Adam LeBor

Adam LeBor is a British author and journalist based in Budapest, Hungary. His study of the United Nations' failure to prevent genocide, Complicity With Evil, is published by Yale University Press. He writes for numerous publications including The Times (of London), The New York Times , Literary Review and The Jewish Quarterly, and reviews crime fiction and thrillers for the Economist. His latest non-fiction book, City of Oranges, is published by WW Norton, and recounts the true life stories of six families in Jaffa, three Jewish and three Arab. City of Oranges was an editor's choice in The New York Times, book of the week in The Guardian and was shortlisted for the Jewish Quarterly Literary prize. It even got a good review in Ash-Sharq al-Awsat. So Steven Spielberg, if you are reading this, get in touch.

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On War Crimes

Is Israel committing war crimes in Gaza?  Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for…

Mick Hume Goes to Sderot

Trawling through the media coverage of Israel’s attack on Gaza, thankfully not every commentator follows…

“Never Again” Means Stopping Genocide Today, Not Just Remembering

From: Adam LeBor To: Shmuel Rosner Dear Shmuel, Thanks for your perceptive letter, and I…

The West Is Complicit In The Genocide In Darfur

From: Adam LeBor To: Shmuel Rosner Dear Shmuel, Thanks for your thoughtful response. Once again…

The UN Can’t Stop Genocide; It Can Write Reports

From: Adam LeBor To: Shmuel Rosner Dear Shmuel, Many thanks for your thoughtful letter. Yes,…

Barack Obama’s Pan-Semitic Opportunity

Earlier this year I wrote an article for Jewcy arguing that Barack Obama was good…

Kosovo Independence and Israel

[Editor's note: Earlier today, a mass anti-American and anti-Kosovar protest broke out in Belgrade. Protesters…

Barack Obama Is Good For The Jews

As I'm writing for an American website, I will start with a declaration of interest.…