Today the Palestinian Authority’s request to be accepted as a UN member state will be submitted to the Security Council. So far, this has proved a good tactical move to embarrass Israel. Strategically, though, in the long run it could make life harder for Abbas and the PA. Guy Goodwin-Gil has already pointed out that […]
Category: Middle East News
Yvonne Ridley, peanut allergies and the truth
Cross-posted from the Fair Play Campaign Group. I’ve been having a Twitter argument with Yvonne Ridley. I know I shouldn’t. This is the second argument I’ve had with Yvonne. The last one was in 2003 or 4, when I was at university. She came to speak at Bristol University as part of an official ‘response’ […]