News Round-Up

• “Henry Kissinger, refugee from the Nazis who swept to power serving Nixon as U.S. Secretary of State” – Unlike Nixon, Henry Kissinger was gregarious, had abundant charm and could mesmerise journalists even while taking the greatest care to hoodwink them, says the Telegraph.
• “Henry Kissinger shaped politics like no other” – Kissinger was the most enduringly influential Secretary of State in the history of the United States. He was also the most controversial, writes Niall Ferguson in the Mail.
• “Kissinger: The lone cowboy who kept Americans safe” – In the Telegraph, Tim Stanley delves into Kissinger’s realist philosophy and complex legacy.
• “Henry Kissinger saved us from a much worse world” – In the Washington Free Beacon, Andrew Roberts reflects on the life of Henry Kissinger, as well as his own personal encounter with the influential Secretary of State.
• “How Henry Kissinger lived to 100 years old” – Henry Kissinger wasn’t certain about the secret to his own longevity, as the former diplomat enjoyed a diet rich in fats and led a sedentary lifestyle, according to the Mail.
• “Henry Kissinger: Chaos and order in a changing world” – In a 2017 article for CapX, Kissinger discusses how Margaret Thatcher’s principles of decisiveness and principled leadership can guide responses to current issues, including relations with Russia, China and the Middle East.
• “Nothing will stop Israel from ‘eradicating’ Hamas, Netanyahu warns White House” – Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the U.S. that “nothing will stop” Israel’s army from “eradicating” Hamas as he faced mounting diplomatic pressure to scale back the assault on Gaza, reports the Times.
• “U.S. and Israel considering exiling Hamas terrorists to shorten conflict” – Israel and the U.S. are reportedly discussing how to exile thousands of Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip as a way of shortening the war in the territory, according to the Telegraph.
• “Douglas Murray: Wartime diary” – In the Free Press, Douglas Murray recounts his experiences covering the impact of Hamas’s attack on Israel.
• “BBC presenters accused of sharing ‘toxic and anti-Israel’ content online” – Multiple presenters at the BBC have been accused of posting “toxic” and “anti-Israel” content on social media about the Israel-Hamas war, reveals the Telegraph.
• “MSNBC scraps anti-Israel host Mehdi Hasan’s show ” – MSNBC has canceled far-Left host Mehdi Hasan’s show following his disparagement of Israel during its war with Hamas, reports the Washington Free Beacon.
• “Germany: Teens allegedly planned Christmas market attack” – Germany has arrested two teenagers who were allegedly planning terrorist attacks on a synagogue and Christmas market to take revenge against “infidels”, according to DW.
• “Elon Musk is one of us” – Elon Musk is right in highlighting Jewish groups supporting progressive causes and now facing the consequences, says the Washington Free Beacon in a leading article.
• “Matt Hancock denies lying as he appears at Covid Inquiry” – Matt Hancock furiously denied lying to colleagues and attacked the “malign” Dominic Cummings in his evidence to the Covid Inquiry, reports the Mail.
• “Matt Hancock’s ring of self-protection fails in another TV humiliation” – For six-and-a-half hours at the Covid Inquiry, Matt Hancock’s many ineptitudes were tipped on top of him like buckets of cockroaches, writes Tom Peck in the Times.
• “Unmasking the lie” – On Substack, Laura Dodsworth reacts to the head of the U.K. Health Security Agency admitting that there is no proof that face masks work.
• “Spoon feeding at the Inquiry, indeed” – The lead counsel of the Covid Inquiry fed evidence to Michael Gove, while senior ministers are now contradicting each other on the legitimacy of the Government’s exercise of lockdown powers, says UsForThem on Substack.
• “The Hallett Inquiry: Eminence-based medicine Part Five” – On Substack, Dr. Tom Jefferson and Prof. Carl Heneghan present the fifth in a series of posts focussing on the evidence given to the Covid Inquiry by the Chief Scientific Advisor Prof. Dame Angela McLean.
• “First, do harm: A sorry tale in the Daily Mail” – HART criticises a recent Daily Mail article for perpetuating myths about the U.K.’s medical system instead of engaging in genuine reporting.
• “Absurd policies” – Was there a more bizarre Covid policy than the Scottish travel ban on Manchester residents, ask Dr. Tom Jefferson and Prof. Carl Heneghan on Substack.
• “Is Karl Lauterbach replacing two-thirds of the ‘independent’ German vaccine advisory body to ensure the approval of new RSV jabs from Pfizer and AstraZeneca?” – On Substack, Eugyppius questions the motives of German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach in reorganising the country’s public health system.
• “The censorship began earlier and went further than we thought” – In the Epoch Times, Jeffrey A. Tucker discusses revelations that Covid censorship started earlier and extended further than previously thought.
• “In China, every cough and sniffle is a crisis” – Chinese hospitals are always overwhelmed, making it nearly impossible to discern the onset of a respiratory illness, says Prof. Roger Watson in TCW.
• “Barclay family set to regain Telegraph with Abu Dhabi backing” – The Barclay family is set to temporarily regain control of the Telegraph after agreeing an Abu Dhabi-backed refinancing of their debt to Lloyds Bank, reports the Times.
• “Spectator seeks ‘cast-iron assurances’ over UAE sale” – The Spectator has called for its effective sale to an Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund to be halted unless there are “cast iron assurances” about how its editorial independence could be protected, reports the Times.
• “The Government could tackle immigration – if it really wanted to” – Voters in the U.S. and the U.K., who seek to slow the drastic reshaping of their societies, are disenfranchised, writes Lionel Shriver in the Telegraph.
• “Sue Gray’s son picked as Labour candidate for Beckenham and Penge” – Sue Gray’s son has been picked by Labour to run for a plum seat at the next election in a move that will spark a fresh row over nepotism within the party, reports the Telegraph.
• “New Zealand is back, and it’s leaving woke Britain in its wake” – Kiwis have ditched their failed Labour Government for a conservative coalition. So why are the Tories following in St. Jacinda’s footsteps, asks Sam Collins in the Telegraph.
• “The insidious powers lurking in the Criminal Justice Bill” – The Conservative party used to be the party of individual liberty. No longer, it seems – at least if the Criminal Justice Bill is anything to go by, writes Andrew Tettenborn in the Spectator.
• “School trust boss cries over pupil violence” – An academy trust head has said he “cries” over violence in a Kent school where teachers are on strike for their safety, according to the BBC.
• “How China cornered the green market” – Beijing is miles ahead in a green tech race that western countries hadn’t quite realised was underway, writes Cindy Yu in the Spectator.
• “‘It’s not a great look that we’re sending three private jets there, is it?’” – On LBC, MP Mark Spencer tells Andrew Marr that he “accepts the hypocrisy” of the U.K. sending three private jets to Dubai for Cop28.
• “BBC radio host claims to struggle with ‘too many white colleagues’” – BBC presenter Nihal Arthanayake has told a diversity conference that no Muslims are involved “in the senior editorial processes” at Radio 5 Live, according to GB News.
• “France’s Government ministers to ditch using WhatsApp for French app Olvid over security fears” – French ministers have been ordered to ditch WhatsApp for a homegrown alternative in a push for “technological sovereignty”, reports Euronews.
• “Twitter CEO stands by Musk telling advertisers ‘to go f*** themselves’” – X CEO Linda Yaccarino has doubled down on Elon Musk’s “go f**k yourselves” message to advertisers who are pulling their money from the platform, reports the Mail.
• “Why does this crowd want to replace Christmas celebrations with messaging about the war in Gaza?” – On X, author Yoram Hazony reacts to images from the Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree lighting, where a crowd gathered waving Palestine flags.

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