Journalist and author Douglas Murraywarns that failing to stand behind Israel will haunt the West
This is how Douglas Murray — a high-profile British journalist, author, and public intellectual — describes the response to October 7 among a growing segment in the West. The associate editor at the British Spectator, the world’s oldest magazine, has seen his profile rise in the US in recent years, and since the war began, he has become one of Israel’s most unapologetic defenders. Murray’s recent appearance on Piers Morgan’s talk show — recorded from the Gaza border — went viral due to the uncompromising moral clarity he wielded in making Israel’s case.
Murray first made a name for himself as a staunch critic of immigration and Islam. London’s Jewish Chronicle recently noted that Murray (who isn’t Jewish) has called for supporters of Hamas in the UK “to be treated exactly the same way as supporters of ISIS,” and quoted his speech at a recent Jewish leadership event: “If you stand in Britain with the Hamas flag, you should not be allowed to be free in Britain. You should have your citizenship withdrawn. You should have your passport withdrawn. You should be deported.”
Murray’s books include Neoconservatism: Why We Need It (2005), The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam (2017), The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity (2019), and The War on the West (2022). He has also served as a war correspondent, covering multiple conflicts on site, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Murray sat with Mishpacha magazine for a wide-ranging discussion on Israel’s war against Hamas, the effects of social justice theory (known as “woke-ism” in America), the impact of Muslim immigration on Europe, and American media coverage of the Middle East.
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