Holocaust lessonsFor many years I have argued that Holocaust education and national commemoration events, while preserving the memory of the victims, have done nothing to explain or stem modern antisemitism. I am pleased to see that the JC has agreed (When Holocaust classes inspire antisemitism, May 29). Read more » »

Assassinated AyatollahThe targeted assassination of Ali Khamenei is profoundly significant, ending the life of one of the most evil men of our age. Khamenei was the head of an intransigent and deeply authoritarian state that persecuted its own people relentlessly and exported state terror around the world. Read more » »

Chanukah attackThe appalling murder of 15 Jews at Bondi beach had two perpetrators but many more enablers. For 2 years, anti-Zionist marches in Australia have echoed with malevolent libels, blood curdling rhetoric and incendiary calls to murder Jews. Read more » »

Foul play at VillaJamie Shapiro’s experience outside Villa Park before the game with Maccabi Tel Aviv, is deeply troubling (Had I been wearing my kippah, I would have never made it back from Birmingham, JC online).The pusillanimous response of the police to pro-Palestinian provocation and intimidation shames Birmingham and English football. Read more » »