PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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How Barack Obama betrayed the Middle East
KARL DALLAS reviews an analysis of the US president's track record on Palestine and Israel
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Shattered Hopes: The Failure Of Obama’s Middle East Peace Process
by Josh Ruebner
(Verso, £20)
There is a basic problem with this comprehensive analysis of what has happened since the United States’ incoming president promised at the beginning of his first term to “actively and aggressively seek a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians.”
That problem is in the book’s title, Shattered Hopes.
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