Robin is the Owner/Publisher of The Commentator, author of 'A State Beyond the Pale'. He tweets at @robinshepherd1
Gingrich was wrong about Palestinian identity but right that it is at the core of the conflict
It’s not so much that the Palestinians don’t want a peace deal as that they cannot continue to see themselves as Palestinian should they ever fully accept the legitimacy of Israel
- 28 December 2011
Vaclav Havel: the passing of one of modern Europe's greatest sons
Vaclav Havel was one of the most remarkable political intellectuals of post-war Europe. He died on Sunday at the age of 75
- 19 December 2011
BBC reveals huge scale of honour attacks in Britain, fails to mention the word “Islam”
At least 2,823 people, mainly vulnerable young women, were brutalised in Britain last year by members of their family. But BBC report censors out the key information
- 3 December 2011
The Europe debate is finally moving in the right direction: It’s the democracy stupid
The British press is growing up from the sterile debate about sceptics and enthusiasts and waking up to what the discussion on the European Union should really be about
- 13 November 2011
Instant View: The lesson of the Shalit deal is that it is Israel not Gaza that remains under siege
The release of Gilad Shalit is a moment for celebration. But it is also a moment to ponder on the extraordinary circumstances of Israeli survival in a desperately hostile region
- 18 October 2011
Guardian group leads UK charge on reckless Palestinian bid for unilateral statehood at the UN
No mainstream media outfit in the Western world has been more hostile to Israel than the Guardian group. On Sunday it ramped up the vitriol yet again. Stupidity or bigotry? Take your pick.
- 18 September 2011
Never mind Libya. Is Europe’s “last dictatorship” finally wobbling?
Alexander Lukashenka, the dictator of Belarus, looks to be in deep trouble. Is the Arab Spring about to come to Europe?
- 30 August 2011
British Left squirming as riots expose their flawed ideas
It’s a difficult time to be a Left-winger when a society run on your lines is plainly dysfunctional, as the riots have shown. Guardian credibility has hit the rocks.
- 11 August 2011
Leftist attempts to smear the Right over Anders Breivik are contemptible and wrongheaded
The European Left is desperate to make capital out of the Norwegian killer’s depravity. But he’s the product of a Europe built by them
- 1 August 2011
Eurosceptics are right, except on what to do next
The euro may collapse, so may the EU as a whole. But eurosceptics should be careful what they wish for.
- 27 June 2011
Instant View: Italy calls for halt to hostilities in Libya. Is Gaddafi going to beat NATO?
We need clarification on exactly what the Italians mean. But champagne corks will nonetheless be popping in Gaddafi’s bunker.
- 22 June 2011
Reckless Western anti-Zionism rebounds over Libya killings
Uproar over NATO’s accidental killing of civilians shows how short-sighted and damaging was Western fury at Israel’s operation in Gaza
- 20 June 2011
Talk of the “Arab Spring” just shows the West’s ignorance
The “Arab Spring” is named after the “Prague Spring” which ended not in freedom but in the Soviet invasion. Are we really this stupid?
- 27 May 2011
Obama’s warm reception in Britain can’t hide the fact he’s the weakest US president in living memory
Obama gets meetings with the Queen, high fives with Cameron and a speech to parliament. But his lack of global leadership overshadows all.
- 25 May 2011
Instant view: Obama throws Israel under the bus in futile gesture of appeasement
Obama knows the Israelis can’t accept his “peace” plans. His speech was just another round of grovelling to extremism.
- 20 May 2011
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