Israel and Iran’s deadly game
They bet that direct attacks would not lead to a disastrous escalation. The Middle East is now on the brink.
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Why Iran’s attack on Israel failed
The drone and missile strike conveyed as much weakness as it did strength.
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Will the Iran crisis split Rishi Sunak and David Cameron?
A new dividing line could emerge between the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.
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The Iran attack changes everything
Lines have been crossed and the new state of affairs no longer has the same handrails.
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Israel can prevent a regional war
It’s not yet clear how far Benjamin Netanyahu’s government will go in response to Iran’s attack.
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The Israel-Iran endgame
What the West doesn’t get about the Iranian regime.
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Netanyahu has launched a war Israel can never win
Six months into the war in Gaza, internal and external pressure is mounting on the prime minister.
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The UK should stop sending arms to Israel
After Israeli forces killed seven aid workers in Gaza, there is renewed momentum to reach a ceasefire.
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The new Tory divide on Israel
Splits over the war in Gaza are pitting Israel-philes against Israel-sceptics.
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Former head of Shin Bet: Hamas’s nightmare is a two-state solution
The former head of Israeli intelligence Ami Ayalon on why Israel is losing the war.
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Letter from Jerusalem: what future do Palestinians have in the ancient city?
The rapidly changing city may seem calm on the surface. Don’t be fooled.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s war games
The prime minister is staking his political survival on a war Israel can’t win.
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Joe Biden’s support for Israel hasn’t wavered
Despite the UN resolution calling for a ceasefire, the White House’s position remains the same.
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Here in Israel people feel deeply unsafe and the two-state solution looks doomed
At the site of Hamas’s 7 October attack, one struggles to comprehend the horrific consequences of the war and of…
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Saudi prince Turki al-Faisal: reaching a peaceful solution in Gaza is easy
The Saudi royal and former ambassador to the US on the lack of political will in solving the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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War and the West Bank
Settler violence in the occupied territory is intensifying, and Palestinian deaths are mounting.
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What’s stopping a two-state solution?
The difficulties come not so much with the talk of “two states”, but of a “solution”.
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How the Israel-Gaza war broke British politics
The UK is sliding towards Trumpian divisive politics, hate not hope. Calm and proportion are badly needed.
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British anti-Semitism is spiking dramatically
More instances of anti-Jewish hate were recorded in 2023 than in any other year since 1984.
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Has Labour’s position on Gaza actually changed?
The party’s language towards Israel has toughened but its previous conditions for a ceasefire remain.
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