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For three decades, I’ve lived my life in the media. Twenty of those years have been in war zones – Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Ukraine, Russia...
Every time you think the hostage and ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are edging towards a breakthrough, the rug gets pulled out. The rhythm is...
Nearly 120 years after Alfred Dreyfus was exonerated by France’s highest court, the French government has officially etched his vindication into national memory. This past weekend,...
There’s a Jewish joke that wherever you go in the world, no matter how remote or obscure, you’re guaranteed to find two things: a Chabad House...
When Israel bombed Iranian sites in the early hours of Friday, 13 June, the international media coverage was, for a brief moment, sympathetic. Against the backdrop...
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky worked side by side at the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC. She was a young Jewish-American woman from Kansas devoted to...
Last Saturday night, as I sat watching the Eurovision Song Contest unfold, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of pride and frustration. Israel’s representative, Yuval...
Israel is caught in a brutal bind, and it’s tearing the country apart. The war with Hamas, sparked by the group’s monstrous 7 October 2023, attack,...
In the past few days, senior Israeli officials have issued some of their strongest warnings yet to Syria’s government, as reports mount of atrocities being carried...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has an uncanny ability to cling to power. From corruption trials to public protests, the man often dubbed “King Bibi” seems...
The first of April rolls around, and suddenly everyone’s a comedian. The world transforms itself into a playground of trickery and laughter, and we all agree...
Israel’s decision last month to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) now seems not only prudent, but prophetic. A newly released United Nations...
Two weeks after its release, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF’s) internal probe into the catastrophic failures of 7 October 2023 continues to send shockwaves through Jewish...
Fake news costs Israel in blood, money, and allies. With between 20% to 30% of shared content about the current Gaza war estimated to be fake,...
This is the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to write. There’s so much to say, and then there’s nothing really, except, “I love you.” My...
The recently announced Iran-Saudi Arabia deal isn’t good for Israel. The Americans might be trying to undersell it, but behind closed doors, they’re panicking. The optimism...
But how do you pay tribute to a giant of a man whose heart and mind spoke volumes, even though he was often quiet and reticent?...
Naftali Bennett made Israeli history this week when he announced the collapse of his government on Monday, 20 June. Serving barely a year in office, no...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s reputation is as divided among Israelis today as it was a year ago when he scraped together a surprising government coalition....
It was never going to be an innocent Friday funeral procession in Jerusalem. And, from the moment the news broke last Wednesday that Shireen Abu Akleh,...
Two Israeli fears have come to pass. The rioting and demonstrations of last April and May in mixed Jewish-Arab cities is seemingly back. As are attacks...
There’s a Jewish “joke” in Belarus that the Jews cried when Ukraine was born. They understood it would lead to bloodshed. Not only has that prophecy...
This has turned out to be one of those articles for which more people declined to be interviewed than agreed. The Russian Jewish community numbers about...
I know I’m sticking my neck out by writing this and I know a lot of readers will disagree. So let me be quite clear at...
The pictures coming out of Ukraine are devastating, heartbreaking, and beyond justification. No-one supports war. At least I don’t. I’ve seen it up-close and in the...
Russian peacekeeping troops have been dispatched in eastern Ukraine while more than 100 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) aircraft are on high alert and 120 allied...
It’s noteworthy that two days after British Interior Minister Priti Patel announced that she was banning the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, Eliyahu David Kay was shot...
The COVID-19 pandemic coughed up some unusual situations. For 24-year-old Kelly Odes, it was serving in the Israeli army in her pyjamas. Granted it was only...
Foreigners are being urged to leave Ethiopia immediately while commercial flights are still operating. Israel, Britain, and the United States have advised against all travel to...
From the moment COVID-19 started spreading across the world, extremist groups wasted no time in encouraging their supporters who tested positive for the virus to spread...
Israelis are being asked again whether or not they support a proactive strike on Iran, even at the risk of starting a war. The overwhelming majority...
The current violence in Arab-Israeli cities is a greater threat to the state of Israel than Hamas and Hezbollah. The comparison might sound dramatic, but since...
This week a year ago, Ebrahim Dahood Nonoo switched on his television set and like the rest of the world, heard the surprise announcement that Bahrain,...
Israel is bracing itself for renewed terrorism from the fundamentalist Taliban Sunni Muslim insurgency in Afghanistan. Hamas was quick to praise the group’s takeover of the...
Not many people know first-hand that Jewish anti-apartheid activist Albie Sachs “made the worst butter and jam sandwiches on brown bread”. It’s these personal memories that...
In a world first, Israel has begun administering third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Israelis 60 years and over. Those eligible are receiving phone calls...
Israeli diplomat Paul Hirschson and I agree to meet up for an easy exchange. I’ll give him a packet of biltong I brought back with me...
After 12 consecutive years of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelis are coming to terms with the fact that the magician, as his fans like to call him, has...
When Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, I remember some people being so flummoxed that they said anyone could now run for the...
“I heard the boom, and then the pressure came, and that was it. I was out,” is how former Kaizer Chiefs striker, Ibezito Ogbonna, remembers the...
