AMERRYCHRISTMASANDAHAPPYNEWYEARTOALLOURREADERSChristmasbooksspecialDecember2023–January2024Issue43£7.10thecritic.co.ukSILENTNIGHTNovemberbroughtvast“Freereligionsintheworld.WhileMiddleEasternJewshaveaPalestine”marchestothestreetsofBritainandtheworld.Thosewhoprotestedwerehomelandtofleeto,carvedoutfromthenotputoffbyunabasheddemandsforformerOttomanEmpire,theplaceIsrael’seliminationorthatorganisersintendedtobetheChristianArabincludedMuhammadKathemSawalhahomeland,theRepublicofLebanon,is—whosehistoryasaseniorHamasnowafailedstate,dominatedbyIslamistcommanderhas,interestingly,provednogroupssuchasHezbollah.Since2012,bartogainingBritishcitizenship.NeitherChri...