Narrative vs Reality: Finding Truth in the Palestine-Israel Issue

In any bipartisan issue there is always one single overriding dynamic at play: reality versus narrative. Observers who examine the narrative critically to see if it fits the claimed facts, equip themselves with the means to determine what the actual truth is. The first step is to identify the narrative being promoted as well as …

Israel, the Ultimate in Wind-up Gadgetry

There are two kinds of states: those that need propping up lest they collapse, and those that are self-perpetuating. For the majority of history up until roughly the Second World War, the division of the Earth’s surface into recognised states (or kingdoms and empires as they were better known prior to the concept of the …

UN Secretary General Finally Clearly and Distinctly Calls Out Israel

This is an extract from an address to the Security Council by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on 5th October 2023, as reported by hypothetical news correspondent Elysia Imaginon. “We should no longer indulge those who refuse to hold Israel to the same standards we apply to many other rogue countries. Continuously debating and …