Leon,
As I recall, there was no secrecy about Fraser’s Jewish roots although it was a bit confused. Many anti-Israel lefties attributed Fraser’s pro-American, pro-Israeli stances to the fact that “his mother is Jewish”

Netanyahu has already given away plenty, and how much closer has that brought peace?

Yes one wonders sometimes how they manage to keep up with all the many views, policies, radicals and outside interferences.
A little indirectly off topic, I was quietly pondering on how it would’ve been back in Bibical times when you were blamed for other “government” decisions when reading of vindictive Obama, radical anti-Jewish radical groups and them calling on Obama to punish Israel for re-electing Benjamin Netanyahu who won’t be duped into giving anything away.

Lynne,

I’m not worrying.
Professor Rutland’s article was a result of academic research, and in that spirit I asked some questions which the Professor’s article did not deal with.
These matters are of academic interest now.
As for Mr Shimon Peres, he has a brilliant record of achievement for his country in a number of spheres as far as I know.
The people / voters of Israel have over the years declared in a democratic fashion whether they accepted his views / policies.

You’re worrying about past PM Australa’s Malcolm Fraser where I would’ve been more concerned about your own past president Jesuit educated Shimon Perez who was willing to sell you out to Rome.

The answers to the following questions would be enlightening:
1. was the fact of Malcolm Fraser’s Jewish ancestor made public before or after he turned on Israel?
2. was he subjected to slurs and innuendo about his Jewish forbear as a result of the fact being publicised?
3. is there any evidence to support the hypothesis that Malcolm Fraser’s consequent embarrassment triggered a mighty effort to neutralise his taunters by his turning on Israel?