Azriel Bermant

Nov 21, 2024 | azrielbermant.substack.com | Azriel Bermant

In the wake of the Hamas massacre of Israelis on October 7 and Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza, much of the world has been convulsed by the fallout from the war. The raucous pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses and the anger felt by many Muslims and Arab Americans who chose to vote for Donald Trump in protest at the Biden administration’s policy towards Gaza has been well documented.

Sep 17, 2024 | azrielbermant.substack.com | Azriel Bermant

The Jewish Chronicle has been described as the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper. It is a newspaper that means very much to me for deeply personal reasons. My father, Chaim Bermant, was a leading columnist of the JC for almost four decades and also a regular contributor to other British national newspapers, until his death in 1998. He cared deeply for the fate of the State of Israel and its people.

Sep 4, 2024 | theguardian.com | Azriel Bermant

David Lammy’s announcement that the UK would be suspending 30 arms export licences to Israel kicked off a storm in the UK, in Israel and even in the US. Boris Johnson accused the Labour government of “abandoning” Israel and handing victory to Hamas.

Aug 1, 2024 | theguardian.com | Azriel Bermant

In Israel, there has been feverish speculation about the new Labour government’s readiness to impose a ban on UK arms sales to the country. Faced with escalating tensions in Lebanon, , but that has done little to calm Israeli concern about what could happen if it did decide to go through with it.

Jun 25, 2024 | fathomjournal.org | Rob Pinfold |Hanin Ghaddar |Azriel Bermant |Yaakov Lappin

Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on Wednesday, July 17, setting off alarms in the coastal city of Nahariya and surrounding communities. It was one of a series of daily attacks carried out by Hezbollah. The Iranian-backed terrorist group has launched more than 5,000 attacks on Israel since 7 October, using rockets, missiles and drones. The attacks occur along Israel’s northern border, but they have become more deadly in recent weeks.