A very Moodey retraction of a blood libel against Israel
The knee-jerk response in some quarters to civilian casualties in fighting between Israel and its terrorist opponents is to blame Israel. The test of their integrity comes when the facts show otherwise, as in the case of a Palestinian boy killed by a Hamas rocket, not "murdered" by Israel as was claimed
- 6 August 2015
Call Israel what you like, but don't diminish the Holocaust
Israel's critics often complain that they're shut down as anti-Semites. Maybe that's because so many of them truly are?
- 12 July 2013
Egyptian newspaper claims "Jews drink Egyptian blood"
An Egyptian newspaper has publish multiple articles promoting the old anti-Semitic blood libel, claiming Jews drink gentile blood
- 2 May 2013
Sunday Times apologises 'unreservedly' for 'grave' cartoon
Following the outpouring of support for The Commentator's blog about the Sunday Times cartoon last Sunday, the newspaper has apologised in print
- 3 February 2013
Guardianistas: Missing a trick on THAT Sunday Times cartoon
When the Sunday Times is doing the Guardian's work, you know there's a problem...
- 30 January 2013
Outrage over a cartoon... and yet no one died
The blood libel cartoons and the Mohammed cartoons, even if equally offensive, show the difference in the reactions of two peoples at loggerheads
- 29 January 2013
Murdoch apologises
Rupert Murdoch has apologised for the Sunday Times's blood libel cartoon
- 28 January 2013
Exclusive: Over 20 Tory MPs call for full apology from Sunday Times over 'blood libel' cartoon
Over 20 Conservative Members of the British Parliament have written to The Sunday Times expressing their concern and disgust over the blood libel cartoon published on Sunday
- 28 January 2013
Sunday Times responds to blood libel allegations
A response has finally emerged from the Sunday Times, without apology, over the cartoon from yesterday
- 28 January 2013
Members of Parliament take action after Sunday Times 'blood libel'
Our story about the disgusting Sunday Times cartoon has now elicited responses from Members of the British Parliament, urging the paper to apologise
- 28 January 2013
Sunday Times blood libel cartoon, on Holocaust Memorial Day no less
Why can't cartoonists seem to criticise Israel without the use of big noses and blood libels? And why do the mainstream papers still publish this stuff?
- 27 January 2013
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