Going wherever the evidence leads
Progressive Jews claim that Israel’s behaviour over equal access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City is driving a wedge between it and the diaspora. Yet they are often the very same people who attack Israel for being in the Old City at all. Join me as I discuss with Avi Abelow of Israel Video Network the manifest hypocrisy and worse of this row.
Read MoreJoin me here as I discuss with Avi Abelow of Israel Video Network how the fate of the west depends on the outcome of the titanic political battles now raging in Britain and America over Brexit and President Trump.
Read MoreA couple of days ago, I appeared on BBC TV’s This Week show talking about whether the Anglosphere, the shorthand term for the English-speaking world led by Britain and America, was in decline given the ongoing uproar over Brexit and President Trump. You can watch this discussion here. Since my remarks were very compressed, what follows here is a fuller version of my observations – or what I would have said had I not been confined to such a short space of time. The Anglosphere has been in decline for…
Read MoreBBC TV’s Newsnight has a two-minute “Viewsnight” spot for mini-polemics. Watch me arguing here that requiring political leaders to emote in public doesn’t make society a nicer or kinder place.
Read MoreIn the wake of the latest Islamist atrocities in Britain, the murderous vehicular rampage on London Bridge and then the frenzied stabbing of people enjoying a Saturday night out in local eateries, the ensuing blame game has merely highlighted the need to start facing up to what it takes to defend a free society. Join me here for my take on these grievous events and what Britain should now be doing. A transcript follows below the video. Does the Prime Minister read my column? In yesterday’s Times, I wrote that…
Read MoreJoin me here as I discuss with Avi Abelow of Israel Video Network the erosion of the rule of law in the US, what the Trump visit means for the Middle East and developments backing up claims of a “rolling coup” against the President.
Read MoreTo end the Arab war against Israel, President Trump needs to do one big thing: stop America rewarding an agenda of annihilation. This is a clip from my discussion with Avi Abelow of Israel Video Network. Apologies for any technical glitches but it was recorded between continents. You can watch the entire discussion here.
Read MoreHow concerned should we be about the massive arms deal the US has now signed with Saudi Arabia? This is a clip from my discussion with Avi Abelow of Israel Video Network. Apologies for any technical glitches but it was recorded between continents. You can watch the entire discussion here.
Read MoreMy take on the great brouhaha over Trump’s reportedly loose talk with the Russians which may inadvertently have compromised secret intelligence about Isis. This is a clip from my discussion with Avi Abelow of Israel Video Network. Apologies for any technical glitches but it was recorded between continents. You can watch the entire discussion here.
Read MoreAs I discovered on my recent US trip, many Trump voters who are derided as bigoted rednecks are actually motivated by an entirely admirable concern to uphold the rule of law and defend the US constitution. This is a clip from my discussion with Avi Abelow of Israel Video Network. Apologies for any technical glitches but it was recorded between continents. You can watch the entire discussion here.
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