Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity.

A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines.

You are either a Zionist or an anti-Zionist.

Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity.

In my view the European culture carries a very heavy responsibility for the creation of Israel... it is a product of both British and Stalin's anti- Semitism, but the British never faced their own complicity in its construction.

I always feel freelance writers are leading a heroic life. I think that is the real writer's life. On the other hand, it's good to have another job. It gives you something to do.

I am not very moved by historical apologies.