Douglas Murray, the British bestselling author of seven books including “The War on the West” issued a powerful statement regarding the anti-Semitism now pervasive in London.
Murray appeared on stage at an event in London featuring Jordan Peterson, who hosted Murray and Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro on stage.
“I would say one thing. Jordan. You brought up the issue of a multicultural society, and its limits, and I would send people out with one thought in particular: All societies must have limits; limits of what they will put up with and what they will not,” Murray declared to applause.
“This past week has been the first time in my life that Jewish friends from abroad asked me if London is a safe place for Jews. I feel such shame about this,” he continued to more applause.
“And I would like to say one very practical thing: it is not the Jews who should fear being in London, it is the people who would make Jews fear being in London,” he asserted.
Part of my closing remarks last night at the O2 in London. Thank you to the more than 12,000 who came and to everyone who applauded this sentiment. pic.twitter.com/foIER04h3J
— Douglas Murray (@DouglasKMurray) November 2, 2023
Good to meet at the O2 in London tonight @benshapiro. And thank you to the more than 12,000 people who joined us. And thank you @jordanbpeterson @BjornLomborg @PageauJonathan pic.twitter.com/LY7hzbkjwb
— Douglas Murray (@DouglasKMurray) November 2, 2023
On social media, Murray slammed the Irish Foreign Minister who called for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. Referencing the British people’s heroic fight against the Nazis in World War II, he snapped, “There was another time when the Irish government sat out a conflict but the British government chose not to. Britain = right both times.”
There was another time when the Irish government sat out a conflict but the British government chose not to. Britain = right both times. https://t.co/T7kgT8nnya
— Douglas Murray (@DouglasKMurray) November 2, 2023
Writing in The Spectator, Murray called for Great Britain to cut its ties with Qatar, writing: “Qatar is one of the main funders – and the main international host – of the terrorist group Hamas.”
“Qatar has played host to Hamas, allowing it to operate out of Doha,” he noted. “The Qataris have given sanctuary to (among others) Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Meshaal. These men do not share the suffering of the people they claim to care about – the Arabs in Gaza. They make sure that these people get as little of the international aid money that comes their way as possible. Poverty-stricken Palestinians are what Haniyeh and Meshaal need: it bolsters their international begging-bowl abilities.”
“It would seem a good time to put sanctions on Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, and his entire family. It would be a good time for the victims of Hamas terror to start to take class-action lawsuits against the Emir, the government of Qatar and any other body involved in business with the statelet,” he added.