Melanie Phillips

Melanie Phillips is a British journalist, broadcaster and author. Her weekly column, which is currently appearing in The Times, has appeared over the years in the Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times and Daily Mail. She has a weekly radio show on Voice of Israel, is a regular panellist on BBC Radio's The Moral Maze and appears frequently on BBC TV's signature political shows Question Time and The Daily Politics. She also writes regularly for the Jewish Chronicle and the Jerusalem Post. Her best-selling book Londonistan, about the British establishment's capitulation to Islamist aggression, was published in 2006 by Encounter, New York. She followed this in 2010 with The World Turned Upside Down: the Global Battle over God, Truth and Power, with a foreword by David Mamet and also published by Encounter. Guardian Angel, the memoir of her personal and political journey from being the darling of the left to the icon of the middle class, was published in 2013 by emBooks. You can follow Melanie’s work at www.facebook.com/MelanieLatest or on Twitter at @melanieLatest. Her radio show can be heard at www.voiceofisrael.com.

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during the APEC CEO Summit 2018 at the Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 17 November 2018

As I see it: A week of Jew- and Israel-baiting in Londonistan

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, President Reuven Rivlin, Chief Justice Esther Hayut, and Judge Varda Wirth Livne, and new judge Sawsan al-Qasem, July 4, 2018.

As I See It: Israeli judges should be put back in their box

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 9, 2018

How are our new best friends in Saudi Arabia doing these days?


As I See it: Doing what comes naturally – the West’s suicidal animus

A number of British media outlets led their reports with the false accusation that a pregnant Gazan woman and her 14-month-old baby had been killed by the Israeli strikes.

SOLDIERS CARRY a wreath during a Remembrance Day ceremony at Latrun earlier this week

As I see it: Madonna chooses freedom singing at Eurovision

The Madonna furor is but the latest development in the campaign to boycott the Eurovision final.

Stevie Wonder and Madonna perform "Purple Rain" during the tribute to Prince at the 2016 Billboard Awards May 22, 2016

Jews on the wrong side of the West’s lethal culture wars

On the Left, “cultural Marxism” has long been labeled a demented conspiracy theory.

A police officer patrols outside Masjid Al Noor mosque after Friday's mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 16, 2019.

As I See It: The British in the wilderness as Brexit crisis explodes

The Brexit debacle has crucial lessons for the rest of the West, as well as for Israel and Diaspora Jews.

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Theresa May speaks during a confidence vote debate after Parliament rejected her Brexit deal, in London, Wednesday.

Why Labour’s antisemitism is a crisis for the world

Hezbollah is a murderous proxy for the Iranian regime, through which it destabilizes and effectively controls the Lebanese government.

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, gives a speech at the EEF National Manufacturing conference, in London, Britain, February 19, 2019

As I See It: The unique disorder of hatred now destroying the Left

No apology can ever expunge the evil of antisemitism.

Demonstrators take part in protests outside a meeting of the National Executive of Britain's Labour Party which discussed the party's definition of antisemitism, in London, Britain, September 4, 2018

As I See It: Ireland’s obsessional hatred of Israel

Strangely, the Israel issue has become emblematic in the battle over Irish identity.

Flag of Ireland

As I see it: Why the West should hold its breath over Britain

Although this was the largest prime ministerial defeat in British history, Mrs. May survived a motion of no-confidence the following evening.

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Theresa May speaks during a confidence vote debate after Parliament rejected her Brexit deal, in London, Wednesday.

The pathological animus of ‘The New York Times’

The paper is regarded as the bible of America’s intellectual classes. Yet for years, its coverage of Israel has been a disgrace.

The sun peaks over the New York Times Building in New York August 14, 2013

As I See It: Australia’s boomerang knocks Diaspora Jews off balance too

It takes a particular kind of genius to be attacked by all sides.

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during the INPEX Gala Dinner in Darwin, Australia November 16, 2018