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On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel, Hamas and the Future of the West Kindle Edition

by Douglas Murray (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Douglas Murray, international bestselling author and renowned cultural commentator confronts what he views as the most pressing issue of our time: why Western support of the Palestinian cause is ultimately playing into the hands of a much more dangerous force.

Drawing from intensive on-the-ground reporting in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, Murray presents a compelling case that places the latest violence in its historical context. He takes readers on a harrowing journey through the aftermath of the 7 October 2023 massacre, piecing together exclusive accounts from victims, survivors and even the terrorists responsible for the atrocities.

On Democracies and Death Cults argues that Israel’s commitment to fundamental Western values – capitalism, individual rights, democracy and reason – has made it a beacon of progress in a region dominated by authoritarianism and extremism. Murray contrasts Israel’s principles with the ideology of Hamas, which openly proclaims its love of death over life. If left unchecked, Murray argues, this misplaced Western sympathy could embolden forces that seek to undermine democratic values and perpetuate a culture of violence.

Clear-eyed and deeply reasoned, On Democracies and Death Cults is a gripping and essential read for all who seek to understand the complexities of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and its implications for the future of democracy – and for the world itself.

Douglas Murray's book 'On Democracies and Death Cults' was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-04-07.

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On Democracies and Death Cults
On Democracies and Death Cults
On Democracies and Death Cults
The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason
On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel, Hamas and the Future of the West
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Douglas Murray is a bestselling author and journalist. His books include the Sunday Times No. 1 bestsellers The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity and Islam and The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity. He has been Associate Editor at The Spectator magazine since 2012 and has written regularly there, as well as for other publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Mail on Sunday and the New York Post. A regular guest on a range of news channels, he has also spoken at numerous universities, parliaments, the O2 Arena and the White House.

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  • GlenGDN
    5.0 out of 5 stars Douglas Murray’s Crucial Insight: A Call for Understanding in the Midst of Conflict
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 April 2025
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    Douglas Murray's new book is a must read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding the Middle East conflict. With unflinching clarity, he exposes the barbaric nature of groups like Hamas, offering readers an invaluable perspective that goes beyond the surface level narratives often presented in the media. Murray emphasises the urgent need for a more nuanced and informed approach to the conflict, urging us to move past the polarisation, misinformation, and partisan rhetoric that dominate the discourse. This book is an essential contribution to fostering understanding in a world that desperately needs it.
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  • N W Richardson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great from Mr Murray
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2025
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    A great book and a real page turner. Well researched and referenced so accusations of Zionist lies and garbage (as below) fall exactly as they are, ideological anti-Israel hate. Douglas Murray a voice in the wilderness.
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  • S. Morley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the price of admission
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2025
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    For those familiar with Douglas' work this - his latest offering, will not disappoint, but it will inform and disturb by turns. With characteristic eloquence he provides first hand impassioned insight into events leading up to, during, and after the terrorist incursion into Israel.

    It is not an easy read, with some graphic accounts of the attrocities perpetrated by Hamas, but his narrative is a timely reminder and testament to those events, and why it is important that we not loose sight of who the real monsters in this conflict are.

    If you are unfamiliar with Douglas' work, this might not be the best place to start, indeed, some of his other works 'The War on the West' for example, lay the groundwork for this and in some ways serve as an introduction. With that said, all of his books are well worth reading. His is one of the few voices both willing, and able to stand against the tsunami of insipid, and malignant conformity corroding the mainstream media - and increasingly, the less mainstream media.
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  • Valerie Lowe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2025
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    You hear a lot about October 7th and notfully understanding the facts i brought this book.
    Honest, factual and hard hitting if you really want the truth.
    I think Douglas Murray is one of the last journalist who looks at facts andwill visit the most unwelcoming places to find out the truth.
    Would highly recommend it.
    Brilliant book.
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  • Chris reviews
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a MUST read for EVERYONE
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2025
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    Another really important book from Douglas Murray.

    This book is a MUST read for anyone who wants to escape the lies the MSM has been pushing in the last year or so of the war.

    There have been casualties on both sides but the biggest casualty has been the truth itself. So many lies have been told that institutions such as the BBC should be ashamed of themselves.

    They won’t be of course and they will continue to lie which makes this book all the more important.

    But this book, read this book, discover the truth and tell as many people as you can.

    The truth MUST win out in the battle of lies.
    21 people found this helpful
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  • Jez hunt
    5.0 out of 5 stars The factual truth
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 April 2025
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    Bought this book 2 days ago and couldn’t put it down. It’s truly insightful and exposes the media bias across The West.. Sadly I saw footage that Hamas released on X after this attack.. It’s disturbing and barbaric. Well written and desperately needed in every classroom across The West..
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  • MR JAG HURDEN
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thankyou Douglas
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2025
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    As I have come to expect from Douglas, this was succinctly and concisely written. I am grateful for the effort he put into the background which helped me understand the history of the Israel and Palestine conflicts - something that it has been increasingly challenging to find a balanced, first hand perspective of. He delivers this and more, leaving me with a number of profound lessons. This is a book that should be on every humanities reading list around the world and one that should be studied in every Western classroom. Thankyou Douglas for your work and effort in gaining the experiences to write this.
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  • Cat
    1.0 out of 5 stars Democracy Dies in Dog Whistles
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2025
    On Democracies and Death Cults postures as a bold critique of modern liberalism, but reads more like the fever dream of someone who binged reactionary YouTube videos and decided that cryptic doom-posting counts as political philosophy. What could have been a meaningful exploration of democratic fragility is instead an unhinged tirade, bloated with intellectual arrogance and peppered with ideological rot.
    From page one, the author makes it clear: nuance is not on the menu. This isn’t a critique—it’s a sermon. A smug, apocalyptic screed that wraps itself in highbrow language to mask what is, at its core, an incoherent rant against modernity, multiculturalism, and any vision of society that isn’t frozen in some imagined, monochrome past.
    The central thesis—that democratic societies flirt with death cult-like tendencies—isn’t just underdeveloped; it’s laughable. The book never defines its terms, never clarifies its logic, and never supports its grandiose claims with anything resembling serious evidence. Instead, we get a grab bag of half-baked Nietzschean name-drops, cherry-picked historical references, and endless hand-wringing over the supposed collapse of “civilizational values.”
    And let’s talk about that phrase—“civilizational values.” It comes up again and again, draped in faux gravitas, but the more you read, the clearer it becomes that the author is pining for a very specific, very exclusionary vision of “civilization”—one that’s overwhelmingly white, Western, male, and hierarchical. This isn’t concern for democracy; it’s aestheticized paranoia dressed up as philosophy.
    Even worse are the racial undertones—too deliberate to be accidental, too evasive to be honest. While the author stops just short of outright white nationalism, the dog whistles are loud and clear. References to “population replacement,” “cultural erosion,” “moral decay,” and “existential threats” are delivered with knowing winks, without acknowledgment of their charged histories or the ideological company they keep. It’s the kind of language that has found a comfortable home in reactionary right-wing echo chambers.
    There’s a word for this kind of book: mask-off. It pretends to question liberal democracy while offering no alternatives—only nostalgia, grievance, and a tired fantasy of societal purification. It wants to be taken seriously, but it traffics in the same rhetoric that fuels real-world violence and extremist movements.
    In short, On Democracies and Death Cults is not just a bad book—it’s a dangerous one. Soaked in ideological bile, it’s a manifesto for the disaffected and the resentful. Read it if you want a case study in how intellectualism can be weaponized to launder regressive politics.
    But don’t mistake it for insight. It’s not. It’s a cry for relevance from someone who fears a world that no longer centers them—and wants to burn it down in retaliation.
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  • Craig Wildman
    5.0 out of 5 stars As above. A highly prescient and timely read for our times.
    Reviewed in Canada on 29 April 2025
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    The depth and often times powerful writing of Murray is as one has come to expect from this superb author, however, the often visceral subject-matter is dealt with in a compassionate, respectful and truly feeling way, thus revealing the humanity of the author and the universality of his actual experiences. A profoundly moving and intellectually rich examination of the very real and present dangers which western civilization faces, dangers which, if left unchecked, will only fester and poison the communities of the western democracies which are not as of yet on the front lines. A real wake-up call to us all...
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  • Sophie
    5.0 out of 5 stars An essential read
    Reviewed in the United States on 12 April 2025
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    An essential read for anyone who seeks the truth. This is not the random emotional rant we see so often, but rather a precise, rational and nuanced explanation from someone who has been on the ground and understands the situation clearly. Eye opening, engrossing and very much needed.
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  • Eri Sharp
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best book of the year!
    Reviewed in Australia on 17 April 2025
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    I am a huge fan of Douglas. He speaks & writes with moral clarity. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Thank you Douglas for all you do.
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    Reviewed in Australia on 17 April 2025
    I am a huge fan of Douglas. He speaks & writes with moral clarity. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Thank you Douglas for all you do.
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  • Tiffany
    5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed and emotional
    Reviewed in the United States on 22 April 2025
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    This is a very powerful book, written with detail, knowledge and experience. Read it with tissues as it is very emotional.
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  • bma24
    5.0 out of 5 stars Timely and well written
    Reviewed in Canada on 17 April 2025
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    Well written and author not afraid to be politically incorrect.
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