People have said Miriam Margolyes is antisemitic because of a specific set of comments she’s made over the years — mainly involving Nazi comparisons, generalising statements about Jews, and remarks about Israel that some Jewish organisations say cross well‑established red lines. One can’t choose one human over another; every life carries equal worth. Every lifeContinue reading “Miriam Margolyes: Controversy Magnet”
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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 defencelessContinue reading “Hands Off, Miriam — You Don’t Cancel An Icon For Calling For Peace”
And I introduced To You: Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes made a remark that came from a Double Down News roundtable where she, Michael Rosen, and Alexei Sayle shared their experiences as British Jews grappling with Israel/Palestine. This was from her 2012 visit to Israel, being the moment ‘the blind was lifted,’ and she often describes seeing the treatment of Palestinians firsthand asContinue reading “And I introduced To You: Miriam Margolyes”
Fierce And As Sharp As A Razor, She Is A Force To Be Reckoned With
I adore Miriam Margolyes. She’s such a comical individual and has a personality all of her own and will be remembered for that. She demonstrates time and time again that she’s rogue when live on TV, especially when she comes out with obscenities and sexual innuendos during interviews, and she certainly has no filter onContinue reading “Fierce And As Sharp As A Razor, She Is A Force To Be Reckoned With”
Miriam Margolyes Stuns Radio 4, Today Presenters, By Dropping The F-bomb Live On Air
Comedian and actress Miriam Margolyes stunned BBC Radio 4 listeners by telling presenters what she’d actually wanted to say to the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Jeremy Hunt had been questioned by journalist Justin Webb about his plans for the government’s latest economic strategy on the Today Programme, in the slot before Margolyes. The 81-year-old comedianContinue reading “Miriam Margolyes Stuns Radio 4, Today Presenters, By Dropping The F-bomb Live On Air”
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