Melanie Phillips
Melanie Phillips, a British journalist, broadcaster and author, writes a column for JNS every two weeks. Currently a columnist for The Times of London, her personal and political memoir, “Guardian Angel,” has just been published by Bombardier. Her work can be found at her website, www.melaniephillips.com.
After the New Zealand mosque attacks, pointing fingers of blame
It’s not often that I find myself in the same boat as Chelsea Clinton.
At a vigil in New York for the 50 Muslims slaughtered by a gunman at two New Zealand mosques, Clinton was...
Who are the real isolationists in America?
Ever since President Donald Trump astounded the world by announcing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, commentators have been trying to work out the significance of this decision.
Among those conservatives who believe America...
The lethal error in appeasing Iran
When the Obama-brokered Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2015, one of the many spurious reasons offered for that agreement was that it would help the supposedly moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani draw the...
Grappling with the roots of anti-Semitism after Pittsburgh
As Jews around the world grieve for those who were slaughtered in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, the reaction of many in both Jewish and non-Jewish circles has demonstrated a refusal to acknowledge the true...
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The story behind the story of Jamal Khashoggi
The disappearance and presumed murder of the Saudi exile Jamal Khashoggi has caused a crisis of relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to sign some papers...
Why Jews now find themselves in the eye of the Western storm
Anti-Semitism is now a major issue in the West.
In Britain, there are continuing convulsions over rampant anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. In America, there was outrage over the presence of the virulent Jew-hater Louis...
Britain’s Brexit betrayal may push Jewish problem into Downing Street
Until last Friday, whenever people asked me uneasily about the likelihood of the far-left U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn coming to power at the next general election, I replied that—with the exception of...
At the Israel border, pointing fingers at the wrong abuser
When confronted with absolute evil or the depths of human depravity, some of us experience a very particular kind of depression. It’s as if we just can’t cope with such a repudiation of humanity.
Some...
An open letter to the Muslim world
Dear Muslim world,
The State of Israel is 70 years old today, and I am writing from its capital city, Jerusalem.
I realize that for most of you, the words I have just written will cause...
To confront what’s brewing in Syria, the world needs another Churchill
There have been extraordinary scenes in cinemas throughout the United Kingdom. People have leapt to their feet in standing ovations, and grown men have been weeping. The source of the emotion? The wartime speeches...