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Dec 3, 2023, 7:21 PM

The Wavering West

Kamala Harris, the Vice-President of the United States, has urged the Israeli Government to be more stringent in avoiding civilian casualties in Gaza. The evidence from the IDF, supported by reliable independent sources, confirms Palestinians have been leafleted, giving fair...

Nov 25, 2023, 10:56 PM

The West must not fail Israel!

Who would have thought it! Hamas, using the agreement to pause fighting in order to facilitate the delivery of aid to Gaza and arrange for the exchange of hostages for convicted Palestinians, playing games to assert its control over...

Nov 21, 2023, 6:47 PM

The internet has proved a mixed blessing. As a way of communicating, almost instantaneously, with far distant family, friends and colleagues; as a resource of information with the proviso the provenance of the data needs to be tested for...

Nov 19, 2023, 7:13 PM

Ratio or Rationality?

The clamour for a ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel war grows ever louder, with pro-Palestinian activists citing the need to provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinians living in Gaza but no one seems certain how these supplies will not fall...

Nov 13, 2023, 7:20 AM

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Martin Luther King Jr. Only the most naïve person would believe fighting an urban war is going to be free of civilian...

Oct 28, 2023, 11:10 PM

‘Put not your trust in princes……’ Psalm 146

Most people have little difficulty in identifying an aggressor. In a street brawl, witnessed by the general public, there is usually consensus as to who threw the first punch. This incident may require corroborative testimony but if there is...

Oct 22, 2023, 12:59 AM

Israel-Palestine: Time for a serious rethink

With pro-Palestinian protests taking place in major cities across the globe, what do the placards and flag-waving tell us about the mindset of these demonstrators? Slogans such as “Free Palestine”, “Liberate Palestine” and “From the River to the Sea”...

Oct 12, 2023, 4:45 PM

Is the West partisan?

Douglas Murray in this week’s ‘Spectator’ raises the question why is Israel the only country in the world that is censured for defending its own people. In the immediate wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks, the media expressed condemnation,...

Jul 26, 2023, 2:26 PM

‘A House Divided’

As we approach one of the most sombre days in the Jewish calendar, Tisha b’Av, Israeli politicians should reflect on the damage that is being done to the cohesion of Israeli society by pushing ahead with legislation to limit...

Feb 28, 2023, 10:16 PM

A Day To Be Regretted

The images of burnt out cars and homes in Hawara, West Bank, sent shivers down my spine. Was this a prelude to another intifada; have tensions between Israelis and Palestinians reached such a pitch of animosity that any meaningful...

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Peter John Beyfus is an historian, published author, poet, and a person who prides himself on “thinking outside the box”. I have written many essays on Jewish themes, published in various journals, including ‘Wessex Jewish News’ and ‘Westminster Quarterly’, the magazine of Westminster Synagogue, London.

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