Articles tagged Israel:
Israel/Gaza: Can't Make This Stuff Up
- 4 May 2024
A listener sent me this little polemic, which he had found on Twitter and then edited. It makes some interesting points, whatever stance you take on the conflict. Can’t make this stuff up Barbaric terrorist organisation attacks a democratic country, murders over a th...
A Week on From the Hamas Terror Attack - What Now?
- 15 Oct 2023
Whenever a terror attack occurs, as a broadcaster, I try to report facts and avoid hyperbole. Had I been on air last Saturday morning, I would have done just that. But when I finally got on air, on Monday evening, we knew the facts. We knew what had happened. It was beyond dou...
Israel: The Consequences of the 'Peace Flotilla'
- 1 Jun 2010
I wasn't going to write about what has happened off the Israeli coast, because I am tired of writing about the Middle East and then having the blog infested by dogmatic nutters from both sides of the argument. However, as I had to talk about it on the Sky News paper review, he...
Israel is Right to Defend Its People
- 29 Dec 2008
Hamas are a bunch of murderous thugs. Over the past few years they have fired 5,000 rockets on Israel from residential parts of the Gaza strip, killing and injuring dozens of innocent Israelis. Israel has done its best not to react, but in the end their patience has snapped - ...
My Israel Diary
- 31 Oct 2008
DAY ONE I'm so tired I can hardly type, so we'll see how far I get with this. Today was spent travelling through northern Israel in a huge American nine seater 4x4. We set off from Tel Aviv just after 8am. The traffic congestion heading out of the city was New York-esque in...
Excited About Israel
- 26 Oct 2008
This afternoon I fly to Israel for a five day visit. It's being arranged by Conservative Friends of Israel (www.cfoi.co.uk) who every year take several groups of MPs, candidates and journalists there to learn more about the country's culture, politics and economy. I am immense...
Killing Time
- 26 Oct 2008
I'm writing this somewhere over the Croatian coast, essentially because I have nothing better to do. I had forgotten how much I hate flying. There's always that sense of excited anticipation but the reality is usually a disappointment. A bit like a one night stand. I have a lo...
Guardian: Israel Action Sad But Necessary
- 14 Jul 2006
Sad, but necessary Israel had to make its point. It should now listen to George Bush, and exercise restraint. I have no doubt that Israel was right to react to the kidnapping of two of its soldiers. For some time now, the Israelis have acted with great self-restraint in ...
When I Visited Lebanon
- 14 Jul 2006
I have no doubt that Israel was right to react to the kidnapping of two of its soldiers. For some time now the Israelis have acted with great self restraint under huge provocation from various groups allied to the Palestinian cause. In the end, something was bound to give and ...