Cuba and the “Axis of Evil”
Could the island serve as a launch pad for Iranian missiles?
March 22, 2016
Howard Jacobson on His Recreation of Shylock
And thoughts on being a Jewish novelist.
Discussing his most recent novel, an adaptation of The Merchant of Venice set in modern Britain, Howard Jacobson comments on the character of Shylock and the question of Shakespeare’s anti-Semitism. (Interview by Liam Hoare.)
March 22, 2016
Why Israel Cannot Withdraw from the West Bank or the Golan Heights
And why it must not succumb to Western pressure.
Meet the UN’s New Human-Rights Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories
She thinks Britain should bomb Israel.
Howard Jacobson on His Recreation of Shylock
And thoughts on being a Jewish novelist.
The Quest for the Historical Esther
Could she be Xerxes' wife, Queen Amestris?