Hands Off, Miriam — You Don’t Cancel An Icon For Calling For Peace

The persistent effort to deprive Miriam Margolyes, a national treasure, of her OBE is utterly disgraceful.

This brave woman has only expressed her opinions.

She is an 83-year-old Jewish woman who has spoken out about the ongoing atrocities in Gaza with much suffering and empathy, demanding an urgent ceasefire to end the murder of defenceless women and children. ​

However, every time someone dares to oppose the Israeli government’s activities, a concerted effort is made to have them revoked, demonised, and stripped of their awards.

There must be an end to the use of indignation as a weapon to stifle valid political criticism. ​

Miriam Margolyes has always been fiercely independent, kind, and honest.

Not only is it unethical to penalise a Jewish elder or anybody else for caring about human rights, but it’s also a pitiful attempt to stifle free expression. ​

For years, I’ve questioned why she isn’t a Dame. Not to mention depriving her of her OBE! She talks about the Israeli government because, in addition to the fact that what she is saying is accurate, she can do it without being labelled antisemitic since she is a Jewish lady.

What’s wrong with this world? No empathy. If I couldn’t be a humanitarian, I would say to shove it where the sun doesn’t shine if I had an OBE.

She only speaks what everybody else should also be saying, especially our politicians.

If Miriam gets stripped of her OBE, then England is indeed going up the kiber pass. She has spoken out; she’s not pulled the wool over anyone’s eyes. She says it as she sees it, and good for her.

People like Miriam are the true guardians against anti-semitism by showing us that being a Zionist is a significantly different thing to being a Jew.

She is absolutely right. What has transpired in Gaza is appalling. Netanyahu’s behaviour has harmed ordinary decent Jewish people as well. It’s terrible that she is being targeted for standing up for human rights.

They can do whatever they want, but the majority believe she is a hero.

Trying to cancel people for demanding peace. What has happened to humanity? She should be praised, not cancelled.

Attempting to ban individuals for calling for peace. What has become of humanity? Instead of being cancelled, she should be commended.

Her harsh honesty is something I like. She receives a lot of “bad press” for this, but many more people value her direct and honest attitude. Additionally, she doesn’t care who she offends.

She is an incredible lady who upholds her values, so I have no doubt that she would handle it head-on if it occurs. No matter who attempts to blackmail her, she will not allow that threat to prevent her from talking about Palestine and the Zios.

The moral compass in this country has gone; it just doesn’t exist.

Right now, this minute, today, yesterday, and tomorrow, silence is complicit and is literally murdering Palestinians and Lebanese.

If even one tenth of our politicians (who aren’t on Israel’s payroll) or public figures had Miriam Margolyes’s humanity, knowledge or courage to speak out, it would educate and break the indifference in this country.

The woman puts herself in danger by speaking up, and she is deserving of all the praise for her honesty, compassion, and integrity.

Throughout her life, Miriam Margolyes has made many significant choices, and she will do so once more. No one can take away her numerous accomplishments, so no matter what happens, she can still be proud of them. Furthermore, she is aware that the vast majority of people in the United Kingdom support her.