A JC leader – Israel may have done the world an incalculable service – but do not expect many thank-yous: The world may never fully grasp the magnitude of the debt it owes to Israel if it succeeds in neutralising Iran’s nuclear threat. That is the paradox of preemption: its very success conceals the scale…

Well, here we go – Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites and military commanders in major attack. Jonathan Sacerdoti in the Spectator: Woken by sirens outside my window in Israel at 3 a.m. I made my way to the bomb shelter in the basement, reaching for my phone on the way. An unusual and urgent message…

Tom Harris – Mea culpa: my part in the rise of the trans cult: When, in February 2004, the Commons came to vote on the Second Reading of the Gender Recognition Act, I was conflicted. The previous weekend I had driven down to London and in the car had listened to an interview with Lord…

Just another day at the BBC. From the JC: The BBC has issued an apology for publishing a video that claimed observant Jews spit on Christians in a “holiday ritual”. On 5 October 2023, BBC Arabic released an article entitled “Sukkot: Spitting and Assault on Christians and Harassment of Muslims on the Jewish Holiday,” alongside…

Dennis Kavanagh at Spiked, on the fall of Pride: The ghoulish, fleshy public spectacle that is Pride Month 2025 has little to say beyond exhibitionism and hedonism. It certainly has nothing to say about the UK Supreme Court ruling in April that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex – a ruling…

MEMRI TV: South African businessman Errol Musk, father of entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk, praised Russia during remarks at the Future Forum 2050 in Moscow on June 9, 2025. He said that he saw a “perfect total civilization,” adding that Moscow easily rivals ancient Rome and is probably the premier capital city in the world.…

Last year the Edinburgh International Book Festival was persuaded by a group of activists calling themselves “Fossil Free Books” to drop their connection to their main sponsors, the investment company Baillie Gifford. Vague connections to petrochemical companies were mentioned – in fact a tiny proportion of Baillie Gifford's investments – as was, of course, Israel.…

At the ideological struggle session – from the Daily NK: A North Korean woman in her mid-20s was publicly criticized during an ideological struggle session after making comments about celebrities’ appearance, Daily NK has learned. A source in South Hamgyong province told Daily NK recently that the session was held by a local Socialist Patriotic…

‘Their only child was able to keep them at a distance on the grounds they did not accept the teen was transgender – an identity the parents say the teen later abandoned.’ Teenager starves to death alone in emergency accommodation | RNZ News https://t.co/knMbaXizP7 — Selina Street (@SelinaStreet100) June 11, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Full story here:…

Featured, grudgingly, as a BBC major news story – US-backed aid group says Hamas killed five Palestinian staff in bus attack: The new group backed by Israel and the US for aid distribution in Gaza says Hamas attacked a bus transporting some of its Palestinian workers, killing at least five people. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation…