Trump’s Gaza peace plan changes everything
In a moment of extraordinary geopolitical gravity, US president Donald Trump has unveiled a comprehensive plan to end the Gaza…
What will Keir Starmer’s Palestine declaration achieve?
Keir Starmer has justified Britain’s declaration of Palestinian statehood by insisting that it will keep open the path to a…
Where is the outrage over the aid trucks hijacked in Gaza?
Unicef has confirmed it in black and white: armed men in Gaza hijacked aid trucks at gunpoint, stealing ready-to-use therapeutic food meant…
Did Trump convince Starmer to see sense on Palestine?
As Donald Trump visited the United Kingdom this week, the press seized the opportunity to confront both him and Keir…
The truth about Britain’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march
On Saturday morning, I skipped synagogue and went to the Tommy Robinson march instead. By the time I arrived at…
The truth about the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march
On Saturday morning, I skipped synagogue and went to the Tommy Robinson march instead. By the time I arrived at…
Free speech should never be fatal
Charlie Kirk was not storming a government building. He was not brandishing a weapon. He was not even shouting. He…
Israel is right to strike Hamas’s leaders in Qatar
When the government of Qatar condemned the Israeli airstrike in Doha as a ‘cowardly’ act, it revealed less about the…
The Jerusalem massacre and the illusion of peace
You can tell a great deal about countries and people by how they react to a horrific act of terror.…
Rabbi Sacks’s legacy shines brighter than ever
When King Charles paid tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks following his death in 2020, he called him ‘a light…
Hamas will struggle to recover from the elimination of Abu Ubaida
Despite its extraordinary discipline and repeated battlefield successes over the past two years, Israel has been judged in many quarters…
Ed Davey’s pathetic Gaza boycott
Ed Davey has built an entire political career on pratfalls, water slides and staged wipe-outs, like a children’s entertainer who…
The BBC’s Israel problem needs investigating
When the BBC was forced to admit that a woman it featured as a starving victim of the Gaza war…
Israel will have to dig deep for its Gaza City offensive
Since the renewal of ground operations in March this year under the Southern Command, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have…
Israel risks rewarding Hamas’s kidnapping
What weapon is stronger than F-16s, drones, targeted strikes, disciplined and war-hardened ground troops, and even nuclear weapons? Hostages. Despite…
Hamas’s new hostage deal is a catch-22 for Netanyahu
The fragile negotiations between Israel and Hamas have once again entered a decisive phase, marked by the unveiling of a…
Hamas is using Israel’s protests as a weapon of war
Israel is caught in a tragic paradox: the finest qualities that define its national character – its compassion, solidarity, and…
The demonisation of Israeli ‘settlers’
In the UK today, hold the wrong view and you’re cast as beyond the pale. Brexiteers are bigots. If you…
What would an Israeli occupation of Gaza look like?
In a decision of historic weight, the Israeli government has formally approved a plan to expand its military operation and…
Will the occupation of Gaza allow Israel to crush Hamas?
In a decision of historic weight, the Israeli government has formally approved a plan to expand its military operation and…
Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza is a last resort
Reports last night from Israeli Channel 12 quoting a senior official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office have confirmed what…
Starmer’s Palestine policy is perverse
Keir Starmer’s declaration that Britain will recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel takes ‘substantive steps’ to end the war in…
Why Israel is forced to sabotage itself
Israel’s recently announced tactical pause in several sectors of Gaza, aimed at facilitating the distribution of humanitarian aid, is not…
The leaked email that blows apart the BBC’s impartiality claims over Gaza
A leaked internal email from a BBC executive editor reveals that the Corporation has issued prescriptive instructions to staff on…
Will one final push by Israel destroy Hamas?
For more than 650 days of war in Gaza, one swathe of territory remained mostly untouched by Israeli ground manoeuvres:…
