Superman

July 15, 2025 by  

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Trump and Netanyahu devour two-state solution at dinner table

July 14, 2025 by  

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  

Elle Woods’ superpower in Legally Blonde is staying true to herself. Read more

Nazi chic and soft-soaping the Jew-baiters

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  

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  

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Kicking the can

July 11, 2025 by  

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  

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  

War and Peace Read more

Reading the Middle East correctly will be vital to Israel’s security

July 10, 2025 by  

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  

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  

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

The ‘Death to the IDF’ chant heard ‘round the world, all the way to Down Under

July 8, 2025 by  

It took six days and over 10,500 miles for a crude new anti-Israel chant – “Death, death to the IDF” – to become associated with violence against Jews.

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Australia’s antisemitic arsonist and the choice the country faces

July 8, 2025 by  

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  

Ron Castan AM QC – barrister and human rights advocate Read more

Feintooner

July 8, 2025 by  

This week’s cartoon:  Ground Khamenei Day: Casting Shadows Read more

Trump prepares to ditch two-state solution

July 7, 2025 by  

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  

The “ceasefire” with Iran means a slow return to normal daily activities. Read more

Loving the Alien

July 4, 2025 by  

Melbourne theatre as reviewed by Alex First Read more

The need to acknowledge Muslim antisemitism

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  

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  

We currently face a situation that cannot be escaped, ignored, or avoided. Read more

Why pig is not kosher

July 4, 2025 by  

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

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  

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  

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Israel at a crossroads in Gaza: a deal or a new military phase?

July 2, 2025 by  

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

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  

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  

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

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