Israel shifts its military strategy – and Hamas is losing its grip

Direct aid, held ground, and relentless pressure are shaking the terrorists’ hold on Gaza. But too much success may also endanger the fate of the hostages

Why I didn’t sign that writers’ letter calling the Gaza war a genocide

Whatever the cause, there is something about the words ‘we the undersigned’ that makes my heart sink

Trump could be about to cut a bad nuclear deal just as a weak Iran closes in on the bomb

Such an agreement would risk trading fleeting calm for long-term peril

Vicious propaganda always preceded the murder of Jews

Those who claim to be committed to human rights must reassess how their language about Israel impacts the Jewish diaspora

Is there any point arguing with those that compare aid drops in Gaza to Auschwitz?

When commentators make these false comparisons, they’re showing us who they really are

Letters to the Editor, May 30 2025

Why the UK must demand Karim Khan’s resignation

With serious allegations against the ICC prosecutor, Britain must reject the flawed case against Israel and defend the integrity of international law

If Israel is maligned as uniquely evil; Jews will never be safe

The idea that one can demonise and dehumanise Israel and Zionism – both central to modern Jewish identity – without targeting Jews defies reality and rests on a linguistic sleight of hand

President Macron’s surrender on the Gaza genocide lie

By treating a blood libel against Israel as a matter for future historians, the French president lent credibility to those who dress up antisemitism as virtue