James Sorene

After three consecutive marathon seasons with no serious problems, in January I joined the 25 per cent of runners who, according to research, are injured at any one time. When Runners Can’t Run open.substack.com/pub/jamessoren…

Incredible scenes in north London, celebrating the possible end of an evil regime

Spontaneous celebration in Finchley

North Finchley tonight

The Great Hospital Con: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) pulled out of the al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, and just yesterday explained its decision. It has said exactly what I have repeatedly talked about for over a year and shared personal examples of friends of mine being imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured within various facilities inside the hospital from Hamas's intelligence and security services. MSF is two years late to this recognition but it is ultimately confirming what even a child in southern Gaza could have told the organization or the NYT, Washington Post, BBC, Al Jazeera and countless others had they bothered to ask - which is that Hamas has literally turned Gaza's three main hospitals into headquarters for security, ministerial, and administrative operations. When I said this time and again, people would yell and scream how I was irresponsibly justifying Israel’s targeting of the hospital, even as the same people would not utter a word about their favorite terrorist fascist organization jeopardizing the safety of medical facilities for two years of the deadly war. Congratulations “pro-Palestine” activists: you have been conned by your beloved resistance organization which has caused the death of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians by its conduct and behavior. Get Hamas out of Gaza’s hospitals now!

@TimHarford Really enjoyed the article in the FT. My best advice is to chill out. Set your Garmin to only show your heart rate, focus on your form and feel the pace for the run you are on. Don’t stress about the other data. Relax and enjoy. Took me about three years to do that.

The Marathon, the Algorithm, and Me timharford.com/2026/02/withou…

'The postcard from Poland - my family’s holocaust story' ✍️ @JSorene for LBC Opinion lbc.co.uk/article/postca…

“Jews who grew up in the USSR could now tell you this. Once the institutions become anti-Zionist, all Jews become suspect. It doesn’t matter whether you are a Zionist or not. They don’t even understand what Zionists are. When they speak about Zionists they mean Jews.’ My interview with the great Izabella Tabarovsky about how ideas from the Cold War are now being repeated across the West. Piece below ⬇️

@afalkhatib Was great to meet you and thank you for coming @afalkhatib

Leaving the United Kingdom with immense gratitude to all who helped make this trip a marvelous success. I met hundreds of community members throughout London, government ministers, members of Parliament, students at Oxford, journalists, businesspeople, philanthropists, and countless others who were intrigued and interested in the Israel and Palestine topic. The message was overwhelmingly clear: division, sloganeering, hatred, incitement, and entrenched narratives must give way to radical pragmatism, engagement, tough conversations, and meaningful bridge-building in pursuit of what is best both for Palestinians in Gaza and Israelis. I had talks with, presented to, and conversations with diverse audiences, including Jews, Zionists, Palestinians, Gazans, Pro-Palestine activists, Muslims, intellectuals, religious figures, and activists – some of whom agreed with what I shared about the narrative and policy work of Realign For Palestine and myself at the Atlantic Council in Washington. In contrast, others still expressed opposition to my approach and what I am doing. The point, however, was not to agree or create an echo-chamber but to model what respectful discourse and constructive engagement can and should look like. I will be sharing some more details of what has unfolded over the last week, including immensely positive developments as well as deeply disturbing occurrences and exchanges. I look forward to being back in the UK again soon!

@tim_roozendaal Fair

@Jsorene Could have put any shoe there to be fair. I just think the ray is a fascinating shoe. Wouldn't use it for a marathon though!

How you should set up your 3-shoe rotation: 1. Everyday easy pair - Nike Vomero Plus - Saucony Triumph 23 - New Balance 1080v15 If you need more stability: - Saucony Hurricane 25 - ASICS Kayano 32 2. Fast workout shoe (but also for some daily miles) - Adidas Evo SL - Hoka Mach X3 - ASICS Megablast If you need some more stability: - Suacony Endorphin speed 5 - Hoka Mach X3 3. Dedicated race shoe (+for key sessions) - Nike Alphafly 3 - Adidas Adizero Pro 4 - Asics Metaspeed Ray If you need more stability: - On Cloudboom Strike - New Balance SC Elite V5 For true overpronators it's hard to find a dedicated racing shoe that is going to work well. Hope this helps. Please waste your money on 3-pairs of shoes, it's the best investment you can make into your running.

@simonmontefiore @HolocaustUK An outstanding speech

So happy to speak on Holocaust history and the devaluation of anti racist language at @HolocaustUK

Increasingly clear that team Trump have just played too much of the board game Risk in recent months. Explains Venezuela, explains Greenland (part of North America on the Risk board) Interestingly Ukraine is part of Europe. Expect him to obsess about Kamchatka next.

This is a very significant development in Trumps Gaza peace plan and @nmladenov is a serious person trusted by key leaders in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

The 1979 Islamic Revolution was as world-changing a revolution as those of France in 1789 and Russia in 1917 and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, heralding a new era of Islamist mobilization across the entire Middle East that promoted a Sunni as well as Shiite radicalization as well as establishing a theo-monarchical dictatorship and a repressive Iranian state hostile to America and Israel and later forging an informal (and shortlived) Iranian empire – sometimes known as the ‘Shiite crescent.’ An Iranian Revolution in 2026 will be just as momentous = a decisive world changing event as important as 1789, 1917, 1979 and 1991. It is one that would resonate across the world, leading to other revolutions: Prince Metternich said ‘when France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold” meaning that when a revolution struck Paris, the whole of Europe shook. Repeatedly revolutions in France sparked revolutions all over Europe – particularly in 1848. In the so called Arab Spring of 2011, we saw a similar phenomenum when a revolution in Tunisia spread to Egypt, the most populous Arab state, and that led to protests all over the region including in Iran. Just as the Khomeini revolution of 1979 sparked Islamist violence all over the Middle East so its downfall in 2026 would rebound in all sorts of unexpected ways and would not only completely change the geopolitics of the Middle East – a process that has already started – but would lead to revolutions elsewhere too. It would be a boost to the Open World of the liberal democracies, a blow to China-Russia’s Closed World and the infection of revolution could spread across hemispheres. Would it spark revolution in the already-flimsy Castroista Communist regime in Cuba which is bankrupt and sclerotic? Would it lead to protests against the Turkish Sunni Islamist autocracy of President Erdogan which is unpopular and increasingly repressive even as, like Iran a few ago, it enjoys success abroad? What if it spread to Russia? That will certainly on Vladimir Putin’s mind. He has also faced the threat of popular protests against his dictatorship and he himself was threatened by the sight of the Libyan ruler Muammar Kadaffi being lynched and killed on camera and that of another ally, Bashar Assad, would spark revolutions against autocrats that could spread to Russia. It was one of the reasons he intervened to save Assad in Syria, an intervention that he launched in conjunction with Iran and its vassal militia, Hezbollah and one that saved the Assad dynasty for several years. As momentous as any of these richochets, the greatest could be this: after the failure of the Islamist paradigm, from the long disaster of Iranian dictatorship and its proxy vassals Hamas and Hezbollah, this may also end this era of Islamism or at least diminish its allure.

@tim_roozendaal Welcome to London

I was freezing. Walking around London, the cold crept straight into my bones. I came prepared. Layers on layers. Thermal leggings. Heavy merino sweatshirt. My thickest sweater. A down jacket on top. Still freezing. After a few hours of strolling, none of it helped. So I caved. Bought a proper winter puffer. Rated for -30°C. Overkill? Maybe. But I was done being cold. And within half an hour… I had to take layers off. First the thermal. Then the sweater. Turns out, the problem wasn’t the cold. It was the wrong jacket. This happens to runners all the time. Trying to fix symptoms instead of the cause. Switching sock thickness. Using lube. Sizing up. Sizing down. Hoping the shoe will “break in.” But if the shoes are wrong, they’ll keep causing trouble. No matter what you try. Just like I kept freezing because my jacket simply wasn’t warm enough. If your running shoes keep causing foot pain, injuries, or discomfort, it’s probably not bad luck. It’s a mismatch. In a shoe consultation I: - break down your running gait - give actionable training tips - recommend shoes that actually fit your body and training load DM me “shoe” and I’ll send you the details.

Haruki Murakami was about to turn 30 when a thought occurred to him: “You know what? I could try writing a novel.” Then he realized, “If I wanted to have a long life as a novelist, I needed to find a way to stay in shape.” Read his essay from 2008 on becoming a runner: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/EyiO35

I've updated this piece on Romi Gonen, because I'm wondering why the mainstream media has yet to address it. open.substack.com/pub/evebarlow/…

This was a horrific plot for yet more anti-Jewish terrorism, the worst yet, that would have been utterly catastrophic had it come to fruition. @gmpolice did fantastic work stopping it: none more so than the undercover "Farouk" who showed incredible courage.

Intifada means a violent uprising, and in Israel, it resulted in stabbings, shootings and bus bombings. Most of the victims were Jewish, but they also killed Arabs, Muslims, Druze and Christians. To suggest otherwise is dishonest nonsense. If you’re going to shout it, own it.