A day-by-day glance into 4,000 years of a most unlikely story
A daily reminder of 4,000 years of the remarkable contributions by Jews to our civilization and the physical and mental health of humanity, rewarded by endless persecution
I write about global conflict, domestic extremism and the fight against antisemitism. As a former British paratrooper, I'm one of few academic researchers in the world who go to the places they write about. Join 13,000+ readers to get the ground truth.
Welcome to the Abrahamic Metacritique!
The home of my writings dealing with Middle Eastern history, Arab intellectual life, philosophy, Jewish history, and Middle Eastern politics.
—Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
John Matthews. Half-Jewish, half-Irish author of 24 books and journalist. International issues, with a strong focus on Israel-Palestine plus some books. I live in London with my family.
I’m delighted to provide you with deep, multifaceted, and first-hand insights into Israel. No longer in public office, I can show you Israel up close, from the inside, as well as from 25,000 feet — all with total clarity.
The buried, the overlooked, the obscured. Archival digs into the world’s most written-about, and least understood, patch of earth: The one between the river and the sea.
Israel from the Inside is for people who want to understand Israel with nuance, who believe that Israel is neither hopelessly flawed and illegitimate, nor beyond critique. If thoughtful analysis of Israel and its people interests you, welcome!
Decades ago, I escaped the Islamic world and came to the West. Many don't know how good the West is, or how fragile. I fight for the restoration of what made the West great.
