Monday’s paper
May 19, 2025
Calling things by the wrong name…
Should we or should we not refer to what is happening in Gaza as ‘genocide’ and should we recognise Palestine without further delay? These are the two questions that are now impossible to discuss in Paris without the tone inevitably rising. So let us try to address them calmly and with all cards on the table.
Should we or should we not refer to what is happening in Gaza as ‘genocide’ and should we recognise Palestine without further delay? These are the two questions that are now impossible to discuss in Paris without the tone inevitably rising. So let us try to address them calmly and with all cards on the table.
Monday’s paper
May 12, 2025
It’s Time
I assured them that the European Parliament would press for this. I promised that France would recognise Palestine. I expressed my hope that she would not do so alone. Perhaps I spoke too boldly too soon, but I did so because it is time.
I assured them that the European Parliament would press for this. I promised that France would recognise Palestine. I expressed my hope that she would not do so alone. Perhaps I spoke too boldly too soon, but I did so because it is time.
Monday’s paper
May 6, 2025
Middle East: A quest for nation states
One of his reasons is domestic politics. Benjamin Netanyahu came to the aid of the Syrian Druze because the Druze in Israel are patriots, often serving in the security forces, and the Prime Minister felt he had to show his gratitude by defending their cousins across the border.
One of his reasons is domestic politics. Benjamin Netanyahu came to the aid of the Syrian Druze because the Druze in Israel are patriots, often serving in the security forces, and the Prime Minister felt he had to show his gratitude by defending their cousins across the border.
