Feintooner
January 23, 2023 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon: Rule of Thumb. Read more
Wennesland and Guterres stay mum on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
January 23, 2023 by David Singer
Tor Wennesland – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) – and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres– continue to ignore the existence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution) at their peril. Read more
The unhinged reaction to the new Israeli government
January 20, 2023 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The unhinged reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government represents a crisis for the Jewish people both in Israel and in the Diaspora. Read more
National Anthems
January 20, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
There is something so dated, archaic, and non-sensical about National Anthems, and indeed flags, that takes us back to a world of ancient tribal warfare, conquests, and long-lost identities. Read more
Frantic Frenzy
January 20, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
The Oxford dictionary definition of frenzy states “a period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.” Read more
What I Wish I Had Known: Resisting the Urge to Live
January 19, 2023 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
Jeffrey Cohen reviews Dasia Black’s book. Read more
Babylon: a movie review by Alex First
January 19, 2023 by Alex First
Sodom and Gomorrah might be a more appropriate title for a film all about excess and depravity. Read more
Shabbat Vaeyra: Hard Hearts
January 19, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Moses and Aaron are locked in a power struggle with Pharaoh, who seemingly holds all the cards. Read more
Legends in Concert: A musical review by Alex First
January 18, 2023 by Alex First
Energy and enthusiasm are the hallmarks of a slick tribute show to some of the greatest musical artists the world has seen. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Frances Barkman – a most selfless teacher and Jewish welfare worker
January 17, 2023 by Features Desk
Frances was born in in Kyev Russia in March 1885. Her father was a teacher of Hebrew. Read more
Can a Jew be an existentialist?
January 16, 2023 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
UN continues obscene silence on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
January 16, 2023 by David Singer
My latest article revealing that Jordan, the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Hamas have seemingly agreed to the creation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine – trashing the failed two-State solution proposed by the UN since 2016 – has brought no response from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Read more
Holocaust documentary asks why Lithuania honours villains as heroes
January 15, 2023 by Alan Zeitlin
Grant Gochin had seen documentation of Jonas Noreika’s signature ordering the construction of a ghetto to confine Lithuanian Jews who would be brutally shot to death. Read more
Hiberno-Yiddish – The language of Irish Jews
January 15, 2023 by Avi Kumar
Hiberno-Yiddish or Irish-Yiddish is the historical dialect spoken by Irish Jews. Read more
M3gan: a film review by Alex First
January 15, 2023 by Alex First
When the most advanced “toy” in history goes rogue, lives are at stake in the engaging horror sci-fi thriller M3gan. Read more
Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre – a movie review by Alex First
January 15, 2023 by Alex First
A rollicking, globe-trotting actioner, director and co-writer Guy Ritchie has a lot of fun and keeps things moving in Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (ruse of war). Read more
On the other hand
January 15, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
Emergency ambulance response times have been in the news recently. Read more
Democracy must be restored to Israel
January 13, 2023 by Caroline Glick - JNS
“For years now, Israel has seemed to me like a man sleepwalking toward a cliff. Now we’ve fallen from it.” Read more
Where does charity begin?
January 13, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
We are all being bombarded constantly with requests for money, at home, at work, on the streets, and on the internet. Read more
Spot the differences
January 13, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
The pandemic of moral outrage, which has infected all and sundry as Israel finally asserts its sovereign rights brings to mind a famous quote by the late Golda Meir. Read more
Emily: a film review by Alex First
January 12, 2023 by Alex First
Tense throughout, Emily is a fictitious account of lauded 19th-century writer and poet Emily Brontë (Wuthering Heights), a role filled by Emma Mackey. Read more
Shabbat Shemot: Who is God?
January 12, 2023 by Jeremy Rosen
Throughout the Torah, God has been referred to anthropomorphically. Read more
Netanyahu government breaks sharply with predecessor in dealings with PA
January 11, 2023 by David Isaac
On Jan. 5, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a series of retaliatory measures against the Palestinian Authority. Read more
Israel Prize laureate’s anti-government stance reveals a sinister view of the Jewish state
January 11, 2023 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
Anyone still puzzled by the outcome of the Nov. 1 Knesset elections should listen to professor Asa Kasher’s interview on Sunday with Kanradio. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish Past: Maximilian Hirsch – a leading light in the colony’s free-trade movement
January 10, 2023 by Features Desk
Max was born in Cologne in the German state of Prussia on 21 September 1852. Read more
Motherlod_^e: a theatre review by Alex First
January 10, 2023 by Alex First
Sixty-five minutes of glorious mayhem. Read more
On the other hand
January 10, 2023 by Michael Kuttner
The grass is not always greener on the other side of the world. Read more
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On: a film review by Alex First
January 10, 2023 by Alex First
Marcel is an extraordinary, original work with Best Animated Feature at the Oscars written all over it. Read more
Penalising Palestinian lawfare
January 9, 2023 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Friday plans to impose sanctions on the Palestinian Authority for its latest act of lawfare aggression against the Jewish state. Read more
Jordan PLO & Hamas revise Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine Plan
January 9, 2023 by David Singer
The Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine plan (Saudi Plan) – initially published in Al Arabiya News on 8 June 2022 – has been revised in a later document. Read more
