'Fighting the Hate': British-Israeli Journalist Advises Diaspora Jews to Go on Offense against Global Antisemitism

Summary

In a CBN News interview conducted in Jerusalem and published September 13, 2026, journalist and author Melanie Phillips discussed her book, Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege. Phillips said that after October 7 she visited Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia, where she encountered fear, confusion, and what she described as a widespread resurgence of antisemitism. She alleged that accusations against Israel and individual Jews relied on historic anti-Jewish tropes, portrayed Israel’s military actions as genocide, and held diaspora Jews personally responsible for Israeli government conduct. Phillips advised Jewish individuals not to respond primarily through anger or attempts to defend every accusation. Instead, she urged them to use concise information, questions, or humor to challenge what she considers false premises. She also criticized Jewish community leaders for being too cautious and called on them to confront Western governments that, in her view, contribute to anti-Israel narratives and thereby fuel antisemitism. The interviewer endorsed the book as potentially useful to Christians who want to support Israel. The article presents Phillips’s observations and judgments but supplies no independent statistics, documentation, responses from governments, or perspectives from critics of Israel’s conduct.