Meaningless and meaningful words

As the well-known saying proclaims, actions speak louder than words. If our actions don’t change, the words become meaningless. Read more

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The “big one” has arrived. Read more

Premature euphoria

The recent passing of a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly sponsored by Israel (and others) has caused much jubilation. Read more

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Will it or won’t it? That is the question currently exercising the attention of many Israelis. Read more

It’s not rocket science

Quote: It’s not rocket science. It’s really about common sense (or lack of it). Read more

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In at least one crisis, Israel is not alone. Read more

Fair dinkum

Non-Australians may be baffled by this expression therefore an explanation provided by Dr Google could help to clarify it. Read more

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Did you know that Israel has more than six thousand active “startups?” Read more

Eyes shut and ears closed

The new year is only a few days old, and we can already see and hear the same familiar refrains emanating from the usual quarters.

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The winter rains are precipitating and Omicron and the ‘flu are rampaging. Read more

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Once again another corona variant has upset the tourism applecart with Chanukah and Christmas pilgrims prevented from visiting. Read more

Tis the season

It’s precisely at this time of the year when Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of a Jewish baby in Judea that the irony of the situation we face today becomes apparent. Read more

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This week demonstrated one of the main differences between Israel and the Mullah regime in Iran. Read more

Give them a medal

Medals are usually awarded to individuals or groups for outstanding achievements and for making a positive impact on society in general. Read more

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Chanukah may have finished for another year but miracles still abound in the Land which witnessed them at the time of the Maccabees. Read more

Verbal violence

Definition: Verbal abuse (also known as verbal aggression, verbal attack, verbal violence, verbal assault, psychic aggression, or psychic violence) is a type of psychological/mental abuse that involves the use of oral language, gestured language, and written language directed to a victim. Read more

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The whole country is in the midst of Chanukah celebrations banishing temporarily at least the spectre of corona mutations. Read more

They deserve each other

Either by design or mutual attraction, whenever Israel is in terror groups’ crosshairs one can unfailingly guarantee that not far behind will be the usual collection of anti-Israel groupies. Read more

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International focus is on combating and defeating the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

Theatre of the absurd

This past week has witnessed yet more acts of folly performed at the United Nations and on the world stage. Read more

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Are you fed up with your local media continually publishing or posting negative stories about Israel and peddling revisionist history which denies any Jewish connection to the country? Read more

No news without Jews

Despite the fact that Jews make up only 0.2% of the world’s population they manage to feature almost 100% of the time in daily news reports. Read more

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The signs of the approaching Festival of Chanukah are everywhere, from sufganiyot (doughnuts) in a myriad of flavours and colours in shops, the aroma of latkes in the shuk to candles and menorot in supermarkets. Read more

Broken glass and shattered illusions

One would have imagined that the night of 9 November 1938 in Germany would have shattered forever any lingering illusions that one could appease Jew-hate by negotiations and reason. Read more

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The days may be getting shorter and the temperatures may be dropping but Israel’s groundbreaking innovations keep coming despite the change of seasons. Read more

Fault lines

For as many years as I can remember experts have been predicting that we are overdue for “the big one.” Read more

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While thousands of Australians and New Zealanders are stranded overseas, for over a year in some cases, Israelis are free to leave and return to the Promised Land. Read more

Rock Solid

The term “rock solid” can be described as something or someone you can trust not to change or disappear. Read more

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There is a noticeable change in the air as we transition from the endless sunny days of summer to the gathering clouds of autumn, lowering temperatures and the uncertainties of winter. Read more

Incoming high tide warning

The high priests of climate change are predicting that in the near future we may be engulfed by rising ocean levels. Read more

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