We are deeply concerned by reports that European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas compared Israel to apartheid-era South Africa. Such a characterization departs from the longstanding position of the EU, misrepresents the historical reality of apartheid, and fuels a dangerous campaign to delegitimize Israel. We urge her to clarify and retract these reported remarks. The apartheid label has been repeatedly rejected by the EU itself, the United States, and many democratic governments around the world. euractiv.com/news/exclusive-…

Why is Sir Keir Starmer’s Government set to ban under-16s from accessing 10 major social media platforms — including X — but not left-wing platforms like Bluesky? Since coming to power, this Government has been openly hostile to X, a forum for debate that prides itself on free speech. Ministers have even floated the idea of blocking UK citizens’ access to the platform altogether. Starmer can no longer pretend this is solely about protecting children.

In Jordan, I amplified the work of @unrwa, which has faced unprecedented attacks. We agreed on the need to advance a rights-based approach to Palestine refugees and particularly ensuring the protection of the most vulnerable groups. @euinjordan

“I do know very well what is antisemitism. It's broader than hate against Jews. It's hate and discriminations against Semite people, including Arab people. Antisemitism is very real against Jewish people and against Arab people.” — Francesca Albanese, repeating debunked myth

Andrew Gilligan asks why an organisation like the National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP) is allowed to be anywhere near the profession of law enforcement. NAMP has branded Zionism “one of the manifestations of anti-Muslim hatred, stripping Muslims of their humanity”. These inflammatory claims were made in a NAMP policy paper on “confronting anti-Muslim hatred”, which also described the Israel Defense Forces as a “Zionist terrorist group”. The organisation is affiliated with at least 16 of Britain’s 43 police forces and has a formal national role within policing. It has also received praise from the College of Policing. NAMP works with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), including through workshops and presentations to the NPCC’s counter-terrorism advisory group. It has called for the term “Islamist terrorism” to be abandoned, arguing that “its use by the police contributes to faith hate crime”. As Gilligan notes, this is despite the fact that, since 1999, 94 per cent of terrorist deaths in Britain have been caused by Islamists. Policy Exchange’s David Spencer has argued that a central element of the crisis consuming British policing is the diversion of officers from their core task: keeping the public safe, preventing crime and catching criminals. NAMP and its agenda are a clear example of that distraction. Read more below in @spectator 👇

NEW: Key Source in NYT Rape Report Caught Quietly Removing Terrorists’ Names from List of Slain ‘Palestinian Journalists’ — Column leans heavily on journo group facing serious challenges to its credibility freebeacon.com/media/new-blo…