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Jewish-Irish bestselling author of 24 books - RH/Penguin & Harper-Collins - mostly crime-thrillers. And journalist: The Times, Newsweek, The Spectator. One of fastest growing substacks on Israel-Palestine. No DMs unless already Substack subscribed.

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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Latest Posts... A man in a coma since 1979 catches up on World Affairs... Substack subscription FREE... scribejohn.substack.com/p/the-coma
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The Coma
After a serious car accident in 1979 when he was 23 years old, Ben fell into a coma, not awakening until mid-2025. A lot of years and changes to catch up on - both with family and world affairs.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Latest Posts... Hassan and Ahmed discuss the current situation in Gaza... scribejohn.substack.com/p/hassan-and...
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Hassan and Ahmed
Conversations from a Jihadist back room - 10
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Catching up on recent posts... A terrorist guide from within... scribejohn.substack.com/p/terrorism-...
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Terrorism 123
A terrorist leader giving guidelines and instructions to a small group of new recruits.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Recent Post... The real Colonialism exposed... scribejohn.substack.com/p/reverse-co...
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Reverse Colonialism
At the core of many a Palestinian supporters’ condemnation of Israel is that it’s a ‘colonial enterprise’, but is the reverse in fact the case?
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A repeated lie this past three weeks by most of the media. But if they'd asked the simple question, MOTIVE?... they'd arrived at different conclusions. Subscription FREE to one of the fastest growing Israel-Palestine substack sites. scribejohn.substack.com/p/motive-mot...
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A repeated lie this past three weeks by most of the media. But is they'd asked the simple question, MOTIVE?... they'd arrived at different conclusions. Subscription FREE to one of the fastest growing Israel-Palestine substack sites. scribejohn.substack.com/p/motive-mot...
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Motive, motive... motive?
If news outlets bothered for a moment to examine the motives behind the news stories they spread, they’d likely come to different conclusions.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The Israel-Iran conflict examined. Part One FREE. Part two Paid subscribers only. scribejohn.substack.com/p/why-the-cu... scribejohn.substack.com/p/why-the-cu...
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Why the current Iranian regime should be dismantled – Part 1
Ridding Iran of its nuclear ambitions should be seen as only the first stage towards regime change.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Part Two of the great divide here. Can the Israel-Palestine issue ever be solved, and what does the future hold? Subscription FREE. scribejohn.substack.com/p/the-great-...
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The Great Divide - Part 2
And the hard and fast questions that now need to be asked about any possible future accord.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Catching up on recent posts after a short summer break: scribejohn.substack.com/p/the-great-... Subscribe FREE to one of the fastest growing substacks on Israel-Palestine.
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The Great Divide - Part 1
And the hard and fast questions that now need to be asked to give any hope of possible future Israel-Palestine accord.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
My latest substack post... Don't forget to subscribe... it's FREE! scribejohn.substack.com/p/the-irish-...
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The Irish Problem with Israel
How and why has the Irish attitude to Israel changed over the years?
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Fresh off the Press... My latest Hassan and Ahmed spoof. Satire, but tackles the thorny issue of news reports of 31 killed by Israel by a new aid depot. And the 100s of Palestinian children with head shots... Subscription FREE. scribejohn.substack.com/p/hassan-and...
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Hassan and Ahmed
Conversations from a Jihadist back room - 8
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
My latest substack post - looking at past books and authors on the Israel-Palestine conflict... Don't forget to subscribe ... it's FREE. Plus you get a FREE book... a dazzling and different crime thriller. scribejohn.substack.com/p/scribes-on...
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Scribes on Israel-Palestine
A number of authors have tackled this controversial subject over the years, but how accurate or useful are their accounts?
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
The Hypocrisy of the various Palestinian claims about Israel... Subscription FREE + Free book + piss off Elon Musk big-time... He shadow-bans substackers on X, sees substack as competition. scribejohn.substack.com/p/the-defini...
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The Definition of Hypocrisy
Nearly every Palestinian claim about Israel screams of extreme hypocrisy.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Yippee...! I'm now No 40 and rising on the Substack World Politics leaderboard... But still FREE for most of you... substack.com/leaderboard/...
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Leaderboard | Substack
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Hot of the Press... my latest substack article. How a free Israeli Press has led to bias against it. Don't forget to subscribe to one of the fastest growing Israel-Palestine news sites on Substack... it's FREE! scribejohn.substack.com/p/al-jazeera...
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Al-Jazeera vs Haaretz
How an open and free media policy in Israel and far more restrictive policies in Arab nations has created an uneven playing field.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Hot of the Press... my latest substack article. How a free Israeli Press has led to bias against it. Don't forget to subscribe to one of the fastest growing Israel-Palestine news sites on Substack... it's FREE! scribejohn.substack.com/p/al-jazeera...
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Al-Jazeera vs Haaretz
How an open and free media policy in Israel and far more restrictive policies in Arab nations has created an uneven playing field.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Hot of the Press... The conversation between a Hamas leader and an Iranian Mullah that likely took place in September 2023. Don't forget to subscribe to the fastest growing Israel-Palestine news site on Substack... it's FREE! scribejohn.substack.com/p/the-conver...
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The Conversation
A crucial meeting between one of Iran’s ruling religious committee, Hossein, and a Hamas leader, Ismail, in September, 2023.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The biggest and most prolific liars and false information spreaders about Israel... Some of the lies are so staggering, it makes you wonder how anyone would be so stupid as to swallow them... Worth a read... and well worth a FREE subscription.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Louis Theroux recent BBC report put under the spotlight... Substack subscription FREE...
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Examines and overturns a lot of previous thinking... Substack subscription FREE...
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Cocoa and bed-time now. Don't forget to subscrbe to my Substack - it's FREE - and make all my writing efforts on Israel-Palestine seem worthwhile. scribejohn.substack.com/p/a-collecti...
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A Collection of the Best
Some of the best notes from the past few weeks.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
con't.... Also, Hamas could have stopped the war 10-12 months back... or could do now... by releasing the hostages and disarming. They've been offered an 'amnesty' if they disarm... so why the delay?
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
War is tragic, but the civilian to combatant losses in the current war are less than any past NATO or US/UK war, by a factor of almost 3 to 1... so a tag of 'genocide' would mean you'd have to go back and apply that for every of war of the last 50 years or so.... con't
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Jewish and Israeli authors facing a sidelining and blocking since Oct 7th not experienced since the Nazi era. Substack subscription FREE.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
A change in my Substack subscription offer: No article restrictions or pay walls on FREE subs + you get a FREE book. But for those opting for a paid subscription to reward me for my hard work, I'm offering a total of 4 FREE books... details on link below: scribejohn.substack.com/p/exciting-s...
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Exciting Subscription Offer
In addition to my standard free subscription offer, I will now be offering an exciting paid subsciption offer.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
I made a good point about Yuvals performance and the anti-Israel agitators on a recent Substack note (link below). Its seems they were totally out of step with public opinion! substack.com/@scribejohn/...
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John Matthews on Substack
Eurovision reflects public opinion about Israel While we see from the linked report that there were protests during Yuval’s performance last night, the vast majority were in support of Israel. This ...
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The biggest and most prolific liars and false information spreaders about Israel... Some of the lies are so staggering, it makes you wonder how anyone would be so stupid as to swallow them... Worth a read... and well worth a FREE subscription.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I'm also now on Medium for those already on there who might want to follow me and read my articles... medium.com/the-judean-p...
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Genocide — yet another flawed claim to add to the many.
An open letter to Dr Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
My latest Substack article... A collection of my best notes and comments of the past month... Subscription FREE + free book. scribejohn.substack.com/p/a-collecti...
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A Collection of the Best
Some of the best notes from the past few weeks.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Hot off the Press... my latest Substack article. Don't forget to subscribe... it's FREE. And you get 2-3 cutting edge articles a week on Israel-Palestine. scribejohn.substack.com/p/are-settle...
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Are Settlers Violent?
Or even if that claim does hold substance, is that violence in general more defensive and reactionary?
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
My latest Substack article... A collection of my best notes and comments of the past month... Subscription FREE + free book. scribejohn.substack.com/p/a-collecti...
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A Collection of the Best
Some of the best notes from the past few weeks.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I'm also now on Medium for those already on there who might want to follow me and read my articles... medium.com/the-judean-p...
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Genocide — yet another flawed claim to add to the many.
An open letter to Dr Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Fresh off the Press! My latest Substack article... Exposed!!... The biggest liars and anti-Israel misinformation spreaders. WHO they are and the most notable lies they spread. Subscription FREE. scribejohn.substack.com/p/a-catalogu...
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A Catalogue of Lies
Lies and misinformation abound about Israel more than any other nation or conflict. Here is a collection of the most notable lies and their connected offenders.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Hot of the Press - my latest substack article. Subscription FREE + free book - intense crime-thriller entered in a top-ten all time best list in The Times. + put Elon Musk's nose out of joint. He's shadow-banned substackers - sees substack as competition scribejohn.substack.com/p/israel-pal...
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Israel-Palestine Land Divisions – Part 1
Disputed for much of the past 77 years, UNSCOP’s division plans of 1947 were far fairer than many have suggested.
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Francis Sedgemore @hesgen.com · 13/05/2025
"Israel-Palestine Land Divisions – Part 1 Disputed for much of the past 77 years, UNSCOP’s division plans of 1947 were far fairer than many have suggested." @scribejohn.bsky.social
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Israel-Palestine Land Divisions – Part 1
Disputed for much of the past 77 years, UNSCOP’s division plans of 1947 were far fairer than many have suggested.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
A spoof interview with a Palestinian protestor... Are they informed, armed with just a few basic sound-bites, or just plain dumb? Catch this & 2-3 articles a week. Subscription FREE. scribejohn.substack.com/p/the-interv...
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The Interview - 2
Just how informed, uninformed or fed on angled propaganda are pro-Palestinian protesters?
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Fresh off the Press! My latest Substack article... Exposed!!... The biggest liars and anti-Israel misinformation spreaders. WHO they are and the most notable lies they spread. Subscription FREE. scribejohn.substack.com/p/a-catalogu...
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A Catalogue of Lies
Lies and misinformation abound about Israel more than any other nation or conflict. Here is a collection of the most notable lies and their connected offenders.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
My latest Hassan ands Ahmed spoof... Here, they talk about their 'best' supporters... Subscription FREE to catch this & other spoofs as well as regular insightful articles on Israel-Palestine. scribejohn.substack.com/p/hassan-and...
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Hassan and Ahmed
Conversations from a Jihadist back room - 7
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
You can call it what you like, but when you combine it with terms like Zionist terrorists, you just appear a rather dumb Jew-Israeli basher, who the Palestinian Jihadists term a 'useful idiot'.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Jewish and Israeli authors facing a sidelining and blocking since Oct 7th not experienced since the Nazi era. Substack subscription FREE.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Two Jihadist Palestinian leaders talk in 2006. Though partly a spoof, gives a strong guideline to how and why certain aims have developed the way they have. scribejohn.substack.com/p/khaled-and...
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Khaled and Mousa
A Jihadist backroom conversation - 2006.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Why the vehement denial with rape from Hamas? They've already butchered 1,200, and this pattern of rape from Jihadists goes all the way back to Damour in the Lebanese Civil War, which I covered for Reuters when I was 26. Substack subscription FREE.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
MLK would be turning in his grave to see today's BLM reaction to Israel. Substack subscription FREE.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Read the oversight with Gaza and Hamas that no other journalist had picked up on. Substack subscription FREE for this and other groundbreaking articles.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
... The barriers, walls & fences ONLY came in because of repeated terrorist attacks, the final straw the Dolphinarium disco bombing which killed 22 young teens aged 14-20. If it was NOT for these repeated terrorist attacks, there would be no reprisals or strong defences put in place.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
There were 6,784 terrorist attacks against Israelis by Palestinians in 2024 versus 648 retaliatory attacks the other way. I visited Israel & WB regularly during the 1980s. Not a single barrier or fence in sight. Hardly any checkpoints. You could travel freely from WB & Jerusalem to Gaza... con't
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
My latest substack article, fresh off the Press... Palestinians furthering Jew-hatred... is it just part of their ethos or an agenda too? If you like my articles DON'T FORGET to subscribe - it's FREE. scribejohn.substack.com/p/keep-the-h...
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Keep the Hate Pot Bubbling
Why the furthering of hatred from Palestinian radicals towards Jews is part of both their ethos and agenda.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
A classic case of Jew-Israeli demonization. Israeli soldiers do NOT kill kids just because they're Muslim. THAT's a Hamas trait because kids are Jewish. Why drop 18 million leaflets and make 42 million phone calls to warn civilians from danger areas only then to kill them? You're talking pants.
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John Matthews @scribejohn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
A lot of pro-Palestinian protestors in London are organized by Labour Union links. Remember the old Corbyn anti-Semitism storm? Well, they haven't disappeared, just have gone into organizing pro-Pal protests.
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