Colin Shindler

Our Palestine Question, review: An ode to Jews who uttered difficult words in dark times

The story of King Herod you’ve probably never heard

A new book sets history straight about a controversial figure

Final Verdict by Tobias Buck review: ‘Would I have climbed down the watchtower and walked away?’

This is insightful on the guilt, complicity and collaboration of the Third Reich’s fellow German travellers, including the author’s own grandfather

How Britain let butchers of the Holocaust to escape scot-free

Colin Shindler is fascinated by a study into a failure of justice

From Red Terror to Terrorist State review: Who controls Russia?

A labyrinthine explanation of Russia’s ruthless secret services will serve as a reference work for all those wishing to understand this mysterious country

Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East review: When, how and why the Mufti met Hitler

German academic Mattihas Kuntzel's book offers an enlightening insight on the Nazi influence on Middle East politics

The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle for its Inner Soul review - How diverse Israel manages itself

Nuanced picture of Israel explores its spirit of innovation, identity politics, culture wars and inability to agree a border with the Palestinians

The formation of Likud changed Israel and the entire Middle East

Fifty years ago this week, the forced retirement from the IDF of Ariel Sharon led to a new political force that remains key today

When eastern Europe was home to the Jews

Colin Shindler hails a study of Jewish life that covers two millennia

Book review: Amos Oz: The Legacy of a Writer in Israel and Beyond

The wizardry of Oz comes through in a book of essays about the writer who ‘led where rabbis fear to tread'

Ukraine’s history has been used and abused

The intertwined history of Russia, Ukraine and the Jews is part of the background to conflict

The Holocaust: An Unfinished History Book review: The untold story of Europe’s Shoah shame

An important new history sheds light on the major role played by so-called neutrals in the mass extermination of Jews