The dangerous perversity of counter-extremism

How Britain has failed to prevent Islamist radicalisation and protect its Jews

While events in Israel continue to attract disproportionate and distorted global attention, Islamic extremism remains a threat inside western society. It’s accompanied by the parallel failure of the west even to face up honestly to the true nature of this problem, let alone deal with it adequately.

This week, a review was published in Britain of the gove…