Chas Newkey-Burden
ARTICLES BY: Chas Newkey-Burden
David Ward, Steve Bell, and the Games They Play
David Ward MP and cartoonist Steve Bell have recently provoked controversies about criticism of Israel, antisemitism, and where the two phenomena meet. Each episode...
An Afternoon With Gilad Shalit
When Gilad Shalit was on the brink of freedom, I wrote about a particular resonance his case held for me, and recalled my experiences during...
David Ward Plays the ‘You of All People’ Card
The Holocaust Educational Trust has accused Liberal Democrat MP David Ward of "deliberately abusing the memory of the Holocaust, causing deep pain and...
Israeli Elections 2013: An Open Thread
Israel goes to the polls today and it would be great to know what you think. Israelis, who are you voting for and who do you...
The Food of Jerusalem
I'm sure many of you will have heard of the cookbook Jerusalem, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. Yotam is Jewish and Sami is Arab. Their...
Hamas Spells it Out
In recent years some people have claimed that Hamas is happy to live in peace, provided Israel returns to its pre-1967 borders. Yesterday, Hamas leader Khaled...
Is British Journalism Antisemitic?
On the front page of this week's Jewish Chronicle, tabloid legend Kelvin MacKenzie asks: 'Is British journalism basically antisemitic?' Kelvin, a former editor of The Sun...
Judaism is a Gentile Friendly Religion
This article was originally published by the Jewish Chronicle. 'Chas, we can save you!' When I received messages on my blog making this thrilling...
Punking Anti-Israel Activist MP George Galloway
For a while I've had a theory that opponents of Israel will get behind anything anti-Israel, without giving the accuracy of it a moment's thought....
Defending Jewish Children: Then and Now
I am reading a book called The Boy, in which Israeli historian Dan Porat unravels the story around perhaps the most powerful image of the Holocaust....
‘Whining’ About ‘Pathetic’ Rockets
The rockets that terrorists from Gaza fire into Israel have killed and maimed many Israelis. For instance, between 2006 and 2011, 44 Israelis were killed and...
Unchosen: Memoirs of a Philosemite
I co-wrote a book with Julie Burchill a few years ago. It's called Not In My Name: A Compendium of Modern Hypocrisy, and we had fine old...
Israel and Iran: The Basic Truth and the Red Line
Back in April, I wrote an article for Ynet which touched on the Iranian nuclear issue. I argued that only a handful of people...
The Pleasure Garden (VIDEO)
I wrote in the past about my admiration for the Chasidim, particularly the great Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Below is one of my favorite of the Rebbe's writings, from...
