Taking a gamble

In recent weeks there has been a minor media frenzy surrounding Australian media and business mogul James Packer who has purchased a home in Israel and spends quite a bit of time there. Read more

New Zealand on show at Twickenham…and the United Nations

As far as New Zealanders and many Australians are concerned the rugby world cup competition every four years is the most looked forward to event on the sporting calendar…writes Michael Kuttner Read more

The Lone Ranger rides again

Most probably only those of a certain vintage will remember the exploits of the Lone Ranger and his faithful sidekick. Read more

Lord of the Lies…writes Michael Kuttner

The time has arrived, in fact it is long overdue, to bury the false notion that the President of the Palestinian Terrorist Authority is a partner for peace. Read more

War and Peace

Since 1948 we have experienced precious little peace. Instead, the declaration of war which our Arab neighbors initiated continues unabated…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Briefing the foreign media

Israel’s Government Press Office has briefed the foreign media on the current situation of ongoing violence. Michael Kuttner reports… Read more

Boundless double standards

The annual irrelevant circus at UN headquarters in New York has been taking place once again…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Pilgrims’ Progress

We are in the midst of Succoth commonly known in English as the Feast of Tabernacles…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Happy campers

Summer is slowly winding down and Israeli school children are in many cases reluctantly adjusting to being back at school…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Mounting malevolence

In my pre Rosh Hashanah op-ed, I explained why there was no chance of genuine peace breaking out in the year ahead…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Great expectations…writes Michael Kuttner

Another year in the Jewish calendar is ending and once again it is time for personal and communal stocktaking, introspection and celebration. Read more

Anatevka or Zion…writes Michael Kuttner

Almost everyone is familiar with the stage production or movie of Fiddler on the Roof. Read more

Guide for the perplexed

It is hard to imagine but it was not that many years ago when one had to consult printed maps in order to work out how to drive from home to one’s destination. Read more

Dangerous fallout…writes Michael Kuttner

Like toxic fumes following a major disaster as witnessed by the recent massive explosions in China, inevitable poisonous pollution is already seeping forth following the Vienna fatally flawed piece of paper. Read more

What if?…asks Michael Kuttner

Crucial events are more often than not determined by the right leader being in the right place at the right time. Read more

Tachlis…writes Michael Kuttner

According to those who know Yiddish this term, especially popular amongst Israelis, is used when someone wants to quickly (and often very bluntly) get to the point. Read more

Equality under the law…writes Michael Kuttner

Recent events in Israel have once again highlighted the ongoing campaign to combat extremism and hate crimes, whether terrorist or criminal in origin. Read more

In denial…writes Michael Kuttner

Just when you think you have heard it all, another revelation pops up to prove that in fact the worms are still crawling out of the Vienna can. Read more

See nothing – hear nothing

Reverberations from the misconceived and much touted Vienna agreement continue to rumble forth on a daily basis…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Farblondzhet…writes Michael Kuttner

Yiddish, for those who understand it, is an extremely expressive language which conveys, often in a most graphic manner, a range of emotions suited to any particular situation. Read more

Vienna to Munich – Michael Kuttner connects the dots

Who says that history does not repeat itself?

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You better believe it…writes Michael Kuttner

Often, there are news items or events which sound so outlandish and bizarre that one tends to dismiss them as figments of imagination. Read more

Disconnecting

At the beginning of June the CEO of French mobile provider, Orange, stated in Cairo that if he could get out of his company’s mobile business in Israel he would do so as quickly as possible…writes Michael Kuttner.

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Ship of Fools…writes Michael Kuttner

If ever you needed a classic example of how the English language and reality can be perverted, the latest farce associated with the misnamed “freedom flotilla” to Gaza, provided it. Read more

How many of us are there?…asks Michael Kuttner

In recent days there has been media frenzy over a report issued by The Jewish People Policy Institute which purports to show that the number of Jews in the world today has reached or even surpassed the numbers recorded before the Holocaust. Read more

Dementia help for Sydney man living in Jerusalem

A 90-yr-old former Sydney resident now living in Jerusalem has received a special iPod to help deal with Alzheimer’s. Read more

(UN)limited obsessions continue…writes Michael Kuttner

Another week and more obsessive, unmitigated outpourings of condemnation issue forth from groups which are dedicated to slandering the Jewish State. Read more

Partners in Hate…writes Michael Kuttner

We have just arrived back in Israel from a vacation in Switzerland. Read more

Offside Yet Again…writes Michael Kuttner

The latest attempts to boycott, delegitimize and shun Israel are now playing out in the corridors of FIFA. Read more

When the Saints go Marching in…writes Michael Kuttner

Most Israelis have by now become used to the spectacle of the rest of the world trying to order us around and offering gratuitous advice. Read more

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