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Jonathan Sacerdoti

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The Flydubai attacker’s motive was even darker than we thought

Israel came terrifyingly close to a mass-casualty aviation attack that could have killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, and severed the country’s...

05.10.2026 10

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The truth about Gazan ‘journalists’

For two years we were told that Israel was waging a war on journalists. The statistics were recited at the UN, quoted in human rights reports, and...

03.10.2026 20

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The heroes who saved the flydubai flight from disaster

This morning a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv appears to have been hijacked by its own co-pilot. It ended with the plane on the ground in...

02.10.2026 100

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Bravery saved the flydubai flight from certain disaster

This morning a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv appears to have been hijacked by its own co-pilot. It ended with the plane on the ground in...

30.09.2026 10

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Sarah Mullally and the real problem with interfaith initiatives

The Archbishop of Canterbury has given the country a perfect lesson in interfaith engagement – in what it is, rather than what its practitioners...

22.09.2026 40

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Antisemitism / The firework attack on my Maida Vale synagogue is horrifying but not surprising

On Sunday afternoon, five young people in hoodies walked up to Lauderdale Road Synagogue in Maida Vale. One kept lookout. Two fired rocket fireworks...

15.09.2026 20

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Radio nasty / The BBC has been up to its old tricks – again

I do a fair number of interviews these days – television, radio, podcasts, panels, my own interview series – across several countries and formats,...

07.09.2026 20

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New religion / The great lie of ‘multi-faith’ prayer rooms

Waiting in the ITN greenroom before a television appearance recently, I spotted a sign in the corridor for the multi-faith prayer room, and asked a...

31.08.2026 50

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The Green Party tried to get me arrested

Sitting in the GB News greenroom on Sunday evening, I watched the two guests on air before me – one from Reform, one from the Greens – debate...

04.08.2026 70

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There is nothing surprising about the Berlin pride attack

Sky News proudly posted a clip of their reporter in Berlin struggling to explain the latest car ramming attack, this time targeting a gay pride event...

26.07.2026 40

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Wes Streeting is clueless about Israel

As Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, in his first speech as head of the terrorist group’s political bureau, promised to ‘continue on the same path and...

23.07.2026 70

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Andy Burnham’s cowardly Gaza position

Andy Burnham says political leaders must take clear positions quickly. He has certainly found time to take one on Gaza. First came the pre-recorded...

16.07.2026 30

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The real significance of the Israel-Lebanon agreement

Even before the ink on the agreement between Israel and Lebanon was dry, its opponents began trying to destroy it. Reports emerged of exchanges of...

28.06.2026 50

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No, Israel isn’t ‘deliberately targeting’ children in Gaza

Once again, a United Nations body has accused Israel of the gravest crimes imaginable: this time, the deliberate murder of children. And once again,...

24.06.2026 50

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Islam debate / We found the limit of free speech at the Oxford Union

The last time the girls and boys of the Oxford Union had invited me to speak, it was about Israel, so naturally I was screamed at and abused. They...

20.06.2026 50

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We found the limit of free speech at the Oxford Union

The last time the girls and boys of the Oxford Union had invited me to speak, it was about Israel, so naturally I was screamed at and abused. They...

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Why the West should be suspicious of Islam

Has Jacob Rees-Mogg converted to Islam? Obviously not. Why would I even ask such a question? Later this week, Rees-Mogg will be arguing alongside...

16.06.2026 40

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Bombing Iran is the perfect way to celebrate Pride

Israel sure knows how to mark ‘Pride Month’. Tel Aviv’s annual celebration of gayness has once again turned into an opportunity to bomb one of...

09.06.2026 350

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Politics / Is Britain right to ban Cenk Uygur?

I was invited back on to Piers Morgan’s show next week to debate Cenk Uygur, in studio, while he was due in the UK to speak at SXSW festival in...

01.06.2026 40

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Donald Trump has a plan

To the untrained eye, ceasefires in the Middle East can look a bit like war at a lower intensity. US Central Command spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins has...

26.05.2026 40

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Why was Starmer afraid of the Unite the Kingdom rally?

Perhaps the strangest thing about the Unite the Kingdom rally was just how unremarkable it felt. There were no mass chants calling for the death of...

17.05.2026 60

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Politics / Why is Piers Morgan Uncensored giving conspiracy theories airtime?

After the fourth invitation from Piers Morgan’s team to appear on his Uncensored show, I finally decided it might be time to accept. This...

10.05.2026 50

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Politics / Why is Piers Morgan Uncensored giving conspiracy theories airtime?

After the fourth invitation from Piers Morgan’s team to appear on his Uncensored show, I finally decided it might be time to accept. This...

09.05.2026 60

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Why I defended Israel on Piers Morgan Uncensored

After the fourth invitation from Piers Morgan’s team to appear on his Uncensored show, I finally decided it might be time to accept. This...

09.05.2026 50

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The case that shows jihadism is for losers

If anyone needs proof that jihadism is for losers, they need only look at the case of Abdullah Albadri. He was found guilty yesterday at the Old...

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Why won’t Starmer take the safety of Britain’s Jews seriously?

Another day, another attack on Jews. Two men were stabbed in Golders Green: one in his 70s, one in his 30s. This is not even the first time. In...

29.04.2026 50

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Britain’s Jews are quietly preparing to leave the country

I sat in the synagogue where I grew up last night, waiting to interview Colonel Richard Kemp, the retired senior officer of the British Army who...

22.04.2026 60

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Driverless cars will kill the London taxi

After an eleven hour flight, I stepped out of Phoenix International Airport into the balmy Arizona heat. It felt like I had stepped into the future....

20.04.2026 60

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Why attacks on British synagogues no longer surprise me

The news this week that two people had tried to burn down Finchley Reform Synagogue in London wasn’t even surprising. Just a few weeks ago,...

19.04.2026 50

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Will the US blockade force Iran to negotiate?

As Israel prepared to mark Yom HaShoah last night, remembering the Holocaust, the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz moved into enforcement. At...

14.04.2026 60

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Washington and Tehran are locked in a jungle fight

‘Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!’ So tweeted Donald Trump in 2020. Like the man himself, it was blunt, slightly theatrical,...

12.04.2026 60

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Who is lying about the Iran ceasefire?

Somebody is lying about the ceasefire. Iran has insisted that the agreement includes Israel stopping its military action in Lebanon. The US has made...

09.04.2026 50

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Iran / This ceasefire hasn’t ended the war

As Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline crept closer by the minute, accompanied by increasingly furious posts from the president online, the last-minute...

08.04.2026 70

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Kanye West should be banned from the UK

Geert Wilders was refused entry to the United Kingdom in 2009. A sitting Dutch MP and leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV), he had travelled to...

07.04.2026 60

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Inside the fearless rescue of the second US airman

‘WE GOT HIM!’ Donald Trump’s announcement was immediate and emphatic. The operation was ‘one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations...

05.04.2026 60

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Terror / Why Israel is introducing the death penalty

A state deciding when it may end a human life outside war is always crossing a line, even when it insists it is doing so for humane reasons. Two...

05.04.2026 50

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Why Israel is introducing the death penalty

A state deciding when it may end a human life outside war is always crossing a line, even when it insists it is doing so for humane reasons. Two...

04.04.2026 60

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The Houthi attack spells trouble for Trump

Houthi forces in Yemen have confirmed that they launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward southern Israel overnight, with the Eilat region...

28.03.2026 70

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Will Trump do a deal with Iran?

Less than 48 hours after issuing a 48-hour ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its energy infrastructure, Donald...

24.03.2026 60

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Is Britain prepared for Iranian missiles?

Where’s your nearest bomb shelter? And how long would it take you to get there? What about at work? Have you downloaded an early warning app for...

23.03.2026 70

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Iran tries to attack the Chagos islands

Shortly after midnight, Iran launched two long-range missiles towards the US base at Diego Garcia, the joint US-UK military base in the middle of the...

21.03.2026 70

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Is the disagreement between Israel and the US over striking Iran’s gas fields real?

As the war approaches the end of its third week, US and Israeli strikes inside Iran continue to intensify and repeated missile launches toward Israel...

20.03.2026 60

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The Iran conflict is morphing into an energy war

Into the early hours of this morning, Israel and Iran continued exchanging direct strikes, while the fighting spread further across Lebanon and the...

19.03.2026 70

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Feeling uncomfortable about Muslim prayer in Trafalgar Square isn’t racist

If you hear ‘allahu akbar!’ shouted in the street, you’ll probably run for cover. If a stranger bellows the Jewish equivalent, ‘Baruch...

19.03.2026 50

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Iran hits back at Israel after Larijani’s death

Missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel overnight, targeting its central and southern regions and triggering nationwide alerts that sent...

18.03.2026 60

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Israel blows up Ali Khamenei’s jet

Israeli forces carried out strikes across Iran over the past 24 hours, hitting targets in Tehran, Shiraz and Tabriz, while fighting with Hezbollah...

17.03.2026 70

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Britain can learn from Trump’s moral clarity over Iran

Two weeks into the war in Iran, Donald Trump’s critics have intensified their attacks not only on his conduct of the war, but on his decision to...

16.03.2026 60

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It may not look like it, but Trump has a grand strategy – and it's working

As American and Chinese negotiators met in Paris this weekend ahead of Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, events thousands of...

15.03.2026 70

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No end / Iran doubles down on the Strait of Hormuz blockade

President Trump said on Saturday that the United States is seeking an international naval coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a message...

15.03.2026 60

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Iran doubles down on the Strait of Hormuz blockade

President Trump said on Saturday that the United States is seeking an international naval coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a message...

15.03.2026 60

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