Israel & Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine: Biden’s new solution?

President Biden needs to urgently answer three questions following these remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast: Read more

Groundhog Day: The Musical

A Melbourne theatre reviewed by Alex First Read more

It’s Biden who’s playing politics with the Gaza war, not Bibi

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reputation as a master political schemer and a cynical seeker of power is so deeply embedded in the public consciousness that there is literally nothing he can do without being accused of acting only to seek some sort of advantage over his opponents. Read more

This is not 1938

The International Court of Justice has delivered its interim judgment on the South African government’s “genocide” charge against Israel. Read more

America and Britain cross a treacherous red line

Fears that the Biden administration’s bear hug of embattled Israel is the prelude to eating it alive were dramatically enhanced this week. Read more

On the other hand

The call-up of reserve soldiers has disrupted the lives of countless families and also inflicted major economic stress. Read more

Eulogy for a friend

Mordell Klein (1943-2024) was my oldest friend! A brilliant, charismatic, multi-faceted man of many talents and contradictions. Read more

Reader’s letter: “Where’s the Jews?”

“Police find no evidence of anti-Semitic chant at pro-Palestine rally”. Read more

Torch Song

A Melbourne theatre review by  Alex First Read more

The Magic Flute now brilliant Australiana

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in his all too short life, wrote masterpiece after masterpiece…writes Victor Grynberg. Read more

False expectations

Justice when it applies to Israel and Jews has a completely different connotation to that applicable for the rest of the world. Read more

Fox sisters aiming for Paris Olympic kayak double

Noemie Fox’s biggest rival might become her biggest weapon with the slalom kayaker working with her superstar big sister Jessica Fox to achieve her Olympic dream. Read more

Dry Bones: Believe it or Not

Israel’s prime minister talks tough, but… Read more

Danny Lamm talks Israel with Henry Greener

Jewish community leader Dr Danny Lamm seeks the real truth about the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the Palestinian resistance to the existence of the State of Israel. Read more

Shabbat Yitro: Belief

“I am Ad’nai, your God, who took you out of Egypt” (Exodus 20:2).  Read more

Mozart opera has its Sydney premiere

Opera Australia and Victorian Opera’s exciting new co-production by Lindy Hume of Mozart’s Idomeneo will have its Sydney Premiere at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, opening on 20 February and running to 15 March. Read more

Dry Bones: Friendly Tribes

They recognise Jews as the original inhabitants of the Land of Israel who have maintained an unbroken connection here over millennia. Read more

UNRWA exists to help fight the war to eradicate Israel

Let’s not get caught up in the details of the controversy that made headlines this past weekend about the fact that 12 employees of UNRWA—the U.N. refugee agency dedicated to assisting the Palestinians—took part in the Hamas pogroms in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Marcus Brasch – founder of the famous Brashs music stores

Marcus Brasch, brother of Lena and Woolf, was born in Germany and emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1848. Read more

Beware the Political Generals

Compounding the hostage tragedy in Israel today are the thousands of Leftist citizens actively participating in demonstrations, agitating for the political purpose of bringing down Prime Minister Netanyahu. Read more

Eytan meets the donor whose blood saved his life

Eytan Tesler, an IDF fighter, was critically wounded by an RPG missile while fighting in Beit Hanoun. Eitan lost a large volume of blood and suffered serious and life-threatening injuries. Read more

ICJ: blanket media coverage – Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine: Nil

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel has rightly received blanket media coverage – whilst the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) continues to receive virtually no media attention – notwithstanding its implementation could have avoided: Read more

Anatomy of a Fall

A movie review by Alex First
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Feintooner

This week’s cartoon…CasaUNRWA. Read more

New Zealand must stop funding hate

Like-minded democracies have said they will freeze funding to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) after evidence that UNRWA employees participated in the October 07 Hamas-led massacre of Israelis. Read more

A hollow Holocaust Remembrance Day

It’s an important date on the international community’s calendar. Every year, the United Nations and many other institutions and organisations hold ceremonies on Jan. 27 commemorating the Holocaust. Read more

Dry Bones: Hamas and the Palestinian Authority share the same goal

Today’s cartoon from Dry Bones. Read more

On the other hand

When was the last time you received an unsolicited gift from a stranger on public transport? Read more

The Inheritance Parts I and II

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

The Israeli military’s systematic approach to dismantling Hamas

On the eve of the war, Hamas possessed an estimated 30,000 armed terrorists, divided into five territorial brigades and 24 battalions across the Gaza Strip. Read more

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