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September 11, 2024

Britain’s Deluded Politicians Gesture Impotently at Israel

At no point will Yahya Sinwar ask his guards in the tunnels under Gaza whether their campaign of terror is approved of by members of the Welsh Senedd.

Much as university presidents seem to prefer symbolic over substantive actions against anti-Semitism, Israel’s critics (outside of Iran) seem equally—and blessedly—enamored with symbolism. Douglas Murray examines what’s been happening in Britain, where, thanks to a constitutional reform known as devolution, the Welsh and Scottish parliaments can join Westminster in fretting about Israel, even if no war in history has ever come to an end due to calls for a ceasefire:

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September 11, 2024

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