When the Israelites escaped slavery and began their 40-year schlep across the hot Sinai sand, they probably didn’t rely on kosher for Pesach Evian to quench their thirst. Five thousand years on and the festival that commemorates their Egyptian exodus has mutated into a commercial blitzkrieg of Christmas proportions. Pesach water, toothpaste, shampoo, lipstick, deodorant, pet… Continue reading

Try telling John Kerry there’s only so many ways to skin a cat ­­– or make peace in the Middle East. The US Secretary of State – dubbed “the hardest working man in diplomacy” by the website politicususa – this week revealed his new plan to resuscitate the moribund talks about talks. His latest greatest… Continue reading