Israel
Underrated: Ayelet Shaked
The rising star of Israeli politics
Mounting Mendacity
The Palestinian Authority refuses to accept that Jerusalem’s Temple Mount is holy to all three Abrahamic religions
Gaza Withdrawal Symptoms
Israel’s 2005 disengagement from Gaza has left lasting bitterness
Israel’s Impish Ice-Breaker
Etgar Keret’s memoir The Seven Good Years is mellow but full of deadpan humour about life’s absurdities
NGOs NBG
Tuvia Tenenbom’s Catch The Jew! exposes NGOs’ distortion of the truth in Israel
Israel And Integration
‘Even in Tel Aviv, they know that the words “no comment” are not in my vocabulary’
The Global Politics Of Netanyahu’s Victory
There was more to his controversial statement about Arab votes than Netanyahu’s critics cared to acknowledge
Fait Pas Accompli
‘The gulf between Israel and the Obama administration will continue after Netanyahu’s re-election’
Cage Fighting
‘In addressing inequality we should be careful not to wage war on those elite visions of life, such as the Getty Villa in LA, that do so much to alleviate its mundanity’
The Har Nof Massacre: How Jewish Life Carries On
When Palestinians killed five people at a synagogue in the Jerusalem suburb where my son lives, the response was admirably restrained
How Top Boys topple down crime’s ladder
Too many prisoners rejoin society with no education, stable housing or job prospects. No surprise that more than half reoffend within a year
In the bleak midwinter
Christmas can be a bleak time of year. While some feel isolated, others are overwhelmed by the need for a perfect family Yuletide when their reality is different
My warnings to our spy watchdogs
Britain is under attack from Russia. And the government is blocking a Parliamentary report that details it