Gideon Rachman
@gideonrachman
The chief foreign affairs commentator for the Financial Times shares his views
My parents were murdered on October 7th, and if anyone is slapping us in the face, it's people like you, who for the past 20 years have failed to prevent violence and bloodshed in Israel-Palestine, whilst making inflammatory remarks. Your administration could stop the war…
The United States strongly rejects @EmmanuelMacron’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state at the @UN general assembly. This reckless decision only serves Hamas propaganda and sets back peace. It is a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th.
What a truly horrible post and a million miles away from true British values
Just landed in Heathrow Airport T3. Went into M&S. Three @marksandspencer staff speaking in another language. I asked them “What language are you speaking?” They responded “Hindi” I have a voice recording & their names to report to M&S. We must confront them every time.
This is important testimony that cuts through all the bluster from the Israeli government and the American contractors
A retired US special forces officer has revealed to the BBC why he resigned from his work with US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centres. “I witnessed the Israeli Defense Forces shooting at the crowds of Palestinians,” Anthony Aguilar told…
So having told us that Britain no longer has free speech and is being wrecked by immigration, Vance and Trump both choose to spend their holidays here. What is this? Disaster tourism?
Would Republicans swallow a Trump pardon — or some other form of clemency — for Epstein’s longtime accomplice, Maxwell? I think they would. They might sputter, initially, but I think they would. The Fifth Avenue Principle, enunciated by Trump in the 2016 cycle, is solid. Watch.
Demograaf Nicholas Eberstadt geïnterviewd door @gideonrachman. Over de bijna gelijktijdige wereldwijde daling van het geboortecijfer en de introductie van de smartphone, China als een groot Turkije qua skill sets en over Afrika. podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/the…
Fascinating and slightly chilling account of efforts to halt the ongoing rehabilitation of Stalin
In today’s Russian papers: a new nuclear submarine, “car manufacturing down 30%...car market in one of its worst crises”, plus a warning that “political rehabilitation” of dictator Joseph Stalin leads to “rehabilitation of Stalin’s methods and practices.” #ReadingRussia
Some shocking revelations, especially about India, and later how smartphones may be a factor. Listened to the episode a few days ago and don't remember hearing how poverty may be a defining reason too. Our shrinking and ageing world ft.com/content/43a007… via @ft @gideonrachman
This is an admission that the US-Israeli premise for months--that intensified military action and growing civilian suffering will help free the hostages--has been tragically misguided. There is no defensible rationale for a policy that is causing so much human suffering and…
We have decided to bring our team home from Doha for consultations after the latest response from Hamas, which clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good…
Israel will probably survive, hopefully replace its vile government, and perhaps allow its moderates to step in, clear up the horrible political mess and extinguish the international calamity. Its young people, from Nova survivors to traumatized soldiers, will then be able to…
חיילים, סדיר ומילואים, הורים של חיילים, סבים של חיילים, כבר אין דרך אחרת: סרבו לשרת בעזה. סרבו, סרבו, סרבו. החטופים ומשפחותיהם האומללות נבגדו בידי ממשלת ישראל. הרעב ההמוני בעזה הוא עובדה מחרידה ונחרצת. ההרג היומי במרכזי חלוקת המזון איננו הגנה עצמית אלא פשע מלחמה מזעזע. החוק…
Our shrinking and ageing world. Have smartphones played a role in our declining fertility? How will we look after our elderly people? Is migration the answer? The @gideonrachman Review discusses with demographer Nicholas Eberstadt. on.ft.com/3IKlbVV via @financialtimes
We stand with healthcare workers in Gaza who are doing lifesaving work in most unimaginably challenging and horrific circumstances. Tedros and his team have my full support.
Thank you, Health Secretary @wesstreeting, for reaching out today and for your support for @WHO colleagues in #Gaza and our lifesaving work. We need Member States’ help to ensure we can access health facilities and deliver health aid.
Here's the proof of that story we've read in that book 🥺😮
This did not just happen overnight, even if it feels that way. This is a shift months in the making. I wrote last week about it coming to a head – and got a lot of criticism from many of the same people now condemning Zelensky. Read this for context: ft.com/content/22f4d5…
Smotrich on Army Radio now: I'm working meticulously the last two years in Judea and Samaria to implement de facto annexation. Slowly but surely, we'll get to formal annexation.
חיילים, סדיר ומילואים, הורים של חיילים, סבים של חיילים, כבר אין דרך אחרת: סרבו לשרת בעזה. סרבו, סרבו, סרבו. החטופים ומשפחותיהם האומללות נבגדו בידי ממשלת ישראל. הרעב ההמוני בעזה הוא עובדה מחרידה ונחרצת. ההרג היומי במרכזי חלוקת המזון איננו הגנה עצמית אלא פשע מלחמה מזעזע. החוק…
Today, hundreds of Israelis marched in the center of Tel Aviv against the starvation of Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government. Some protesters held sacks of flour, others held photos of Palestinian children killed by Israeli airstrikes or from hunger.
I’m both in shock and in awe Shocked at such a stupid and cack-handed move by Zelensky. And in awe of the foundations of Ukrainian democracy are so strong that they can protest openly at bad government.
Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko and his brother Volodymyr are joining the protests in central Kyiv against parliament’s move to strip key anti-corruption bodies of their independence.
"Shame!" shouted many Ukrainian lawmakers as a majority formed from Zelensky's ruling party, pro-Russian oppo bloc & Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna voted to, in effect, dismantle Ukraine's independent anticorruption institutions. My story on a grim day: ft.com/content/21cf3d…