The strange reluctance to defend liberal principles

Over antisemitism and Islamist extremism, the government still has its head in the sand

Registration of Christian boys for Muslim tribute; Ottoman painting, 1558

Last weekend, there was a particularly shocking antisemitic incident at a demonstration near the Israel embassy in London.

A masked youth was filmed telling a Muslim crowd: “We’ll find some Jews here ... We want the Zionists, we want their blood!” Minutes earlier, a YouTuber called…