ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Douglas Murray has spent 20 years warning Europe about Islam – now he says Israel is the answer
Matan Hasidim/Makor Rishon
November 12, 2025

…Douglas Murray, has since become one of the prominent voices of the European conservative camp in the culture wars taking place in the West, and since October 7 also one of the most determined defenders of Israel’s right to fight those who seek its destruction. He knows what happens in Israel well and up close, and not just as an observer from the outside. His concern for the wellbeing of IDF soldiers, his familiarity with local public discourse (“Air Force officers who said before October 7 they wouldn’t report for service? An inconceivable phenomenon, when you think about it in hindsight”), the grief in his eyes when he speaks about families of the fallen, the joy when he mentions “the almost miraculous event” of the hostages’ return, and even the barbs he sent at Gideon Levy in a televised confrontation in Canada in June 2024 (“You could fit all your supporters in Israel into one phone booth”) – all these indicate that the man is involved and engaged in local issues no less than an average Israeli. READ MORE