A Former British Diplomat’s Guide to Misunderstanding Iran
Jack Straw’s many errors are overshadowed by his poor prescriptions.
July 31, 2019
How the Publisher of the “Guardian” Helped Bring About the Balfour Declaration
At one time, the newspaper expressed something other than revulsion toward the Jewish national movement.
While the competition may be stiff, few mainstream periodicals in the English language distinguish themselves in their contempt for Israel to the extent of the Guardian. But it was not ever thus, explains Robert Philpot. C.P. Scott, who served as the British newspaper’s publisher from 1872 until 1929, was in fact a crucial supporter of Zionism:
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How the Publisher of the “Guardian” Helped Bring About the Balfour Declaration
At one time, the newspaper expressed something other than revulsion toward the Jewish national movement.
While Waving the Flag of Academic Freedom, Israel-Boycotters Favor One of That Flag’s Champion Besmirchers
BDS Turkey?
“The Stories Are Interesting, but the Character Is a Hundred Times More Interesting”: Discovering Tevye the Dairyman
A simple protagonist and a very, very complicated people.
Hilde Zadek: Soprano, Proud Jew, and Zionist
She punched a fellow student who said that Jews stink.