Broken Glass, Shattered Illusions

The anniversary of Kristallnacht occurs on 9 November every year and is commemorated by Jewish communities all over the world…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Toxic Concoctions…writes Michael Kuttner

Like the witches’ brew in Macbeth the cauldron of noxious ingredients is being stirred on a daily basis by Abbas and members of his Hamas/Fatah Authority. Read more

More Sound and Fury…writes Michael Kuttner

Once again a chorus of condemnation against the Jewish State pours forth from the international choir of cynical hypocrites whose pavlovian knee jerk frothing is activated whenever Israel takes steps to assert its legal sovereign right to provide for the health, welfare and safety of its citizens. Read more

Truth is stranger than fiction…writes Michael Kuttner

Very often, especially in this part of the world, actual events, either in the past or currently, indeed seem stranger than fiction. Read more

Denial is the Name of the Game…writes Michael Kuttner

It should be obvious by now to even the most obtuse that those who continue to ignore the genocidal intentions of the people with whom we are urged to make a fake peace, will never be persuaded by any logical proof to the contrary. Read more

Sukkah Alert…writes Michael Kuttner

As soon as Yom Kippur is finished and then right up until the eve of Sukkot (Festival of Tabernacles) the sound of hammering and construction can be heard the length and breadth of Israel. Read more

Dialogue of the deaf…writes Michael Kuttner

Addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations or indeed the UN Human Rights Council is not exactly a dialogue when it comes to Israel. Read more

Ominous Omens…writes Michael Kuttner

As a new year dawns in Jewish communities worldwide there are already signs that the demons of the past year are not going to disappear or be vanquished any time soon. Read more

Boycott bigots…writes Michael Kuttner

A common thread binds those who advocate boycotting Israeli made products and companies. Read more

Partners in crime…writes Michael Kuttner

John Kerry’s frenzied efforts to put together a coalition of terror busting countries and his boss’s equally futile attempts to contain rather than defeat one particular terror group while ignoring many others highlight the Mickey Mouse situation currently prevailing. Read more

A response to The New Zealand Herald

An editorial published on Wednesday 5 September by The New Zealand Herald entitled “New Zealand must resist Israel’s push to control our foreign policy”, encapsulates everything that is wrong with much of the media today. Read more

Strategic Vacuum…writes Michael Kuttner

We have been informed by no lesser an authority than the President of the United States that he has no strategy formulated for dealing with the pandemic of terror now spreading across the Middle East and soon to erupt in the USA, UK and Europe amongst other places. Read more

Botched, Bungled and Blundered…writes Michael Kuttner

Quote from George Orwell: “political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind”. Read more

NZ and South African tunnels from Lebanon into Israel…writes Michael Kuttner

Last week, as summer slowly winds down, we went up north to enjoy a short vacation and see some of the sights. Read more

Truce does not equal peace…writes Michael Kuttner

One of the problems we face these days is the inability to recognise reality even when it smacks us in the face. Read more

Shameful Selectivity…writes Michael Kuttner

In an amazing display of spurious sanctimonious self righteousness, one hundred and sixty four Australians of Jewish identity invited us to break our silence about what they perceived to be Israel’s crimes in Gaza. Read more

It’s at times like these…writes Michael Kuttner

There have been very few times in the last 66 years when Israel has enjoyed peace and quiet. Since independence and even before, Jews were targeted by terror groups of one sort or another. Prior to the fictitious green line the presence of Jews in pre 1967 Israel provoked terrorist attacks. The mere fact that we were building flourishing communities, turning the desert into fertile agricultural land and draining malarial infested swamps was enough excuse for the predecessors of Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and comrades to launch murderous raids and murder innocent Israeli citizens. Read more

Dangerous delusions and denials

Despite the current terror being waged against Israel our own home grown delusionists are busy hallucinating about how we can throw away hard won achievements and trip down the old failed policies of past years which have inevitably brought us to the present tragic situation….writes Michael Kuttner Read more

A Dear John Letter…from Michael Kuttner

In response to my recent article about summer vacation in Israel amidst rockets falling, a response was posted. As the comments are very pertinent and indicative of widespread misinformation amongst the general public I decided to pen my reply here so that it receives wider circulation and also because I can elucidate at greater length. Read more

Summer holidays in Israel…writes Michael Kuttner

Israeli children are spending their summer vacation within sprinting distance of safe rooms and air raid shelters. Read more

Candies versus Pizzas…writes Michael Kuttner

When Israeli civilians, especially women, children and babies, are murdered by Islamic terror the inhabitants of Gaza and the Palestinian Authority erupt in waves of euphoric joy. Read more

Tunnel Vision…writes Michael Kuttner

For quite some years now a vast network of tunnels has been constructed from Gaza to the Israel side of the border as well as from Gaza to Egyptian territory. Read more

We ceased, they fired…writes Michael Kuttner

As soon as the so called ceasefire was announced anyone with even a smattering of common sense could have and indeed did predict that this farce would not last longer than a snowball in hell. Read more

Michael Kuttner updates

In a televised address to the nation this evening, the PM reiterated his determination to bring peace and quiet to Israeli citizens no matter what it takes to do so. Read more

Ceasefire? Michael Kuttner see it his way

Dateline: Efrat, Israel  July 15 noon:  Ceasefire? Does Hamas want it? Read Michael Kuttner… Read more

The Sabba Safta army…writes Michael Kuttner

Normally in Israel at this time of the year with the long summer school vacation in full swing young children and older teens are busily occupied attending organized fun activities, summer camps and sports competitions. Read more

Seconds to safety

As I write these lines after Shabbat rockets are bombarding Tel Aviv and the coastal cities and the iron dome anti missile system is performing outstandingly. Read more

Watching the iron domes at work

J-Wire’s Israeli correspondent  Michael Kuttner watched as the Israeli anti-rocket defense iron dome took out Hamas rockets heading directly for Jerusalem. He reports from Efrat. Read more

Under fire

From Michael Kuttner at  5:40am  AEST:  40 rockets fired towards Jerusalem, Gush Etzion, Bet Shemesh, Tel Aviv and other cities. Read more

Sane perspectives needed – Not knee jerk reactions…writes Michael Kuttner

At this time and especially in the aftermath of the murders of the three Israeli teenagers and the Arab youth in Jerusalem with all the collateral activities taking place such as rocket barrages from Palestinian Authority controlled Gaza, it is appropriate that we take a deep breath, look closely at the facts and then sort out our thoughts and conclusions. Read more

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