Criticising Israel doesn’t mean we are antisemitic Letters: Readers respond to an article by Jonathan Freedland about antisemitism in Britain in relation to Israel’s war on Hamas The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Those who attack Jews in the UK are not striking a blow for Palestine: they are behaving as antisemites always have Tropes in a Labour meeting, antisemitism incidents up 589% – try to imagine what it is like to be Jewish in Britain right now, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
He’s beaten his Republican rivals and is ahead in the polls. But Trump is vulnerable I found his devotees fervent, but many Americans can’t stand the man – and that gives Joe Biden a way to win, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024
There is still a way to stop Donald Trump – but time is running out No Republican can out-Trump Trump. Opponents need to target his flaws: a bloody insurrection and a record of broken promises, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024
The death toll in Gaza speaks for itself Letter: Nick Moss on the charge of genocide made against Israel by South Africa at the international court of justice The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024
South Africa brought the case, but one man dragged Israel into the dock at The Hague – Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli PM’s alliance with the far right made this case possible, and the result could be harmful to Jews all over the world, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
Storm Trump is brewing – and the whole world needs to brace itself Polls suggest the former president has a serious chance of regaining the White House. The damage would affect us all, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024
There are points of light even in this darkness. I know because I’ve seen them In a war zone, a courtroom and a prison, there was humanity and decency to lift the spirits – moments I carry with me, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023
There’s only one way out of this Gaza war and Netanyahu is blocking it. Joe Biden must force him from power The Israeli leader opposes any workable solution and now acts only to save himself. The White House must save Israel from its PM, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023
Israel wants to slay the monster next door, but with this lethal bombardment, it is feeding it You can sympathise with the country’s desire to crush Hamas, and yet fear it is taking the wrong path in Gaza, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
We must not resign ourselves to a forever war in the Middle East Letters: David O’Brien responds to an article by Jonathan Freedland that said Israel has ‘no good options’. Plus Kavita Kishor on sexual violence in times of war The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
In its war against Hamas, Israel faces a tragic choice between two different routes to disaster The Israelis’ goal of destroying the enemy risks slipping further out of reach the more they pursue it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023
Hopes for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and Israel Letters: Readers respond to an article by Jonathan Freedland on the nature of Hamas and Benjamin Netanyahu, and to an article by Raja Shehadeh The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023
Too many taking sides in this conflict miss the true nature of Hamas – and Netanyahu Both those calling for a ceasefire and those opposing it are making assumptions that don’t stack up, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023 Beware Suella Braverman and all the other vultures bent on exploiting Jewish and Muslim pain The home secretary is not alone in using the Israel-Hamas war to push her own agenda – squeezing that conflict into a shape it doesn’t fit, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023 Once this war between Israel and Hamas is over, a deeper conflict looms A lasting peace has to become thinkable again. And it will be – if extremists on both sides are shunned, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2023 UK Jewish Film Festival 2023: our pick of this year's stellar line-up, from One Life to The Goldman Case The festival's 27th edition will showcase an incredible variety of feature films, shorts and documentaries
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023 The clash of right versus right in the Middle East conflict Letters: Dr Raia Browning and Janet Dobson respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article on the Israel-Palestine conflict
The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023 The tragedy of the Israel-Palestine conflict is this: underneath all the horror is a clash of two just causes This isn’t a contest of heroes and villains – but two peoples in deep pain, fated to share the same land, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023 Hamas cannot be crushed by military means alone Letters: Readers respond to an article by Jonathan Freedland about Benjamin Netanyahu walking into a trap set by Hamas
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Warning: Benjamin Netanyahu is walking right into Hamas’s trap They crave a rage-filled reaction from Israel’s PM. Wise heads should temper his response – and then be rid of him, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023 Benjamin Netanyahu’s failings have helped feed the Hamas monster Letters: Israel’s response to the atrocities carried out by Hamas now risks creating yet another generation of Palestinians filled with fury and hate, writes Seán Boyle. Plus letters from Marco Jerrentrup, Victoria Gwilliam and Rob Sadlier
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023 After the pogrom in Israel, the angel of death is licking his lips The horror unleashed by Hamas has brought tragedy to Israel, devastation to Gaza and fear to Jews across the world, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023 Tory party has made a mockery of conservative values Letters: Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article about the party’s takeover by rightwing populists
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023 I’ve got news for Rishi Sunak: he no longer leads the conservative party From Braverman’s UN threats to the net zero retreat, the Tories’ lurch to the populist right betrays their own supposed principles, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland