Tommy Robinson Visits Israel: A Defiant Voice Against Global Antisemitism & Political Appeasement

By: Fern Sidman

British activist Tommy Robinson arrived in Israel this week at the invitation of Minister Amichai Chikli, marking two years since the October 7th Hamas massacre — a visit he described to Israel National News (INN) as an “honor and privilege” and an act of solidarity with the Israeli people. During his trip, Robinson visited several of the massacre sites in southern Israel, including the grounds of the Nova music festival, where over 360 civilians were slaughtered by Hamas terrorists.

Speaking to INN on Thursday, Robinson’s tone was both impassioned and indignant. His message: Israel’s fight for survival mirrors a wider struggle against radical Islamism spreading across Europe, enabled, he said, by weak Western leadership, compromised media, and a culture of appeasement. “It’s my honor and privilege to be here,” Robinson declared, “to stand with Israelis on this anniversary and to say that the free world stands with you — even if many governments have lost their moral compass.”

In his interview with Israel National News, Robinson characterized the global response since October 7 as a coordinated propaganda campaign. “There’s a massive attack against Israel — a propaganda war being fought by Iran and certainly by Qatar,” he said. “They’re influencing every major Western nation.”

According to Robinson, the same ideological machinery driving pro-Hamas sentiment in the Middle East has deeply infiltrated Western academia. He accused Islamist organizations such as Hizb ut-Tahrir of “overtaking universities” and “spreading hatred through education systems.” The result, he argued, is the normalization of antisemitic rhetoric under the guise of social justice. “The level of Jew hatred and celebration across every Western capital city shocked a lot of people,” Robinson said. “The morning after the massacre, the marches were already organized — pre-prepared. That’s Iranian influence at work.”

INN reported that Robinson linked these mobilizations to foreign funding networks that exploit freedom of speech laws in democracies to erode public solidarity with Israel. “What we saw in London, in Paris, in Berlin — it was not spontaneous outrage. It was planned mobilization, and it tells you just how far this rot has gone.”

Robinson reserved some of his fiercest criticism for his own government. The United Kingdom’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, he said, was “humiliating” and “a betrayal of every moral value Britain once stood for.” As he told Israel National News, this decision was not about foreign policy but about domestic politics. “There are 300,000 Jews and 5 million Muslims in Britain,” he said flatly. “The Muslims can sway many Labour seats. The Labour government, the French government — they pander and appease to their bloc vote.”

Robinson described Britain as a country paralyzed by fear of offending extremists. “Two-tier policing has now become part of the British vocabulary,” he said. “If you’re waving a Palestinian flag and calling for jihad, you’re protected. If you wave an Israeli flag, you’re accused of provocation.”

According to the information provided in the INN report, Robinson argued that the Labour Party under Prime Minister Keir Starmer has deliberately courted antisemitic voters. “The Labour Party’s vote is anti-Israel, anti-Jew, and pro-Hamas,” he asserted. “They’re appeasing their vote. They don’t stand for Britain’s values anymore — they stand for power.”

Despite the political climate, Robinson insisted that most Britons remain sympathetic to Israel. He cited the massive rallies his supporters have organized in recent months as proof of a shifting national mood. “Thirty thousand people in June. A hundred thousand in July. Two hundred thousand in October. And three million in September — the biggest demonstration in British history,” he told Israel National News. “The people are awake. The silent majority will be silent no more.”

He added, “Keir Starmer was elected on 9 million votes. Twenty million people didn’t vote. Eighty percent of the public did not vote for his government. The British public doesn’t hate Jews. They support Israel.”

During his visit, Robinson reflected on the parallels between Israel’s experience with jihad and Europe’s emerging security crisis. “When I came here in 2016, I saw barriers around bus stops and thought, this is going to be us,” he said. “Now we can’t have Christmas markets or festivals without huge concrete barriers. We’ve seen the attacks in Nice, in Germany, and in the UK. Europe has imported the very threat that Israel has been warning about for decades.”

Robinson cited alarming statistics to illustrate Britain’s vulnerability. “We have 40,000 Muslims on a terror watch list. Three thousand are monitored 24 hours a day at a cost of £9 billion a year,” he told INN. “Sixty-six percent of British Muslims say they wouldn’t report another joining ISIS. 1.2 million want Sharia law. That’s the reality.”

Robinson also condemned what he described as a “systematic campaign of lies” about Israel in the Western media. “You’re continually lied about,” he said in the INN interview. “It’s talked about as a matter of fact that there’s a genocide. It’s ridiculous. The BBC and others repeat Hamas propaganda as truth.”

The activist said his visit to the Gaza border and his viewing of footage from the October 7 atrocities left him shaken. “The video I just watched was the most devastating thing I’ve seen,” he said. “Everyone in the world should see it. It took 50 years to start denying the Holocaust. It took five minutes to start denying this attack.”

For Robinson, the problem is not just Hamas or Hezbollah — it’s the willingness of the West to believe their narrative. “I’ve spent 15 years studying jihad and the way it spreads. Hamas are ISIS. The biggest shock for me was not the terrorists — it was the response of Western politicians.”

Robinson has long been a polarizing figure in Britain, and his invitation to Israel drew criticism from some British Jewish organizations. Asked about this, he was characteristically unapologetic. “Those Jews in the UK have thrown Israel under the bus,” he told Israel National News. “They believe in a two-state solution and in an Islamophobia bill that prevents people from telling the truth. They’re appeasing their enemies while condemning their allies.”

He said that, despite criticism, his support for Israel remains unwavering. “I don’t get any benefit from standing with Israel,” he said. “I just get attacked from all angles. But I stand with Israel because it’s the right thing to do. Never again is right now.”

Robinson praised Israel as “a shining beacon of democracy” in a region mired in tyranny and extremism. “There is no apartheid here,” he said. “I’ve seen Arab doctors, Arab police officers, Arab judges. The only apartheid I see is in Gaza, where Hamas persecutes its own people.”

He expressed admiration for Israel’s resolve, saying its conservative government’s refusal to bow to international pressure had “saved the country.” “I’m glad that under your current leadership, Israel has not backed down,” he told INN. “You have the support of Donald Trump, and that’s all that actually matters in the world.”

For Robinson, Israel’s struggle against Hamas is inseparable from the West’s struggle for survival. “You’re never going to have peace when you’re surrounded by jihad,” he said. “If Israel falls, we all fall. Hamas made it clear — Israel is not the final target. London and New York are.”

His words, INN noted, encapsulate a worldview that sees Israel as the front line in a global confrontation — a fortress of Western values facing an ideological siege. Robinson said that his advocacy is not about nationalism but about civilization itself. “This is not an Israeli fight. This is a fight for freedom, for democracy, for the right to live without fear.”

Despite his dire warnings, Robinson closed his remarks with cautious optimism. “I’m optimistic that there is a mass awakening happening,” he said. “People are unifying and awake to what’s happening. We are starting to speak out.”

Robinson is scheduled to make his first public address in Israel on Saturday night at an event in Tel Aviv sponsored by Likud Tel Aviv and Betar Worldwide. Israel National News (INN) reports that the event is expected to draw both Israeli and international attendees, symbolizing a shared conviction that Israel’s struggle is, in essence, the free world’s struggle.

In the end, Robinson’s visit — part pilgrimage, part protest — serves as a declaration of allegiance to a country he views as both embattled and exemplary. His message to Israelis was clear: the West is watching, learning, and, he hopes, finally awakening. “Israel,” he said, “is the canary in the coal mine. If she survives, freedom survives.”