Not the most beautiful or romantic London park, for sure – but it has its moments:

Alyson Rudd in the Sunday Times today on the baffling decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board [ECB] to ban trans women from top-level women's cricket, but allow them in at lower levels: The oddest part of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new policy on transgender participation is that it actually acknowledges the…

Anywhere a man in disguise can abuse and ruin a women’s competition be sure that one will surface to take that opportunity. This takeover is very male coded, as the kids were saying not too long ago, very aggressive and selfish. https://t.co/txSKZnxwOQ pic.twitter.com/ucmHT0gWf7 — Admiral Invalidator (@Artofhunger75) October 19, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js More here: Sunday’s competition…

Why do so many in the Arab and Muslim world celebrate Sinwar’s death as heroic, rather than acknowledging the cowardice of a man hiding in the shadows? The answer lies in a fear not of Israel itself, but of what Israel represents: a painful reflection of the Muslim world’s… pic.twitter.com/n3OrYrcuPv — George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) October…

More from the Jerusalem Post. Aliza Pilichowski – Supporting Palestinians has turned into normalizing terrorism. If the West opposes violence to achieve political goals, how can it stand with the normalisation of violence and terror in the movement for Palestinian statehood? Palestinians never rejected terrorism, and therefore, they never achieved a state. The Palestinian Authority,…

From the Jerusalem Post: US Presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared to claim that Israel is committing genocide, calling it "real" during a talk in Milwaukee on Thursday. In the videos circulated on social media on Saturday evening, Kamala Harris can be seen addressing a group of students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before being interrupted…

Jonathan Spyer in the Jerusalem Post on the almost unimaginable horrors experienced by rescued Yazidi captive Fawzia Sido: It is now two weeks since the rescue of the Yazidi hostage Fawzia Amin Sido from captivity in Gaza by the IDF, in a joint operation also involving the US Embassy. Fawzia has been returned to her…

The latest from Hoxton Mini Press – Market Day, with photographer Paul Trevor: The Brick Lane and Petticoat Lane markets have always been symbolic of the changing character of London’s East End – its diversity and vibrancy in the face of adversity. Made between 1974 and 1992, Paul Trevor’s photographs offer a vivid picture of the area before its gentrification and rapid…

An Islamic festival at the Excel Centre this weekend – from the JC: A singer whose songs feature lyrics like “all the Jews will pay” and “we throw stones, small and big, at the Jewish demons” is billed to perform to an audience of thousands at an “outrageous” Muslim festival at London’s Excel Centre this…

On the other hand, in contrast to the rosy view of Cass below, here's some more worrying news. The battle is by no means over: The NHS has been accused of ignoring the Cass review recommendations on transgender care for children. Dr Hilary Cass’s report advised that under-18s should not be rushed into treatment which…