Gemma Ricketts, at The Blogs

Jan 23, 2024, 7:33 PM

Cameron in Israel, what is or isn’t on the agenda?

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron last visited Israel in November 2023, and though the conflict is no longer the top news agenda item in the Western media, the context could not be more kinetic and volatile. The agenda for...

Jan 7, 2024, 2:28 PM

A war to end all wars – will 2024 bring peace?

As we look back in sorrow on 2023, a year overshadowed by Hamas’s 7th October attacks on Israel and the ensuring conflict, we should take a moment to reflect that for those in the Jewish community it was also...

Dec 13, 2023, 7:02 PM

The Hamas-Israel War: A view from a London suburb

The images of the pale, weak and overwhelmed hostages as they are freed from captivity should serve as a reminder that without pressure from Israel, in the form of a ground invasion into Gaza, their fate would have been...

Dec 7, 2023, 3:09 PM

This Hanukkah, looking for the light in darkness

Today marks the start of Hanukkah – a time when Jewish families gather together to celebrate the miracle at the heart of the “Festival of Light.” On Hanukkah, Jewish communities around the world remember how the Maccabees, a small native...

About Me

Gemma Ricketts is a UK based former political advisor to the UK Labour Party. She has a background in politics and banking; she is currently the Policy Manager for ELNET UK.