Neville Teller

Born in London and educated at Oxford University, Neville combined a career in the Civil Service with writing for BBC radio as dramatist and abridger. In addition, he has been commenting on the Middle East political scene for some 35 years, with five books published on the subject.

 SMOKE RISES from the Gaza Strip after an explosion near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, last week. Gaza cannot remain a devastated battleground forever, the writer states

Arab nations' post-war Gaza plans are not ready for the 'day after' - opinion

 READING FROM the Torah in synagogue: Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments. These commandments, like the Torah, offer stories, insights, values and actions as ways in to God

Shavuot's special significance: Recognizing those who converted to Judaism

 BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY David Lammy walks on Downing Street last week. In the House of Commons, he rose to his feet and read out a statement condemning how the war in Gaza was being conducted by the Israeli government.

UK freezes trade with Israel — and integrity with it - opinion


The UK dimension: What Israel can learn from Britain on judicial reforms - opinion

Opponents see the effort as a threat to judicial independence; supporters see it as restoring parliamentary supremacy. Compromise is not only desirable but possible and essential.

 A justice at the opening of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in London, 2009

Israel must make its next choices regarding Gaza very carefully - opinion

If Israel chooses to pursue Hamas, there will inevitably be much collateral death and injury, and Israel’s international reputation will be further damaged.

 A RALLY for the release of Gaza captives takes place at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv.

'When the Stones Speak': Biblical archaeology in the City of David - review

Irrefutable archaeological evidence of Jewish history in Jerusalem annuls UNESCO’s 2016 ruling.

 A GROUP of Jewish schoolgirls finish their tour of the City of David National Park excavations.

Normalization between al Sharaa's Syria, Israel possible after decades of hostilities - opinion

If al Sharaa eventually delivers the state that he promises, he will have proved himself the most remarkable leader to have emerged in the Arab world.

 French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after a joint press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

UK Parliamentary Group presents the unvarnished truth on October 7 - opinion

They wanted to kill and kidnap young people and babies, and even brought incubators across the border. For targeted houses, they knew which side of the bed the husband and wife slept on.

 A view of a house in Kibbutz Be’eri that was burned in the October 7 Hamas massacre, on December 7, 2023

Could Mohammed Dahlan be Gaza's next governor? - opinion

Dahlan's name has been bandied about in recent years for a much more important role: a possible successor to Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas.

 Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas is flanked by then-security adviser Mohammed Dahlan (right) and then-prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, at a meeting in Gaza, in April 2007.

'On Democracies and Death Cults': Douglas Murray lauds Israel’s youth - review

On Democracies and Death Cults sets out Douglas Murray’s clear-eyed, reasoned, and deeply researched view of the pogrom committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023

 CALLING FOR the release of Israelis still in Hamas captivity, at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square in April 2025.

With regime change in Syria and political order in Lebanon, Iran is losing control - opinion

As the Lebanese state grows stronger and Hezbollah weaker, Iran can see its power in Lebanon slipping away. Assad’s successor as Syria’s president is clearly not inclined to allow Iran much power.

 LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER Nawaf Salam meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, earlier this month. Syria and Lebanon are slipping from Iran’s grasp, says the writer.

'The Human Scale': Israel-based FBI mystery is a page-turner - review

The Human Scale is a superb contemporary political thriller that goes well beyond simply keeping the reader enthralled with a succession of unexpected developments, page after page.

An FBI vehicle

Why Iran has agreed to sit down for nuclear talks - opinion

The current rounds of negotiations with the US are not signs of a change of heart on the part of the Iranian regime or its supreme leader. They are a calculated survival tactic.

 IRANIAN FOREIGN Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome on Saturday, on the day that a second round of Iran-US talks took place at the Omani Embassy in the Italian capital.