Senior editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk | Co-host, The Prospect Podcast | Ex: NS, Haaretz, TBI | UK, Israel/Palestine, feminism, politics, Ursula K Le Guin | Sign up to my newsletter: http://thebacklash.substack.com |https://bsky.app/profile/aloner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aloner.bsky.social/post/3ml7mvypi622jI find this deeply depressing https://forward.com/fast-forward/823036/a-best-selling-novelist-identified-a-minor-character-as-israeli-some-fans-are-canceling-their-orders/?utm_source=Mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=afternoonedition_20260506&utm_source=The+Forward+Association&utm_campaign=935d81bb2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_23_02_11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-8233cb7494-28851558406 May 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:b2tyax5g2k65xivfbrexibhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7mvypi622jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aloner.bsky.social/post/3ml6b4utask23Our new issue is out and our paywall is down, which means you can read it all for free. Including great reads from @ethanz.bsky.social @tom-clark.bsky.social @benansell.bsky.social @mrhenrymorris.substack.com @isabelh.bsky.social @sarahelizacollins.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:b2tyax5g2k65xivfbrexibhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6b4utask23https://bsky.app/profile/aloner.bsky.social/post/3ml4pdyxle227And such sentiment isn't only found on the far-right of Israeli politics. Naftali Bennett (right) and Yair Lapid (centre), who have joined forces ahead of the election, said explicitly that they will "rely only on Zionist parties; the Arab parties are not Zionist" /1 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-05-05/ty-article/.premium/far-right-minister-says-forming-govt-with-arab-party-more-grave-than-oct-7/0000019d-f6dc-df01-a3dd-f7fd7d4a000005 May 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:b2tyax5g2k65xivfbrexibhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4pdyxle227https://bsky.app/profile/aloner.bsky.social/post/3ml4azje3ss2ySee, it's not that hard [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:b2tyax5g2k65xivfbrexibhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4azje3ss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aloner.bsky.social/post/3ml4ae26uk22e"Across all voters, the cost of living remains the dominant issue, with Muslim respondents ranking economic concerns, education and welfare similarly to the wider electorate" [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:b2tyax5g2k65xivfbrexibhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ae26uk22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aloner.bsky.social/post/3ml3zosj6as2gThe @prospectmagazine.co.uk paywall is down until 11th May! So you can read our entire archive for free. Here are some recent favourites ... / 105 May 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:b2tyax5g2k65xivfbrexibhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3zosj6as2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aloner.bsky.social/post/3mkxepdkbfc2hMe trying to express the very particular combination of fear and shame I've been feeling (free to read, the @prospectmagazine.co.uk paywall is down until 11 May) https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/argument/73185/in-britain-jews-are-demonisedand-too-few-care03 May 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:b2tyax5g2k65xivfbrexibhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxepdkbfc2h