I'm technically Jewish (mother's line) and my mother was a passionate lifelong supporter of Israel and worked for UNRRA (which helped Jewish survivors of WW2) until it closed. I support Israel's cont… (View Post)

I gather from British sources that there is substantial underground opposition in Iran, though not much for the return of the Shah's family and only limited enthusiasm for anything resembling a Weste… (View Post)

Like all one-word summaries, "terrorism" covers a multitude of sins, from massive to trivial. I think most people think of the more serious cases involving deaths, injuries and massive disr… (View Post)

Nonsense. I'm reserved about the Bill, but it's entirely in the tradition of free votes that they be held in exactly the way that is being done, and recorded opinion on the Bill shows 35-40% of Labou… (View Post)

At present, I don't think any of them are a threat to us, and we should not get involved for that reason. If there was a compelling moral reason why we should get involved - as there was in 1945 afte… (View Post)