Richard Conricus, at The Blogs

Richard Conricus

Author and social debater

Nov 20, 2024, 10:51 PM

Ask the Gazans what they think of Hamas!

Criticism of Israel in the Western media is based on an unwillingness to accept basic facts. One only has to ask the people of Gaza what they think of Hamas. Parts of the Western world's political elite and heavy opinion...

Nov 2, 2024, 11:40 PM

Can Islam change?

The conflict between Islam and the rest of the world is no accident, but it has been part of the religion since its founding. So, we should not expect the conflict to be something that will go away by...

Oct 31, 2024, 9:08 PM

Even our time has its Chamberlains

During the 1930s, many Western politicians, including British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, advocated a policy of appeasement towards Hitler. Today, the policy of appeasement is still popular, but it is now applied to Israel's enemies. How long will it...

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Since 1978, when I covered the peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt for Swedish media, I have followed and written books, essays and articles about the prospects for peace in the Middle East.

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