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Nov 28, 2018, 1:10 PM

In the crane nation, Israel builds its future without a partner for peace

Hasan Arafe qrt. in Tel Aviv. Israel is awash with cranes busily building new ventures, and its future. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons - via Jewish News)

The Star of David might be on the flag and the menorah and olive branch on the crest but the crane is the real emblem of Israel. Everywhere you go, giant steel jibs signpost a country under permanent development. There are cranes over Tel Aviv,...

Jul 23, 2013, 2:02 AM

Helen Thomas’s right of reply

“You ought not to speak ill of the dead,” a friend chided me. “They have no right of reply.” I had just remarked that Helen Thomas, who died on Saturday aged 92, was a “bigot and journalist”. Of course, my friend was right: in general,...

Jun 12, 2013, 2:34 AM

The two-state solution and its enemies

Danny Danon, the rising star of the Likud, has been brought down to Earth with a bump. After boasting during an interview with the Times of Israel that he and his fellow right-wingers in the government would block any move towards a two-state solution, the...

May 7, 2013, 1:53 AM

Meet the Palestinians

The events in Syria have captured the world’s attention but it would be regrettable if they overshadowed an important study released last week. The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society, published by the respected Pew Research Center, surveyed social, political, and religious attitudes across the...

Apr 20, 2013, 8:39 AM

What’s the point of Israel?

Few countries have achieved what Israel has in its first 65 years. From a war-torn desert has sprung a land of prosperity and innovation; from the brutalities of successive colonial impositions a thriving polity, democratic and disputatious; and from a desperate immigrant refuge a proud...

Apr 9, 2013, 6:08 AM

Margaret Thatcher – mensch

Margaret Thatcher is being remembered in the United Kingdom and around the world as the fearless conviction politician who rescued Britain from its decline into sclerotic socialism and helped Ronald Reagan bring an end to the Evil Empire and freedom to the enslaved peoples of...

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Stephen Daisley is a writer and journalist. He blogs for the Spectator, writes a weekly column for the Scottish Daily Mail, and contributes to publications including Commentary and the Catholic Herald.