Lapid: ‘Without peace talks, 2022 will likely see Israel designated apartheid state’

Israeli Foreign Minister has called for a diplomatic dialogue with the Palestinians, citing concerns that otherwise international organizations may designate Israel an apartheid state. Read more

Mahmoud Abbas plays Benny Gantz for a fool

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz must have known that hosting Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at his home in Rosh Ha’ayin would arouse the ire of the right. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have cloaked the outcome of his tête-à-tête last Tuesday night with the octogenarian honcho in Ramallah in typically euphemistic language. Read more

Survey: 80 percent of Israelis concerned about growing antisemitism worldwide

A recent Israel-wide survey has found that almost 80 percent of Israelis are concerned about antisemitism globally, with almost three-quarters of citizens (73 percent) believing antisemitism is widespread. Read more

The escalating international war against Israel

At the U.N. General Assembly last month, a large majority of member nations voted to lavishly fund a permanent inquisition against the Jewish state. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: La P.A. Cosa Nostra Read more

Abbas runs rings around Biden & Bennett

It didn’t take long for President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to be shown up as inept political leaders following the much-publicised visit by President of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Chairman of Fatah its largest faction – Mahmoud Abbas – to the home of Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz. Read more

On the other hand

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

Austen Tayshus to entertain Byron Shire

For those holidaying in or around Byron Bay, Austen Tayush pairs up with Mandy Nolan to help shake off those Covid blues. Read more

Gantz makes concessions to Palestinian Authority with no demands in return

As details emerged from Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz’s Dec. 28 meeting at his private residence in Rosh Ha’ayin with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, many Israelis were left in shock. Read more

New Year’s resolution? Abolish the UN Human Rights Council

At the turn of a new year, people traditionally make resolutions to improve themselves. So, what is the United Nations setting itself to do better in 2022? Read more

Can it get worse?

As we teeter on the edge of a new civil year the question on most people’s minds is whether 2022 will be worse than 2021. Read more

Desmond Tutu and the Jews

Archbishop Desmond Tutu who has just died, was a Nobel Prize winner, a hero of the anti-apartheid movement. Read more

Shabbat Vaeyra: Negotiations

Moses and Aaron engaged in protracted negotiations with Pharaoh. Was it really necessary? Read more

Was Erdoğan’s meeting with rabbinic leaders a ‘spectacle of tolerance’?

When the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States (ARIS) gathered its members for the first time under one roof in a multiday conference last week in Istanbul, the event became more than a garden-variety gathering when, to the rabbis’ surprise, they found themselves invited to dinner at the presidential palace in Ankara by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Read more

Archbishop Tutu and the disturbing power of intersectionality

Desmond Tutu will primarily be remembered by posterity for his role as a leader in the struggle against South African apartheid. Read more

Can a Jewish man produce semen for medical tests?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

The right and left are in consensus about the Golan

On Dec. 14, 1981, the government of Menachem Begin applied Israeli sovereignty to the Golan Heights, in the face of harsh criticism at home and abroad. What Begin declared 40 years ago, we are continuing today…writes Naftali Bennett. Read more

The empty suit at the head of the table

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held a primetime press conference about his COVID-19 policies on Monday evening. It went poorly for him…writes Caroline Glick. Read more

On the other hand

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

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon: Season’s Smearings from the Canterbury Tales Read more

Christian leaders play anti-Israel political games in Jerusalem

The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem (Christian Leaders) request for urgent dialogue with “Israel, Palestine and Jordan” on protecting the Christian community in Jerusalem and the integrity of the Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem – is an anti-Israel political ploy that should be rejected by Israel. Read more

The non-Orthodox get another lesson in Israeli electoral maths

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid may have put together a coalition without any ultra-Orthodox religious parties earlier this year, but they still fear the power of the haredim and their allies. Read more

Why religion?

Whenever I hear people talk, or I see articles about religion in general and Judaism in particular, I feel disconnected. Read more

A Christmas crusade: scapegoating the Jews

Christian churches, seemingly deaf to baleful historical and theological echoes, have decided to mark Christmas 2021 by scapegoating the Jews. 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

Rabbi Kaltmann takes over interfaith presidency

The Jewish Christian Muslim Association in Melbourne has appointed  Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann as its new president. Read more

Shabbat Shemot: Women

The Book of Exodus starts with the enslavement of the Israelites. Read more

Why does New Zealand continue to support the bullies?

I continue to be surprised by how many good people and democratic governments ignore the obvious flaws with the UN. One of the most glaring issues is the institutional racism of the world body, expressed as disproportionate vitriol against the only Jewish nation. Read more

Political challenges

As we close out 2021 there are two key areas that continue to be at the centre of Israel’s diplomatic and internal political challenges, as well as a third emerging issue of quite a different colour. Read more

Coronavirus double-speak

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s announcement on Sunday evening of additional steps to confront the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus illustrates how easily government policies can be inherently contradictory. Read more

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