November 05, 2020 11:40

The messianic draw of Meir Kahane should be a warning to us all

Too many Jews fell for the charisma of Rabbi Kahane — a violent, Arab-hating extremist ultimately shunned by Israel’s leaders

November 04, 2020 12:54

Reflections on Rabin — a great leader

Former Israeli ambassador to the US and Rabin’s biographer Itamar Rabinovich speaks to Colin Shindler

October 30, 2020 11:07

Review: The Hitler Conspiracies

An excursion through five episodes of the Nazi period by the distinguished Cambridge historian, Sir Richard Evans

September 24, 2020 11:41

Why is Israeli public life now so venal?

In June 2018, Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister’s wife, was charged with fraud and breach of trust in spending $96,000 of state money on orders from restaurants. In a plea bargain, she agreed to pay back $15,000.

September 17, 2020 10:52

Book review: Learning on the Left

This book celebrates the many well-known alumni of Brandeis University, situated just outside Boston

September 17, 2020 10:34

Rosh Hashanah 1920: a festival of hope — and mass-delusion

Colin Shindler reflects on the Jewish New Year a century ago

August 20, 2020 10:12

The Emirati power family steeped in Jewish learning

Colin Shindler recalls teaching 'brilliant student' Lana Nusseibeh, who was instrumental to the Israel-UAE peace agreement

July 31, 2020 09:13

Israel-China relations remain uneasy as ever

As the plight of the Uighurs puts China in the spotlight, Colin Shindler charts the twisting history of Israel’s relations with China

July 15, 2020 16:27

When Hitler drew up a ‘most-wanted’ list of Jews in Britain

Eighty years ago, before the battle of Britain, the Nazis created a ‘Black Book’ – to be used once Britain had been successfully overrun

July 07, 2020 11:21

Many British Jews privately refuse to buy settlement produce

We won't say so in public, but many of us would support Lisa Nandy's recent call for a boycott of goods from settlements in the event of annexation

June 23, 2020 13:55

Book review: Well Worth Saving

A thought-provoking book — collaboration takes many forms, says Colin Shindler

June 05, 2020 15:05

Annexation means young Jews may need a new way to identify with Israel

The dispute over who in the diaspora has a 'right' to intervene in Israeli politics has more profound ramifications than some of our leaders recognize

May 28, 2020 15:08

Avineri: diaspora opinion will not sway Netanyahu over annexation

Renowned Israeli political scientist Shlomo Avineri provides his take on the coalition, Netanyahu and the trajectory of Zionism

May 22, 2020 10:48

Ripples from Rabin's murder continue

Yigal Amir, Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin, will celebrate his 50th birthday in prison on May 23

May 06, 2020 12:45

Even at the height of the Great Plague, Anglo-Jewry kept its synagogues open

One community leader fled but others kept Jewish life ticking over during the 1665-6 epidemic — despite losing loved ones

April 23, 2020 14:16

How a gathering in Italy led to a Jewish state in Palestine

This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of a geopolitical decision of enormous consequence for the Jewish people