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 […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
This is Israel’s 9/11
Published by The i paper (9th October, 2023) The symbolism could not be starker: young people at a rave for peace in the desert, their happiness and spirit […]
United States / World
My night out with the Proud Boys
Published by UnHerd (19th September, 2023) When I first met the leader of the Proud Boys, he was relaxing over a burger and chicken wings in an Irish […]
United States / World
Why is there no age limit on politicians?
Published by The i paper (4th September, 2023) Chuck Grassley was born in 1933 to a rural family living in a farmhouse with no electricity or indoor plumbing. […]
China / World
In sucking up to China, Sunak and Cleverly risk looking as obsequious and naive as Cameron and Osborne
Published by The Daily Mail (31st August, 2023) Eight years ago George Osborne, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, took a large delegation of business and cultural leaders to […]
Europe / Russia / United States / World
Prigozhin’s death exposes a weak despot
Published by The i paper (28th August, 2023) There is a famous story from his childhood that Vladimir Putin has repeated often and seen spun by his propagandists […]
Aid / India / World
India’s lunar ascent shows absurdity of our dismal aid system
Published by The Times (24th August, 2023) There was jubilation in India after it became the fourth country to successfully send a mission to the moon. The joy […]