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.
Greta’s very corporate children’s crusade
Behind the schoolgirl climate warrior lies a shadowy cabal of lobbyists, investors and energy companies seeking to profit from a green bonanza
The road to hell for the mentally incapacitated
The weasel words of disability rights may be well-intentioned, but they mask institutional cruelty and deprive caring parents of their say
Cry, the rapidly crumbling country
President Ramaphosa has won the election but his position is fragile: South Africa faces poverty, inequality and corruption almost entirely self-inflicted by the ruling ANC