Palestine: Genocide or a new apartheid?

Ian Linden
07 April 2026, The Tablet

A historian and human rights expert examines the complex interplay between rising antisemitism, the war in Gaza, and international claims of genocide, asking how the Church can respond with integrity, justice, and courage at a moment of profound moral crisis

Weaponising antisemitism
Hatred of Jews is part of the ideology of Islamic religious extremism that draws on a duty of jihad. The events in Gaza have fed this hatred. Protection of Jewish communities has become a concern with Britain as a result accused of culpable negligence. But the statistics for extremist plots and attacks suggests such an accusation is misplaced. Britain of late has successfully countered almost all such terrorism.

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