Hugo Rifkind Hugo Rifkind

Shared Opinion | 10 January 2009

Why do we feel so comfortable criticising Israel, but we never mention Hamas?

issue 10 January 2009

What are we to make of the disquieting information that Ehud Barak’s favoured pastime, when not waging war, politicking or dressing as a woman, is the dismantling and reassembling of clocks?

‘That’s really creepy,’ I said to the wife, when somebody on Newsnight mentioned it while we were watching it in bed.

GIF Image

Disagree with half of it, enjoy reading all of it

TRY A MONTH FREE
Our magazine articles are for subscribers only. Try a month of Britain’s best writing, absolutely free.

Comments

Join the debate, free for a month

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first month free.

Already a subscriber? Log in