This essay, on the need to distinguish between criticism and bigotry, was published in the Observer on 3 March 2024, under the headline “Blurring the line between criticism and bigotry fuels hatred of Muslims and Jews”. Where do we draw the line between criticism and bigotry? From the uproar over Lee Anderson’s remarks about the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, being “controlled” by Islamists to the condemnation of slogans used on pro-Palestinian demonstrations, it is a question at the heart of current debates about […]

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