Gaza
Gaza Withdrawal Symptoms
Israel’s 2005 disengagement from Gaza has left lasting bitterness
Europe’s Double Standards
“Federica Mogherini is symptomatic of Europe’s double standards against Israel—she treats other ‘occupied territories’ quite differently”
Rivers of Babylon
The great provocateur – Joan Rivers
Hawks and Doves
The battle of the birds
Mischief, Thou Art Afoot
‘The next few months will test David Cameron’s nerve, as Britain plays its part in defending Western civilisation from Mitteleuropa to Mesopotamia’
Turks, Arabs and Jews: The Middle East in Crisis
The nominally secular Turkish state has distanced itself from its erstwhile alliance with Israel. The region is now on the brink
ONLINE ONLY: Defending Israel in a Changed World
Israel’s response to Hamas’s shower of rockets was proportionate but no Israeli deludes himself into thinking there is a military solution to the conflict
Shock and Awe in Shanghai
‘After the elections in France and Greece the idea of Ed Miliband as prime minister is moving from late-night fear to probability’
Bathurst Norman reprimanded
George Bathurst Norman, the part-time judge who expressed his personal view of Israel’s actions in Gaza to a jury when summing up in a trial for criminal damage, has been reprimanded for this error by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, and the Lord Chancellor, Ken Clarke.
No Hell on Earth for Bathurst Norman
The acquittal of eight defendants accused of conspiracy to cause criminal damage valued at £187,000 at a building on the south coast of England last year has led to much criticism of His Honour George Bathurst Norman, who presided over their trial this summer. But those who seem to think that the judge will be disciplined over his summing-up to the jury may well be disappointed.
Majority rule; minority rights
It is folly to treat UK race relations as totally divorced from the rest of human experience. We need to look at the larger global picture
American revolutions: Rewriting the language of the unheard
‘Dissenting viewpoints — for example, the belief that America is not an intrinsically racist country—are shunned as further proof of racist pathologies’
The favourites
From Piers Gaveston onwards, controversial courtiers have a long history in British politics.How unusual is Dominic Cummings?