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Peter Lerner

Peter Lerner

A Royal Navy Wildcat HMA Mk2 (HMA2) being unloaded from an RAF C-17, by RAF movers and RN personnel, at a British base in Cyprus.
March 10, 2026, 12:41 pm
The Iran war: What should Britain’s role be?
Britain, understandably, views the conflict from further away. But distance should not be mistaken for immunity
By Peter Lerner
Donald Trump officially launching the Board of Peace at Davos, Switzerland
January 23, 2026, 11:20 am
Peace is made with enemies: Why Turkey and Qatar should be at the table
The new 'Board of Peace' is not a gesture of reconciliation. It is a mechanism of leverage.
By Peter Lerner
Arnon Bar-David, General Secretary of the Histadrut, announcing a general strike last year in an effort to get the government to change its Gaza policy to focus on hostage release.
September 25, 2025, 11:18 am
OPINION: Israel’s trade unions are the backbone of its democracy. Work with us
'Here’s my message to our friends in the UK labour movement: don’t turn away. Lean in. Not toward Israel’s extremes, but toward its builders'
By Peter Lerner
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, looks around PLO leader Yasser Arafat in 1996.
September 3, 2025, 11:26 am
OPINION: The meeting that haunts Netanyahu to this day
Netanyahu cannot accept that the Palestinian Authority, flawed, faded, and frozen in time as it is, has re-emerged as the only plausible alternative to chaos
By Peter Lerner
Israeli protestors clash with police. Photo credit: Chaim Goldberg / Flash 90
August 8, 2025, 2:30 pm
OPINION: Reoccupying Gaza is not a strategy, it’s a strategic and moral dead-end
Lieutenant Colonel (R.) Peter Lerner, former English-language spokesperson for the IDF, sets out why the Israeli government's new plan is a 'dangerous illusion'
By Peter Lerner
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protests in London reflect rising tensions between communities since 7 October
July 30, 2025, 11:40 am
OPINION: It’s time for Israel to show leadership again – not for the world but our ourselves
Peter Lerner urges Israel to seize global momentum, support a two-state solution, and lead the path to peace
By Peter Lerner
Israelis hold placards of hostages held by Hamas
July 22, 2025, 10:05 am
OPINION: A five point plan for real diplomatic action on Gaza to replace the statements
Peter Lerner argues that no child will sleep safer and no more aid will be received as a result of the latest words from 25 countries
By Peter Lerner
Displaced Palestinians flee from Khan Younis, Gaza, amid the ongoing Israeli military offensive in the area, on Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
May 21, 2025, 11:56 am
OPINION: Fighting Hamas without losing ourselves or our allies
The world is watching not just what we do, but how we do it, writes Peter Lerner
By Peter Lerner
Israelis hold placards of hostages held by Hamas
May 12, 2025, 3:47 pm
OPINION: It’s time for Israel to reframe victory over Hamas
A hurting stalemate is approaching — and with it, a rare chance to shape what comes next before others do it for us
By Peter Lerner
Smoke rises from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
August 10, 2018, 10:37 am
OPINION: Another day, another ceasefire
Lieutenant Colonel (R) Peter Lerner analyses the recent flare up between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
By Peter Lerner
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