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

Anti-virus Conference

Officially billed as the 5^th. Global Forum for combating Anti-Semitism this gathering of delegates from most parts of the globe took place last week in Jerusalem…Michael Kuttner reports. Read more

Welcome to Fantasy Land…writes Michael Kuttner

Most of us are by now used to the revisionist versions of history being peddled in various media promoted by a motley assortment of dubious deniers. Read more

Dire Straits…writes Michael Kuttner

Some of you may remember a British rock band called Dire Straits which was formed in the late 1970’s and went on to record some popular hits. Read more

Way Off Key

I predicted at the time New Zealand replaced Australia on the UN Security Council that the latter’s realistic attitude and voting records concerning Israel and peace would be abandoned once NZ took up its seat. Read more

ANZAC Day in Jerusalem

On Friday 24 April a large crowd of ex. pats. Australians and New Zealanders joined by visitors on UIA & JNF missions and diplomats, gathered at the Commonwealth War Cemetery on Mt. Scopus in Jerusalem, to honor the sacrifice and memory of ANZACS who gave their lives for their countries. Read more

It’s a matter of timing…writes Michael Kuttner

Life is full of surprises but some things are predictable and their timing can often determine whether the outcome is a success or a disaster. Read more

A Yossele in trouble

We call them Joeys but perhaps Israelis may refer them to as Yosseles…either way one found himself in trouble in Ramat Gan. Read more

An ANZAC message from Australia’s ambassador to Israel

J-Wire meets the Australian Ambassador to Israel, Dave Sharma, in Tel Aviv ahead of ANZAC Day. Read more

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