Patrick Lawrence: The ICC Warrants and the World They Announce
LONDON—There is an old, often-told story about a front-page article one of the big dailies here once ran as severe weather hit in these parts. “Storm in Channel, Continent Cut Off,” the headline read. Nobody is certain any newspaper ever…
Patrick Lawrence: “Israel does ‘the wet work.’”
The notion of a distant ally serving as “an unsinkable aircraft carrier” seems to be nearly as old as aircraft carriers. It means a usefully located landmass, typically but not always an island, that cannot be scuttled and can serve…
Patrick Lawrence: Gaza, We Cannot Remain Silent Any Longer
I do not know how it is in your household, but in mine we have developed the practice over the past nine months of reciting to one another the most appalling of the news bulletins from Gaza that come our…
After the genocide: What’s next for Gaza and the hope for Middle East peace?
Nearly 2,000 are dead and a cease-fire brings little peace of mind. But there may be glimmers of hope after tragedy Now that Israel has finally let up on what looks like a genocidal campaign in Gaza, I cannot think…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Voices of Many Jews
This very welcome letter marks out the significantly worsening alienation between world Jewry and the Zionists’ defacement of the Judaic tradition. At last, at last, Jews with powerful voices have gathered en masse — a critical mass, I would say —…