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This week’s cartoon: The International Association of Genocidal Scholars Read more

The same hatred, a new generation

On 31 August 2025, thousands marched across Australia under the banner of the “March for Australia.” Read more

Why the IAGS resolution is fundamentally flawed

The inherent problem with the International Association of Genocide Scholars’ recent “Resolution on the Situation in Gaza” is not its criticism of the policies and actions of the government of the State of Israel. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: The “emirates” plan – A political train wreck in the making

Despite the glaring and perilous flaws in the two-state paradigm, not everything that is not a two-state proposal is a better policy option. The “emirates” plan is a prime example of this. Read more

On the other hand

The daily demonising of Israel has well and truly embedded itself in the minds of millions around the globe. Read more

A time to stand strong with Jews in the land Down Under

The Jewish community of Australia has long served as a model of integration, resilience and commitment. Read more

An alternative universe

Israel’s elimination last weekend of Abu Obeida, the spokesman of Hamas’s military wing, was a far more significant development than many at first realised. Read more

Knaves and fools

Knaves are dishonest, deceitful, and untrustworthy individuals, whereas fools are characterised as foolish, ignorant, or lacking in wisdom. Read more

The Roses

A movie review by Alex First Read more

‘20 square kilometres of Gaza City left to seize’

As the IDF masses troops on the outskirts of Gaza City, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir declared on Tuesday that the military will not stop until it achieves a “decisive victory.” Read more

Trump and Rubio reject the Palestinian victimhood narrative

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio invited the scorn of the world with his announcement last week that Washington was barring officials from the Palestinian Authority from entering the country in order to attend the meeting this month of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Read more

What a croc!!!! Israel ‘destroy(ed) the two-state solution’?

Quite the mystery. Who destroyed the two-state solution? Let us investigate Riyad Mansour’s slam-dunk allegation as to which party “destroy(ed) the two-state solution.” Read more

Bizet’s Carmen: new production absolutely dazzling

An opera review by Victor Grynberg Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past…and sometimes New Zealand’s

Samuel Edward Shrimski – one of the most colourful and effective figures of the early township of Oamaru, New Zealand.
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This week’s cartoon:  On the Outs

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INTO THE FRAY: Malevolent Macron has no claim to the moral high ground

Given France’s gruesome post-WW II colonial history—from North Africa through East Asia to Oceania—it has a feeble claim to any moral superiority and is hardly in a position to pontificate to Israel over Gaza. Read more

War and symbols

Wars today are not fought only on the battlefield; they are fought on the airwaves, in newspapers, on social media feeds and in United Nations chambers. Read more

Article 80 consigns UN conjectural State of Palestine to shredder

A lot of hot air and righteous indignation will be on show at the United Nations General Assembly commencing on 22 September during a session to be jointly chaired by Saudi Arabia and France. Read more

Lord of the Dance

A dance performance reviewed by Alex First Read more

On the other hand

In just 24 hours after registration opened, more than 100 chess players from 23 different countries signed up to compete in the Jerusalem Open, an international rapid chess tournament set to take place on November 26-27 in Jerusalem. Read more

One eye and four blindfolds

The reluctance of Western governments to respond robustly to Iranian aggression ever since the Islamic revolutionary regime in Tehran came to power in 1979 has hugely increased the danger that this malign actor poses to the free world. Read more

Clueless choirs

Discordant and cacophonous choruses of hate are emanating once again from around the globe. Read more

The March of Humanity in the light of what we know now

We have all seen the photo. Clover Moore, Bob Carr, Ed Husic, Craig Foster, Jenny Leong, Anthony D’Adam, Stephen Lawrence, Jihad Dib, Lynda Voltz, Cameron Murphy, Sarah Kaine, Penny Sharpe, Julian Assange, Mehreen Faruqi, and Mary Kostakidis marching across the Sydney Harbour Bridge at the so-called March for Humanity. Read more

Yes, the whole world is wrong about Israel

You can see it in online exchanges and hear it in casual conversations. The accumulated weight of nearly two years of media stories claiming that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza, murdering journalists to cover up those misdeeds, deliberately starving its residents and thus responsible for “genocide” has had an impact on public opinion across the globe, as well as in the United States. Read more

The many lives of Anne Frank

Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more

Destiny

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Eva Buhrich – a champion of modern design and a prominent architectural commentator Read more

Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo

An entertainment experience reviewed by Alex First Read more

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This week’s cartoon: Recognition of the real meaning of recognition Read more

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

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