“The Philistines are upon you” – Judges 16:20 By David Semple The word Palestine derives from Philistine, which means “invader.” Biblical scholars trace the word to the Semitic root p-l-s, which means “to divide” or “invade.” The Philistines lived in Gaza and came from islands in the Aegean Sea, circa 12th century BCE). They were […]
By David Semple Edward Miliband, the leader of the British Labour Party, is the son of a Marxist hackademic. You can see what he’s all about when you look at what he’s done to the Labour Party. Tony Blair had taken the old Labour Party of tax and spend and modernised it. Blair’s greatest achievement […]
Last Wednesday evening (November 26), around one hundred pro-Israel supporters demonstrated outside a Labour Friends of Palestine dinner in London, which was attended by party leader Ed Miliband. David Semple, a film maker from Canada and a participant in the pro-Israel demonstration, tells JMA that the protest was an opportunity to confront Labour “with the truth […]
By Howard Klineberg My dear friends of Palestine, thank you ever so much for inviting me to address your annual dinner. I must admit that receiving your invitation to this event took me very much by surprise as I have been put on record (during my last visit to Israel) as being a Zionist. Ever […]
By Howard Klineberg Dear Mr Miliband, May I take this opportunity of congratulating you on your decision to support the government motion last Friday to take military action against Isil. I have taken a close look at your six criteria that you said last August must be met in order to support this action. To […]
By TJ Caplan May I be candid? I’m not fond of Labour MPs at the best of times. Just seeing a picture of Ed Miliband brings me out in a rash, so intensely do I dislike him. I’ve found several others to be woefully misinformed on Israel too. But this week, when it comes to displaying […]
