Robert Low

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The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland review: ‘a beautifully constructed book’

He tells the story of the courageous groups of Germans who risked their lives to defy Hitler with all the flair of the seasoned thriller writer that he is

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The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland review: ‘a beautifully constructed book’

Grieving: relatives of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympics receive their coffins at Ben Gurion Airport

Operation Wrath of God review: ‘A reminder of the sad need for Mossad – then and now’

3 min read

Co-author Miriam Lewin and the newly translated book

Iosi, the Remorseful Spy review: ‘it all ends badly’

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Unique perspective: Richard Susskind and his new book

Does the brave new world of AI utterly baffle you? Then this is the book for you

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How heroes outwitted collaborators in Nazi-occupied Norway

This book is a rigorously documented history of wartime resistance in Norway

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April 20, 2025 21:12

Shoah survivor Kai Feinberg and Robert Ferguson's book

The German Jew who fought his way through Europe to find his parents at Theresienstadt

This most dramatic of war stories has the makings of a marvellous TV series

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February 16, 2025 11:40

The German Jew who fought his way through Europe to find his parents at Theresienstadt

Why the longest hatred isn’t going anywhere soon

This new study on contemporary antisemtism is a welcome addition to the canon

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January 10, 2025 15:43

Big question: why did the left excuse Hamas's actions on October 7?

Why in the Middle East, a cartoon can be worth a thousands words

This visual guide to the Arab-Israeli conflict between 1917 and 1949 is enthralling

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December 12, 2024 13:02

Visual aid: Sidney Strube, Daily Express cartoon, 20 June 1938

The Writers’ Castle review: ‘gripping portrait of the reporters at Nuremberg’

This is a fascinating account of the hacks who reported on the post-WW2 trials

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August 14, 2024 16:06

The Writers’ Castle review: ‘gripping portrait of the reporters at Nuremberg’

Ancient barbecues and other tasty morsels of archaeology

This brief and breezy guide to Israel’s ancient sites is an impressive achievement

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May 8, 2024 19:58

Treasure trove: Qesem Cave, which is just off just off Highway 5

A tale of two dissidents: Alexei Navalny’s moving letters from jail to Natan Sharansky

The Russian opposition leader was inspired to write to the Israeli former refusenik after reading his Soviet prison memoir

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February 19, 2024 16:53

Letters from the Gulag: Alexei Navalny, in Moscow in 2019, before his poisoning and final imprisonment (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

BBC Spanish-language service releases report featuring classic tropes about Jewish wealth

The broadcaster is currently embroiled in controversy in the UK over its reporting of the Hamas invasion

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October 20, 2023 11:57

BBC Spanish-language service releases report featuring classic tropes about Jewish wealth

Playing tennis with Martin Amis

Martin was unflashy and quietly spoken but on court he could display the occasional McEnroe-esque burst of bad temper

2 min read

May 23, 2023 12:40

The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to Covid-19

A deep dive into a world of medieval superstition

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May 12, 2023 12:45

The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to Covid-19

Book review: Architect of Terror - When Franco ruled and hatred spread

Revealing account of the shocking antisemitism that underpinned the 1936 nationalist uprising that led to Spain's civil war

2 min read

April 14, 2023 10:21

Book review: Architect of Terror - When Franco ruled and hatred spread

Sidney Reilly book review: The mysterious agent of his own downfall

Brilliantly told espionage story with a very elusive protagonist

2 min read

March 10, 2023 11:44

Sidney Reilly book review: The mysterious agent of his own downfall

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Robert Low

Latest from Robert Low

The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland review: ‘a beautifully constructed book’

Operation Wrath of God review: ‘A reminder of the sad need for Mossad – then and now’

Iosi, the Remorseful Spy review: ‘it all ends badly’

Does the brave new world of AI utterly baffle you? Then this is the book for you

More from Robert Low

How heroes outwitted collaborators in Nazi-occupied Norway

The German Jew who fought his way through Europe to find his parents at Theresienstadt

Why the longest hatred isn’t going anywhere soon

Why in the Middle East, a cartoon can be worth a thousands words

The Writers’ Castle review: ‘gripping portrait of the reporters at Nuremberg’

Ancient barbecues and other tasty morsels of archaeology

A tale of two dissidents: Alexei Navalny’s moving letters from jail to Natan Sharansky

BBC Spanish-language service releases report featuring classic tropes about Jewish wealth

Playing tennis with Martin Amis

The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to Covid-19

Book review: Architect of Terror - When Franco ruled and hatred spread

Sidney Reilly book review: The mysterious agent of his own downfall