti-Zionist George Galloway – but does this pose a true threat?
By Robert Philpot
Staff member Mrs. Walter at the Wiener Holocaust Library in 1952. (Wiener Holocaust Library)
February 13, 2024, 8:35 am
A Holocaust museum that predates WWII, London’s Wiener Library turns 90 this month
Founded in 1934 by Alfred Wiener, the museum exposed Nazis, helped the Allies battle them, and led to their conviction. Now it’s one of the world’s preeminent research institutions
By Robert Philpot
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