What not to wear: Do you know what you're advertising?
Is it too much to expect of people to at least have a minimal understanding of the meaning behind what they’re advertising on their chest, head, or backpack?
- 2 October 2012
Liberal Democrat delusions on Israel and the one state solution
In siding with Jenny Tonge and others like her, Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes is betraying a moral blindness so typical of the left when it comes to Israel
- 27 September 2012
Israel not guilty over Rachel Corrie, but what of those who encouraged her to go to Gaza?
While it is obviously unwise for anyone to put themselves in the middle of a combat zone, it is unlikely she would have acted so recklessly in the absence of a broader atmosphere of anti-Israeli hysteria
- 28 August 2012
Lieberman was right: With Abbas in charge there will be no peace
With either Fatah or Hamas at the helm of the Palestinian people there is absolutely no possibility for long term peace in the region
- 24 August 2012
The meme of the ‘weak’ Arms Trade Treaty
The Arms Trade Treaty is a bad bargain that will give dictators and the like something of enduring value in return for nothing in particular
- 27 July 2012
Recognising Abbas
As Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) addressed the United Nations, many observers remained suspicious of his planned unilateral declaration of Palestinian Arab statehood, but were not necessarily able to articulate why. Jonathan Neumann reviews reviews the basics.
- 26 September 2011
Is the War on Terror winnable? Kind of...
We must alter our preconceptions about 'winning' the War on Terror. Jihadism won't give way easily, writes James Gourlay.
- 8 July 2011
Fifth Anniversary: Free Gilad Shalit
Five years ago, a French-Israeli soldier was taken hostage by the terrorist group Hamas. If peace talks are to progress, Gilad Shalit must be freed.
- 25 June 2011
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