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.
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past