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

Lessons unlearned…writes Michael Kuttner

The eerie sound of a wailing siren throughout the length and breadth of the country drives home in no uncertain manner exactly what Yom Hashoah (Holocaust and Martyrs Remembrance Day) is all about. Read more

We visit the new Children in the Holocaust Exhibition at Yad Vashem

Yesterday, a few days before Yom Hashoah, Yad Vashem opened a new exhibition entitled “Children in the Holocaust: Stars without a Heaven.” Read more

Are we April fools?….asks Michael Kuttner

There would be hardly an Australian or New Zealander who did not know what the expression April fool means. Read more

Teach your children…writes Michael Kuttner

Every Passover eve Jews worldwide sit down with family and friends to recount the story of the Exodus from Egypt and learn its lessons. Read more

Sour Grapes and Bitter Herbs…writes Michael Kuttner

In the aftermath of the Israeli elections we are witnessing an unprecedented outpouring of bilious blathering from dismayed local and foreign sources. Read more

Polls apart…writes Michael Kuttner

I woke up Wednesday morning to what at first seemed to be unidentified noise. Read more

Australians harassed at Temple Mount

Women and youngsters have attacked a group of Australian youth visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem this week. Read more

Interesting times…writes Michael Kuttner

The old Chinese blessing/curse of “may you live in interesting times” is never more relevant than at present. Read more

Purim Paradoxes…writes Michael Kuttner

Jewish communities worldwide have this week been celebrating the Festival of Purim which commemorates the deliverance of Persian Jews from genocidal intentions. Read more

Situations Vacant…writes Michael Kuttner

This week has provided yet more proof that in Washington at least the battle against Islamic terror is at best half-hearted and at worst magnificently muddled.
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Shuffling the deckchairs…writes Michael Kuttner

Current events in Europe evoke memories of shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic as the superliner steamed its way towards its catastrophic fate. Read more

Beyond Belief…writes Michael Kuttner

Often there are events or occurrences which defy any sort of logic and are “beyond belief.” This past week provided a bumper crop of such occasions. Read more

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