Jason Burke

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Paying a diplomatic price for hitting its enemies is a high-wire act that Israel has long had to perform

The brutality deployed against Israel by the likes of the ‘Black September’ group persuaded the Jewish state that it had to ‘terrorise the terrorists’

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Israelis in the Munich Olympic stadium on September 6, 1972 at the memorial ceremony for the victims of the hostage-taking of Israeli team members by Palestinian terrorists (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

20 years after 9/11 — what comes now?

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How big is the terror threat to us?

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The terror threat is real, but the biggest risk is that we over-react

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An unstable commander-in-chief

Trump's unprecedented fall-out with his intelligence chiefs bodes ill for a region where US has long struggled to implement a coherent foreign policy

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January 20, 2017 10:10

Will these men make world safer? Not likely

Trump's top security picks favour George W Bush-style war on terror

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November 24, 2016 12:01

Will these men make world safer? Not likely

How the world can destroy Daesh

Force is only half the answer: states involved in this war must together plan a reordered Middle East

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November 26, 2015 11:29

The ‘lone’ terrorists are never alone

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July 2, 2015 10:00

Jason Burke explains why Jews are the most vulnerable targets for such attacks

The Community Security Trust has installed thousands of pieces of security equipment in the past six years including 2,173 cameras and nearly 4,000 metres of fencing around communal buildings

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January 15, 2015 12:52