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Mossad’s total penetration of Iran even surpasses its demolition of Hezbollah

Its achievements – from taking out ten key nuclear scientists to building drones inside Iran – were the result of many years of work

By Yossi Melman

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An excavator removes debris from a residential building destroyed in an attack by Israel in Tehran, on June 13 (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Attorney General Lord Hermer has reportedly advised the prime minister that greater UK involvement in the Israel-Iran War 'may be illegal' (Image: Getty)

Jake Wallis Simons

By Jake Wallis Simons

Lord Hermer’s reported advice against UK strikes on Iran is a disgrace

The attorney general is living proof of how a dogmatic approach to ‘international law’ can be used to advance an ideological agenda

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Chequebook diplomacy: Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (second right) arriving in Baghdad ahead of the 34th Arab League summit last month (Image: Getty)

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By The JC Leader

How unfree Qatar is shaping the free West in its own image

From campuses to media, Qatar has used its wealth to advance an Islamist agenda. The real issue isn’t that the tiny Gulf emirate is playing this game. It’s that we are

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Documents seized in Gaza reportedly reveal that Qatar was a 'main artery' of Hamas funding in the run-up to October 7 (Pictured: Late emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (centre-right) with Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh (centre-left), on a visit to Gaza in 2012; Image: Getty)

Jonathan Schanzer

By Jonathan Schanzer

Qatar’s money isn’t just dirty – it’s filthy

Accusations of bribery against the Gulf state are only part of the problem – the Qataris are jihadi financiers

3 min read

Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

By Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

Moderate Qatar? The Muslim Brotherhood patron nurtures the enemies of democracy

Qatar promotes itself as a modernising force. In reality, it is one of the leading sponsors of Islamist movements

3 min read

Jane Prinsley

By Jane Prinsley

I was 50 metres from an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv — there’s no doubt the regime is targeting civilians

If this is what they do with ballistic missiles, imagine what they would aim for with a nuclear bomb

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Melissa Langsam Braunstein

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Qatari money, priorities and interests are now woven into many US universities

Universities must reconsider their values, for the sake of America’s future

2 min read

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