Yom Kippur: a short war 50 years ago
In 1973, 50 years ago on Friday, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, coincided with Ramadan, the Islamic lunar month of fasting. But nobody raised an alarm in Israel ...
Autocracy and democracy: the human race has a dual heritage
At first I was going to write about the ‘Arab Problem’, because there is not a single functioning democracy in the Arab world. This week’s presidential coup in Tunisia ...
David and Goliath in Palestine
Something must be done to right the wrong done to the Palestinians
The Gaza Strip in Palestine is probably the worst defended territory in the world. It is under the ...