India, April 11 -- I'm not generally given to admiring people. Those that I do are few and far between. But starting October 2023, when Israel's deliberately planned and inexorably executed genocide in Gaza began, there's one man who's risen immeasurably in my estimation. Before I tell you who he is, let me describe him.

He's often called the conscience of Israel. To tell the truth there are very few others who have the strength of conviction and courage to criticise their country even when it's at war.

I'm referring to the international award winning Haaretz columnist and author Gideon Levy. I got to know him when I telephoned to ask for an interview. He readily agreed.

On that very first occasion he described Israel as a racist and a...