Jake Wallis Simons

Regular readers may have noticed that I have been a little quiet over the past few days. That is because Andrew Fox and I have been in Israel, taking The Brink on the road. On Sunday night in Jerusalem, we teamed up with Haviv Rettig Gur for a live recording: we interviewed him

The stage is set for our live recording of @The_Brink_ in Jerusalem, in collaboration with @havivrettiggur!

In Jerusalem. Loads of voting slips for Shas, Israel’s largest ultra-Orthodox party, floating across the road. After their poor voter turnout the other day, it’s somewhat symbolic

According to The Guardian, Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” concert in Dublin this week was “a worthwhile triumph”. Its reviewer was swept up in the “infectiously giddy excitement” of it all; the video messages from Mark Ruffalo and Cynthia Nixon, the surprise appearances by Hozier

🚨 Exciting news! On Monday, @Mr_Andrew_Fox and I are bringing @The_Brink_ to Tel Aviv for a live event. Not only will we be joined by the one and only @jconricus, but also the amazing @LTCPeterLerner! What's next for Netanyahu, Eisenkot and the country? Be there and join the

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@b_judah Historically, the Oslo Accords fell apart because of the suicide bombs of the Intifada, not Rabin’s assassination.

Netanyahu has claimed that the Israeli election was "stolen" by "Arab parties that support terrorism". He has offered no evidence. The Supreme Court judge overseeing Israel's elections – a conservative who lives on the West Bank – has asked the Shin Bet to investigate suspected

🚨 New episode dropped! Chilling… The brilliant @NJ_Timothy tells @Mr_Andrew_Fox and me how the Islamists are taking over Britain’s institutions. They have to be stopped, and quick. Full episode in first reply

🚨 Calling Tel Aviv! On Monday, @Mr_Andrew_Fox and I are bringing @The_Brink_ to Israel for a live event in Tel Aviv, interviewing the one and only @jconricus , to discuss what's next for Netanyahu, Eisenkot and the country. Be there and join the conversation! Tickets here:

🚨 Exciting news! On Sunday, @Mr_Andrew_Fox and I are bringing @The_Brink_ to Israel for a live event in Jerusalem, in collaboration with the formidable @havivrettiggur, to discuss what's next for Israel. Be there in the audience and join the conversation! Tickets here:

As I wrote on polling day, my hesitation towards Benjamin Netanyahu has less to do with the Machiavellian operator himself – we all know his flaws, and they are hardly uncommon, if not universal, among politicians – than with the company he keeps: the far-Right of Itamar Ben-Gvir

What is at stake in Israel’s political negotiations? I discuss with @Mr_Andrew_Fox on @The_Brink_

Every Israeli election produces the same image in the Western press: a crowd of men in black coats and hats, blocking a motorway in protest at the draft. The ultra-Orthodox, or Haredim, are cast either as medieval curiosities or as parasites, living on the state while other

With two-thirds of the votes counted, Israel is heading for deadlock. Netanyahu's bloc is on about 56 seats and Eisenkot's on about 48. The Arab parties hold the gap, and nobody is near 61. For Netanyahu, the question is where to find defectors. For Eisenkot, it is far harder: