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Nov 30, 2016, 10:40 PM

Jimmy Carter Firestarter

Just a few days after the blazes which devastated the country were brought under control. Up pops ex-President Jimmy Carter trying to light a bushel from the fading embers of the Obama administration. Carter's modest proposal is for the US-...

Oct 16, 2015, 6:10 AM

Unconventional Wisdom

In the days when I made my living teaching philosophy, one of the first things I would tell my students is that unquestioningly accepting the 'common sense' view inhibits a true understanding of the world we encounter. In philosophical terms, accepting...

Jun 18, 2015, 9:04 AM

Stop It Moshe, I Feel Sick

I feel sick. Really sick. Its Moshe Kahlon's response to Michael Oren's piece in the WSJ that has me reaching for the sick bag. Okay Kahlon didn't actually apologise, but he did pointedly distance himself from Oren's statements and praise Obama....

May 6, 2015, 5:30 PM

Bennett Bests Bibi (Again)

Its fair to say that Binyamin Netanyahu holds an odd place in Israeli politics. In most countries the incumbent leader holds his position by virtue of his or her popularity. Bibi, however, is PM more by default than by dint...

Dec 18, 2014, 9:50 AM

The Einstein Solution

Thomas Friedman is always good for a giggle and his latest opinion piece, entitled "This Israeli Election Matters" is so laced with irony that if you didn't know his form for one-sided codswallop, you might mistake it for satire. Well a humourless attempt...

Aug 5, 2014, 3:59 AM

B***ocks, Distortion and Slander: Why the NUS is Dead Wrong

According to reports from the UK's Jewish Chronicle, Britain's National Union of Students (NUS) has approved a policy of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. Although, the specific context for his move is the conflict in Gaza and accusations of Israeli...

Jul 31, 2014, 2:03 PM

What Hamas Want

Amidst the clamour for a ceasefire in the current hostilities between israel and the Palestinian factions in Gaza, little attention has been paid to the war aims of Hamas. Its no coincidence that Hamas in Hebrew means violence, If one...

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Born and raised in London, Stephen Duke worked as a lecturer in philosophy and religious studies before making aliyah in 2006. A lot has changed since then. I've learned a totally different skill set and now work with my hands, renovating homes. For good reasons I ended up back in the UK.

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