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INTERVIEW: The peace campaigner who came to kill
Richard Ferrer reveals for the first time the full story of the Gazan who, after partnering with an Israeli on a peace project, arrived at her kibbutz on 7 October to murder her Eight months before Machmud (surname unknown) arrived at Batia Holin’s home to kill her, the two had jointly launched an exhibition aimed at promoting peace and unity… Continue reading
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SPECIAL REPORT: Northern exposure – Israel’s warm war with Hezbollah is boiling over
On a hilltop in the Israeli town of Kfar Vradim, a weather vane displays an image of a bicycle riding over a rainbow and the words of an Israeli pop song: “How good it is that you came back home.” As you stand beneath the sign, gazing across the ancient hills of the Galilee towards Lebanon,… Continue reading
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OPINION: Next time Israel, maybe send Yahya Sinwar a friendly save-the-date card
It was a miraculous operation, reminiscent of the historic Entebbe raid. IDF soldiers valiantly freed four Israeli citizens held captive by Hamas since being abducted from the Nova music festival on 7 October. The glorious footage of Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv reunited with their families could have reduced even… Continue reading
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OPINION: Israel-Palestinian conflict has always been hope versus hate
It’s been a very bumpy ride but, all things considered, a Jewish democracy in the Middle East has made a pretty decent fist at surviving for 76 years in a part of the world that hates two things above all else. Jews and democracy. In the wake of 7 October, an Israeli friend described his country’s… Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: Cousin of Kfir Bibas’ father believes he ‘can’t be the same baby’ after spending half his life in Gaza captivity
“Kfir was nine months old when he was kidnapped by Hamas. He’s spent half his life as a hostage.” Tomer Keshet, cousin of Kfir’s father Yarden, sits in front of a poster of the now 17-month-old baby boy. Alongside the images of Noa Argamani being taken into Gaza on a motorbike, Naama Levy being forced… Continue reading
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THEATRE REVIEW: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick live up to Plaza Hotel’s five-star rating
Plaza Suite at the Savoy Theatre, LondonVerdict: 5/5 Sarah Jessica Parker found fame playing a single woman with more on-off relationships than a light switch, but in real life she found her happy ever after long ago as half of one of Hollywood’s most enduring couples. Married for nearly 30 years to Matthew Broderick, the Sex And… Continue reading
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FILM REVIEW: The twilight zone between evil and ignorance
The Zone Of Interest5/5 Our house has subsidence. It’s bang, bang, BANG from dawn ‘til dusk as the builders fix wonky floors, leaky pipes and cracked walls. Working from home, I’ve nailed the knack of tuning out the din to the point where, writing this, I’m more attuned to the dull tap-tap-tap on my keyboard… Continue reading
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OPINION: 100 days after 7 October and what comes next
A few weeks before 7 October I had dinner in Tel Aviv with a veteran Arab-Israeli journalist who’s spent the last 40 years at his wits’ end, witnessing petulant Palestinian leaders choose self-sabotage over a state. We spent most of our meal discussing what, at the time, felt like one of the darkest moments in… Continue reading
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OPINION: What creates the blind hate of Jews seen in so many since 7 October?
I doff my deerstalker to Sherlock Jones, for solving a mystery that’s broken my brain for the last two months: the confounding case of why so many people can’t walk past a poster of a kidnapped Israeli child without aching to tear it down. Their tattered remains cling to lampposts and walls. Those intact tend to… Continue reading
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OPINION: Regime-change invasion and the end of Hamas
This, for the benefit of anyone still unable or unwilling to see what’s happening in front of their eyes, is what the beloved Palestinian chant “from the river to the sea” really means. It means psychopaths rounding up Jewish families and burning their homes. It means children abducted from their parents’ arms. It means desecrated… Continue reading
About Me
Newspaper editor and publisher with 30-years’ experience at national and local titles in the UK and USA including the Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and Jewish Advocate. Editor of Jewish News (Free Weekly Newspaper of the Year 2021/22) since 2009. Columnist for The Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Independent and others.
Recent Posts
- INTERVIEW: The peace campaigner who came to kill
- SPECIAL REPORT: Northern exposure – Israel’s warm war with Hezbollah is boiling over
- OPINION: Next time Israel, maybe send Yahya Sinwar a friendly save-the-date card
- OPINION: Israel-Palestinian conflict has always been hope versus hate
- INTERVIEW: Cousin of Kfir Bibas’ father believes he ‘can’t be the same baby’ after spending half his life in Gaza captivity
GeT RICH QUICK 