Hamas does not deserve Israeli 'restraint'
Gerard Baker for The Times
"What exactly is proportionate to genocide?" asks Gerard Baker in The Times. He then wonders "what restraint" someone is "obliged to show towards an enemy" who wants the "elimination of your entire race". Baker insists that "the Jewish state has the right to respond as aggressively as it sees fit".
Covid inquiry proves Sage had too much power
Kevin Bardosh for UnHerd
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During the pandemic there was "a lack of serious thinking about the predictable collateral damage" from lockdowns, writes Kevin Bardosh for UnHerd. "The willingness of politicians to empower Sage [the government's Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies] appears to be… a symptom of the inexperience and dysfunction of the Johnson government", leading to a "further descent into a technocratic state".
'Ukraine fatigue' is no excuse to slow military assistance
Los Angeles Times editorial board
The US Congress must "act swiftly to provide new assistance" to Ukraine and avoid being "distracted by fatigue among the American public or the ominous opposition of some Republicans". It has approved $113 billion so far. Americans "might wonder why such large sums are necessary, given other pressing needs" but the assistance the US gives "does more than help Ukraine defend itself".
Viagra is turning the UK into a nation of dirty old men – it should be banned
Petronella Wyatt for The Telegraph
Sex "isn't for life", writes Petronella Wyatt in The Telegraph, and "the human body, except for a short time in youth, is not a beautiful thing. It is a hideous thing." Wyatt argues that "Viagra has become damaging to everyone's peace of mind" and is "creating a lost generation of elderly male delinquents".
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Is Gaza ceasefire deal about to fizzle out?Today's Big Question Israel and Hamas accuse each other of deliberately breaking first phase of the fragile truce, which is set to expire on Saturday
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Is Donald Trump behind potential Gaza ceasefire and will it work?Today's Big Question Israel and Hamas are 'on the brink' of a peace deal and a hostage exchange, for which the incoming president may take credit
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Mossad's history with explosive technologyThe Explainer Infamous Israeli spy agency has not claimed responsibility for Hezbollah's exploding pagers but has 'decades-long' list of remote assassinations
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Hamas and Hezbollah strikes: what does it mean for Israel?Today's Big Question Iran vows revenge for death of Hamas political leader in Tehran, hours after Israeli strike kills top Hezbollah member in Beirut
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Israel says Gaza split in two in 'significant stage' of war against HamasSpeed Read Troops expected to enter Gaza City within 48 hours as US secretary of state continues 'diplomatic shuttle'
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Mob storms Russian airport 'looking for Jews'Speed Read Plane from Israel surrounded by rioters chanting antisemitic slogans after landing in Russia's Dagestan region
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How trustworthy are the Gaza Health Ministry's casualty numbers?The Explainer President Biden and other observers of the Israel-Hamas war are skeptical of the Hamas-run ministry's death toll. But those doubts may be unwarranted.
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What Hamas is trying to accomplish in the Middle EastThe Explainer Islamist group thinks its unprecedented assault will shore up Palestinian support while derailing Arab-Israeli talks
