Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege

by Melanie Phillips

Genres: Israel, Antisemitism

162 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 12, 2026

About the author

Melanie Phillips, journalist, broadcaster and author, is Britain’s best known and most controversial champion of traditional values in the culture war.

Her weekly column, which currently appears in The Times of London, has been published over the years in the Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times and Daily Mail. She also writes for the Jerusalem Post and Jewish Chronicle, is a regular panellist on BBC Radio's The Moral Maze and speaks on public platforms throughout the English-speaking world.

Her best-selling book Londonistan, about the British establishment's capitulation to Islamist aggression, was published in 2006. She followed this in 2010 with The World Turned Upside Down: the Global Battle over God, Truth and Power.

Her first novel, The Legacy, which deals with conflicted Jewish identity, antisemitism and the power of history, was published in April by Post Hill Press. Her personal and political memoir, Guardian Angel, was published by Post Hill Press in January.

Among her earlier books is All Must Have Prizes, a devastating critique of Britain's education system. She is also the author of The Sex-Change Society: Feminised Britain and the Neutered Male, published by the Social Market Foundation, America's Social Revolution, published by Civitas, and The Ascent of Woman, a history of the ideas behind the female suffrage campaign, published by Little, Brown. She also wrote a play, Traitors, which was performed at the Drill Hall in London in 1985

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

a much needed prescription

Extremely useful tool to help fight a feeling of helplessness and incredulity at this wave of hatred. I particularly appreciate the format of itemizing the accusations and how to fight them effectively.

[Girrrrrrrl · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a sociopathic thing to write

[Claude Vecht-Wolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a superb book in every respect.

In lucid and concise language, Melanie Phillips provides the toolkit to help the reader defend Jews and Israel against antisemitic and anti-Zionistic attacks.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough and will be using it extensively to verbally fight the haters.

Thank you Melanie!

[Arnold Cohen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding. A concise clarion call to Jews and non-Jews alike to unabashedly take on the hateful enemies of the Jewish people and Israel.

[Lenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring and truth telling. However, while she doesn't come out and say it, it seems she's a Trump supporter because of his relationship with Israel. I just can't go that far at all. Trump is a deranged megalomaniac, a convicted criminal and a traitor to America. It's very difficult to reconcile these two things.

[Elia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short read, and super helpful. Time will tell if Phillips' strategy will be effective or not. The only thing that can be safely said is that constantly taking the defense position isn't working. Phillips is at least offering an alternative solution.

[Sharron · Rating 1 out of 5]

I give one star to books I don't finish. I got through a third and it wasn't saying much, but what it did say was a bit ridiculous. There are a few ways to defend Israel, but this isn't it.

[Charles Pollick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend this book for those who want to know the truth about Israel, its legitimate fight for survival and how to overcome the mistruths and hate that is so unfortunately widespread.