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Simon Kupfer

England
As seen in: The Times of Israel, Medium, MSN Singapore, MSN UK, Daily Mail, Scottish Daily Mail, Haaretz, This is Money, QOSHE
English writer exploring Zionism, diaspora, and what makes a democracy. Contributor to the Times of Israel; writer of @raisejewvoices' weekly Substack.

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English author exploring Zionism, diaspora, and what makes a democracy. Contributor to the Times of Israel and writer of Raise Jewish Voices' weekly Substack newsletter.

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Did Israel get the death penalty right?

Did Israel get the death penalty right?

Monday, the Knesset passed legislation mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts …

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The U.K.'s ultimatum to Israel on Palestine is ill-timed and morally incoherent | Opinion

The U.K.'s ultimatum to Israel on Palestine is ill-timed and morally incoherent | Opinion

A Palestinian State Born in the Tunnels of Gaza Would Be Built on Blood, and Sustained by Ransom. But While B…

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Euronext eyes Stock Exchange bid amid deals frenzy

Euronext eyes Stock Exchange bid amid deals frenzy

Euronext operates across Europe and recently offered to buy Athens Stock Exchange for £360m.

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Netanyahu says Israel will control all of Gaza. What then?

Netanyahu says Israel will control all of Gaza. What then?

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The Israeli centre cannot hold unless it learns how to fight

The Israeli centre cannot hold unless it learns how to fight

For years, center-left Zionists believed peace was inevitable, and arguably, this was their undoing. What's n…

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Can the British legal system handle Gaza war crime allegations against IDF soldiers?

Can the British legal system handle Gaza war crime allegations against IDF soldiers?

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I wrote for Haaretz, but now I know better

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By Simon Kupfer
| The Times of Israel Verified
On 21 April last year, I published a piece in Israeli left-wing newspaper Haaretz questioning whether the British legal system could handle Gaza war crime allegations against British IDF soldiers. Four months later, on 20 August, I published a second, arguing that the UK’s ultimatum to Israel on Palestine was ‘ill-timed and morally incoherent.’ Both times, though, something nagged at me: it was a quiet unease that I could not quite name and chose not to examine too closely. I have examined it now.
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I wrote for Haaretz, but now I know better - Simon Kupfer

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By Simon Kupfer
| QOSHE
On 21 April last year, I published a piece in Israeli left-wing newspaper Haaretz questioning whether the British legal system could handle Gaza war crime allegations against British IDF soldiers. Four months later, on 20 August, I published a second, arguing that the UK’s ultimatum to Israel on Palestine was ‘ill-timed and morally incoherent.’ Both times, though, something nagged at me: it was a quiet unease that I could not quite name and chose not to examine too closely. I have examined it now.
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Why Palestinian leaders keep saying no to statehood

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By Simon Kupfer
| The Times of Israel Verified
The roots of Palestinian rejectionism reach back far more than the establishment of the State of Israel. It has hovered at the centre of Middle Eastern politics for more than a century, been invoked in countless speeches at the United Nations, debated in every Western capital, and often framed by the more naive of politicians and influencers as the key to regional peace.
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