Israel
115 postsDevelopments in Israel and the discussion of Israel in the outside world
Israelis against Israel
A prominent Israeli human rights organisation’s call for the destruction of Israel is barely disguised
Three myths about Zionism
The historical record shows that Zionism started as and remains a movement for national self-determination
A flawed approach to tackling anti-Zionism
Ten things that the Movement Against Antizionism gets wrong
Why the new class has embraced anti-Zionism
These are the notes for my speech at the July 2026 Telos conference in Potsdam
GUEST POST: A tale of two colonialisms
Patrick Wolfe is typical of a new generation of thinkers whose hostility to Israel’s alleged settler-colonialism reflects a broader self-loathing in the West
Anti-populism vs Israel
The rise of an anti-populist narrative among western elites helps explain the growing animosity to Israel and divisions within the Jewish state
Omer Bartov is whitewashing Israel’s enemies
Israel: What Went Wrong downplays the threats of Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran to serve a familiar anti-Israel narrative.
Sam Harris makes mistakes
The best-selling author is a staunch defender of Israel but fails to understand the challenges it faces or the nature of the debate around it
Why Trump always chickens out
While Islamists have a clear sense that they are fighting a civilisational war the West is unsure about what it stands for
Defending Israel’s existence
It is more vital than ever to defend Israel’s right to self-determination
Transcending Jerusalem’s divisions
A public college in central Jerusalem is taking up the formidable challenge of providing a high-level vocational education to all the city’s hugely diverse communities
The fallacies of anti-Zionism
On the fundamentally flawed autobiography of a leading Israeli politician turned anti-Zionist
Explaining media bias against Israel
Contemporary media bias against Israel is driven by identity politics