How it feels to be a British Jew after October 7

Many on the Left most energised by Israel and Palestine can’t accept they could ever be anti-Semitic because they believe they’ve always fought racism. Well-meaning people end up being anti-Semitic by accident, susceptible to peer pressure, half-truths and outright falsehoods. That means that those who have convinced themselves they possess the facts – let alone the armies of previously uninterested and ignorant newbies – feel their desire to be morally right outweighs the sensitivities of those they see as wrong.

I’m hesitant to even venture near the subject of Israel and Palestine. Sadly, for many it is become a black and white, either or issue. Reality is always more nuanced.