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On loss and love (and Amy) 26 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
Posted in Uncategorized There were several obvious reasons for me to visit the Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait exhibition at the Jewish Museum in London today. I love Amy’s music, I’ve written artic...
Shameless Simon Cowell 25 Aug 2013 | 11:43 am
Posted in Uncategorized “Cowell’s talent is shamelessness, and I say that admiringly,” Newkey-Burden says. “He works in the entertainment industry, where a lot of people tie themselves up in a quest ...
And it feels so good 16 Aug 2013 | 02:53 am
Posted in Uncategorized Why did I find this video of aliyah-making Yemeni Jews arriving in Israel so emotional? Perhaps it’s because so many of my best Israeli friends are of Yemeni background. Perh...
The goy (will be) back in town 13 Aug 2013 | 01:28 pm
Posted in Uncategorized Remember I told you in July that I was a finalist in the ‘Commitment to Israel’ category of the WIZO Commitment Awards? I’m thrilled to say that I have been chosen as the win...
Ian Wright, Wright, Wright 2 Aug 2013 | 12:40 pm
Posted in Uncategorized I’m pleased that former Arsenal striker Ian Wright will co-host Five Live’s 606 show this season. Wrighty’s my favourite footballer of all time. I first interviewed him when ...
Really, Bibi? 30 Jul 2013 | 01:13 pm
Posted in Uncategorized Writing on Bloomberg, Jeffrey Goldberg makes two strong points about Israel’s agreement to release 104 prisoners as part of the resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians...
You talkin’ to me? 25 Jul 2013 | 12:55 am
Posted in Uncategorized I’ve had some amazing conversations with Israeli Arabs during my visits to the country. One, a young gay guy, burst into tears as he told me how he would have killed himself w...
What I learned from Winston Silcott 23 Jul 2013 | 10:28 pm
Posted in Uncategorized I was a little taken aback when I heard today that the Metropolitan Police have charged a man with the murder of PC Keith Blakelock, who was killed during riots in north Londo...
The thinning line 21 Jul 2013 | 05:16 pm
Posted in Uncategorized I was just reading Brendan O’Neill’s fascinating blogpost about the differences and similarities between anti-Zionists and antisemites, in which he argues: ‘I think the line b...
Remembering our songbird 21 Jul 2013 | 03:06 pm
Posted in Uncategorized It was two years ago this Tuesday that our songbird Amy Winehouse flew to heaven. I’ll be remembering her wit, and some of my favourite Amy lyrics: What kind of fuckery are ...
