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A biblical hatred is engulfing both sides in the Gaza conflict – and blinding them to reason

Israel starving Palestinians, two killings at a Jewish museum: both are atrocities. But vanishingly few can see it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025

What Donald Trump did this week should terrify Benjamin Netanyahu. This is why

The president’s Middle East tour made one thing clear – he will betray his one-time ally in a heartbeat. He is already doing it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025

The art of dealing with Donald Trump? Don’t fight him alone

This week’s trade deal is a boost for Keir Starmer. But a lasting win will only come by joining forces with other nations to resist the US president’s entire destructive agenda, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

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One hundred days in, Donald Trump faces a problem: he can rage, but he can’t govern

Americans are beginning to worry about their future amid a shrinking economy, warnings of empty shelves – and the president’s failed promises, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool

This presidency places authoritarian ambition above all – and now the people of Ukraine are paying the price, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025

What’s the true cost of Donald Trump? All the crises around the world that we’ve no time to fix

The US president adores the attention, but while leaders struggle to mitigate the damage he causes, other emergencies are getting worse, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2025

Trump is upending everything. The world’s leaders must tell the truth about what that means

Britain’s PM has not been open with his citizens for fear of backlash from Washington, but this crisis demands honesty, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

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Trump is abandoning democracy and freedom. That creates an opening for Europe – and Britain

Whether it’s sweeping up disgruntled US scientists or rejoining the EU, a bold Starmer must capitalise on Trump’s extremism, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Donald Trump, the mob boss with a messiah complex

Letters: Responding to an article by Jonathan Freedland, Michael Bowers says we are all paying the price for US delusions, Peter Riddle calls for the UK to align with its European neighbours and Francis Bown sees Donald Trump’s Gnostic tendencies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025

Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake news

Addicted to Fox News and outlets even more extreme, the president finds justification for actions disastrous to Americans and the world, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025

Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state

The pattern is inescapable – with just one caveat: organised crime bosses occasionally display more honour, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

UN human rights chief ‘deeply worried by fundamental shift’ in US

Volker Türk alarmed at growing power of ‘unelected tech oligarchs’ and warns gender equality is being rolled back

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025

Starmer must take baton from Macron in effort to sway Trump on Ukraine

UK and France need to convince US to align with them over Ukraine, while at the UN Trump openly sides with Russia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen

His capitulation to Putin over Ukraine reveals a pattern. He’s the patsy: giving everything away, getting little in return, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

In Israel, dread and rage haunt the streets. Netanyahu is exploiting that

When I visited Israel this week, it seemed time had stood still since 7 October. I saw pain and grief, but little sign of hope, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025

Lethal fantasies of driving people from their land haunt the Middle East. Trump is fuelling them

Rarely has a US president proposed an idea more repugnant than this Gaza plan, with its appeal to old enmities, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025

The Last Musician of Auschwitz review – an exceptionally moving film that will ring in your ears for years

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, now 99, escaped death in the concentration camp because she played the cello. As this intelligent, chilling and devastating documentary shows, music proved a curse and a comfort

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025

Through the blizzard of edicts, see Trump for what he is: an autocrat reaching for limitless power

In just 100 hours, the returned president has already revealed his goal and exposed the weakness of those who might challenge him, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

Relief at this Gaza deal should be tempered by rage at Hamas and Netanyahu. How dare they take so long?

The agreement reached this week is basically the plan Joe Biden unveiled in May. So much pain and death could have been avoided, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025

Trump and his henchman Musk treat America’s oldest allies as enemies. Britain can’t face that threat alone

The president-elect’s hostility towards other democracies is already clear. There will be no special relationship with him: we should look to Europe, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025

How will 2025 turn out? The life of Jimmy Carter offers an unexpected clue

Dismissed as a loser at the time, the former US president left behind an enduring legacy – with lessons for today, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024

Finding the light in this dark world

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Jonathan Freedland in which he says a little deliberate optimism can go a long way

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024

‘How do we live in this terrible world?’ a reader asked me. Here’s the only answer I have

From the bloodshed in Ukraine, Sudan and Gaza to the return of Trump, there are so many reasons to despair. But a little deliberate optimism can go a long way, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

What Labour can do to defeat the fantasy politics of populism

Letters: John Chowcat says voters need a personal stake in democracy, while Stephen Coleman looks at why people turn to the magical thinking of demagogues. Plus letters from Anthony Papadopoulos, Colleen Molloy and Rodney Barker

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2024

We cannot afford for Starmer’s government to fail. Because Farage is lying in wait

It is not enough for the Labour leader’s ‘milestones’ to be achieved. Voters must feel the improvement in their daily lives, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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