Where’s the sun gone? I have had a lovely busy week; fixing fences, cleaning water troughs, horses coming and going, no rain and even some sunshine ☀️ it’s been lush… most importantly… lots of riding 🐎😈🐎😈🐎
Tim the Daily Express has not had the faintest idea about anything for at least two generations- or longer. It just tries to get website hits with dodgy weather forecasts
@thequentinletts Iconic is an important word. Those who can still say the word have not drunk enough whisky. Despite significant daily consumption I have never failed to pronounce this word
Yet by 2006 Hamas had gained huge support. I did not return to Gaza after the 1990s so cannot explain how they gained this support so rapidly. You may be better placed to provide an answer.
#Israel 20 years ago I was in the #WestBank
reporting the 2006 #Palestinian election campaign.
I detected huge support for #Hamas.
A US diplomat complained to @BBCNews#Jerusalem bureau chief:
"Who is this guy Sykes & why is he talking baloney?
He should have got out more.
Hugh I did reply but it seemed to be blocked. So I am having another go in case it did not reach you. I reported from Gaza and the West Bank in the 1990s just after Arafat returned. I did not notice much support for Hamas - indeed one could get a decent bottle of red in Gaza.
#Israel 20 years ago I was in the #WestBank
reporting the 2006 #Palestinian election campaign.
I detected huge support for #Hamas.
A US diplomat complained to @BBCNews#Jerusalem bureau chief:
"Who is this guy Sykes & why is he talking baloney?
He should have got out more.
@jerryhayes1 In principle yes automatically. But years ago in Khartoum I was opening doors etc for my female guide from the Central Bank when she asked me to stop doing this and always walk in front of her. She was university educated and had a senior post at the Central Bank.
@OborneTweets When I was at The Telegraph, the defence correspondents were former generals, admirals and air marshals. If it is OK for generals to have senior journalist posts why, in principle, shouldn't journalists have senior armed forces posts?