Superman
July 15, 2025 by Alex First
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Trump and Netanyahu devour two-state solution at dinner table
July 14, 2025 by David Singer
President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu let the world know that any idea of creating an independent Palestinian State between Israel and Jordan (two-state solution) was dead and buried in an extraordinary few minutes before dinner was served at the White House on 7 July. Read more
Legally Blonde: The Musical
July 14, 2025 by Alex First
Elle Woods’ superpower in Legally Blonde is staying true to herself. Read more
Nazi chic and soft-soaping the Jew-baiters
July 13, 2025 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
Let’s conduct a thought experiment. Let’s imagine that Nazism had broken out of its wartime German-dominated confines and had become the creed of millions throughout the West. Read more
On the other hand
July 13, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
One of the phenomenal aspects of life in Israel is a determination, after any tragedy, to rebound, rebuild and renew. Read more
Annie
July 13, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more
Kicking the can
July 11, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
Most of the problems we face today are as a result of them having in the past been “kicked down the road” for someone else to confront. Read more
Is peace possible?
July 11, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
For the past two years, I’ve been conflicted, even close to despair, over whether real peace is ever possible in Israel, and under what conditions. Read more
Shabbat Balak
July 10, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
War and Peace Read more
Reading the Middle East correctly will be vital to Israel’s security
July 10, 2025 by Ron Weiser
Prime Minister Netanyahu has shown that he too adheres to the ‘Begin Doctrine,’ which says that no country that threatens the existence of the Jewish state will be allowed the weapons to do so. Read more
The fight against antisemitism needs an upgrade
July 8, 2025 by Michael Gencher
If we want to fight antisemitism today, why do we keep talking about the past as if it alone will save us in the present? Read more
Mother Play: a play in five evictions
July 8, 2025 by Alex First
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The ‘Death to the IDF’ chant heard ‘round the world, all the way to Down Under
July 8, 2025 by Bruce S. Ticker
Australia’s antisemitic arsonist and the choice the country faces
As I was making preparations on Friday night for Shabbat in Columbus, Ohio, my phone buzzed with some devastating news from Australia…writes Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
July 8, 2025 by Ruth Lilian
Ron Castan AM QC – barrister and human rights advocate Read more
Feintooner
July 8, 2025 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Ground Khamenei Day: Casting Shadows Read more
Trump prepares to ditch two-state solution
July 7, 2025 by David Singer
President Trump seems set to ditch the creation of a Palestinian state between Israel and Jordan (the two-state solution) when he meets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House this week. Read more
On the other hand
July 6, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
The “ceasefire” with Iran means a slow return to normal daily activities. Read more
Loving the Alien
July 4, 2025 by Alex First
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The need to acknowledge Muslim antisemitism
July 4, 2025 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
For much of this week, Britain has been consumed by the appalling spectacle at the Glastonbury festival when the rap duo Bob Vylan led chants by thousands of festival-goers of “Death, death to the IDF,” as well as making vicious remarks about Jews and Zionists. Read more
Iran: State disintegration, not regime change
July 4, 2025 by Martin Sherman
Israel cannot rely on regime change to ensure its security. It must aim at dismantling Iran into separate ethnic entities to ensure that, in the future, it will not become the grave menace that it was in the past. Read more
Inescapable
July 4, 2025 by Michael Kuttner
We currently face a situation that cannot be escaped, ignored, or avoided. Read more
Why pig is not kosher
July 4, 2025 by Jeremy Rosen
Edward Gibbon the English historian (1737 to 1794) wrote six volumes of The History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. Read more
Israel owes Trump, but that can’t mean Hamas’s survival
July 3, 2025 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
President Donald Trump’s decision to order a strike on Iranian nuclear targets was yet another example of how he has proven to be a reliable friend of the State of Israel. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life: Jason Steinberg, President of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies
July 3, 2025 by Features Desk
Jason unpacks his recent article in Brisbane’s Courier Mail, “The Bookends of Hatred are Closing in on Jews”. Read more
Jurassic World Rebirth
July 3, 2025 by Alex First
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Israel at a crossroads in Gaza: a deal or a new military phase?
July 2, 2025 by Yaakov Lappin
With the direct military confrontation with Iran complete for now, Israel’s strategic focus has pivoted back to the unresolved war in Gaza, where Israel’s Security Cabinet is facing a historic crossroads. Read more
Mamdani apologists play the fake Islamophobia card
July 2, 2025 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It didn’t take long for the Democratic Party’s media cheering section to demonstrate how far the Overton Window had moved among liberals with respect to antisemitism. Read more
The new currency of relevance: how social justice has been hijacked
July 2, 2025 by Michael Gencher
It’s one of the most disturbing trends of our time: people with nothing to say, nothing to contribute, and nothing of substance to offer have discovered that the quickest way to gain attention, credibility, and a sense of relevance is to hijack social justice causes. Read more
1984
July 2, 2025 by Alex First
A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more