Published by The i paper (26th December, 2023) The artists, booksellers, musicians and writers all knew each other well, so greeted each other warmly in the restaurant, cracking […]
Canada / Disability / Europe / Health / Holland / Policy / World
Why I believe Dame Esther is profoundly wrong on assisted dying
Published by The Daily Mail (22nd December, 2023) Calls for a change in the law relating to assisted dying rose to a crescendo this week. Yesterday Labour leader […]
China / North Korea / World
How to escape North Korea
Published by UnHerd (21st November, 2023) When Kim Seungeun first visited North Korea, he saw a barren land devastated by famine, its trees stripped by people desperate to […]
Europe / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Russia / Ukraine / United States / World
The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are different
Published by The i paper (20th November, 2023) From the moment Hamas terrorists went on their murderous rampage in Israel, Joe Biden sought to tie together two seismic […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Politics / World
Timid leaders could learn from Thatcher on dealing with a crisis in Israel
Published by The i paper (30th October, 2023) Two years after becoming prime minister, Margaret Thatcher gave an interview to The Jewish Chronicle about her forceful condemnation of an […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
A shaft of hope amid a bloody war fuelled by rage
Published by The Daily Mail (25th October, 2023) It was a wondrous sign of hope after days of blood-soaked war. A frail old woman, freed after more than […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
Netanyahu may be walking into a trap
Published by The i paper (23rd October, 2023) Five years ago in Gaza, I watched the theatre of tragedy play out before my eyes. I had gone to report […]
Aid / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
Aid to Palestinians is used to reward acts of terrorism
Published by The Times (20th October, 2023) Abdullah Barghouti was arrested two decades ago. The Hamas bomb-maker was sentenced to multiple life terms in prison for the slaughter […]
Aid / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
The West’s arrogant foreign aid has fuelled tensions
Published by The i paper (16th October, 2023) The Government is tying itself in knots to show firm support for Israel after terrorist atrocities while avoiding condemnation of […]
Afghanistan / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
Israel should be wary of repeating the 9/11 mistakes
Published by The i paper (13th October, 2023) When I wrote on Sunday as horrifying details of Hamas atrocities started emerging, my column here was starkly headlined “This is […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
Inside blighted enclave where Hamas rules with an iron fist
Published by The Daily Mail (October 10th, 2023) As I entered the Erez crossing point from Israel into the Gaza Strip, my Israeli-Arab friend asked me to bring […]