Yes! “There is profound confusion on campus right now around the distinctions between free speech, civil disobedience and lawlessness. At the same time, some schools also seem confused about their fundamental academic mission. Does the university believe it should be neutral

There is quite a difference between calling for peace and showing support for the terrorists Hamas. There are multiple examples from the US that suggest these are far from ‘peaceful protests’

Gaza campus protests spread from US to British universities

thetimes.co.uk/article/f226ab…

The Chief Rabbi, along with other Jewish leaders, has been a friend to me, and we have worked hard together to unite our city and celebrate our diversity. I have been in contact with the Chief Rabbi to apologise for my comments.

Everyone has a Constitutional right to protest, it’s one of the pillars our great democracy is built on. But kids also have a right to go to school without being harassed, threatened, intimidated or assaulted.  There is nothing “horrific” about protecting the safety of Columbia’s

It’s perfectly possible to oppose the Israeli response to October 7th *without* denying what took place that day. Those who deny it are unable to hold two thoughts in their head at the same time. Susan Sarandon’s denial is shameful.

I’ve been watching the video footage of the Columbia university protests and this here articulates my thoughts about our supposed best and brightest.

What does “From the river to the sea,
Palestine shall be free” really mean?

This is Tel Aviv. A city of 4.4 million Israelis. Vibrant, bustling, populous.

This is part of what that chant calls to purge. It’s why it is nothing more than a performative call for ethnic cleansing.

Oh. Worth mentioning. People in London celebrated this on the day.

Gary Lineker says that people should read about Miko Peled. OK Gary, here are some things you should have read before posting 🧵

We are deeply disappointed in this statement.

JLC polling in December 2023 showed that 50% of UK Jews trust the police less than they did before October 7th. This statement will only undermine trust further.

thetimes.co.uk/article/b7ca67…

Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef thinks Jews await the Messiah in order to enslave the rest of the world. He told a popular Lebanese podcast this week that Jewish end-of-days theology is simply the evangelical rapture, in reverse.

Sick people

This is really quite the misspeak but happy to share to help correct the very dangerous “both sides as bad as each other” narrative, many will too readily believe.

A Jewish man is nearly arrested simply for being Jewish in the presence of racists and this guy makes it all about himself. He is no friend to Jewish people anywhere.

Masterful false equivalence.

Repeat after me… “it’s a feature, not a bug “