Judicial reform controversy emboldened Israel’s enemies

February 15, 2024 by  
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The controversy over the judicial reform proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government last year was what likely encouraged Iran’s terror proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis to attack Israel. Read more

Fatal Amnesia

January 26, 2024 by  
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There are many contagious diseases to which humanity can succumb. Read more

Israel’s UN envoy links Iran to Houthi attacks in Red Sea

January 5, 2024 by  
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Imploring the United Nations Security Council to address the “radioactive Shi’ite elephant in the room,” Israel’s U.N. ambassador on Wednesday linked Iran to the conflicts throughout the region. Read more

Israel bombards Gaza after Hamas deputy’s killing

January 4, 2024 by  
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Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israeli army have made statements suggesting the two avowed enemies wanted to avoid risking the further spread of war beyond the Gaza Strip after a drone strike killed a Palestinian Hamas deputy leader in Beirut. Read more

What can we learn so far from the war on Hamas?

December 31, 2023 by  
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The war on Hamas is not over, but certain lessons already seem very clear. Read more

Unfinished tasks

December 29, 2023 by  
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As the world switches over to the year 2024 in the civil calendar, those who are still sober will be aware that major pitfalls lie ahead. Read more

Israeli strike on Syria kills senior Iranian general

December 26, 2023 by  
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An Israeli air strike outside the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed a senior adviser in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, three security sources and Iran’s state media say. Read more

Irredeemably disconnected

November 24, 2023 by  
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Last week, I outlined how Jewish individuals and groups are displaying their disconnection from history and today’s reality. Read more

Iran is helping Hamas with intelligence and incitement

October 26, 2023 by  
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Iran is assisting Hamas by supplying it with intelligence and is also boosting anti-Israel incitement worldwide, Israel Defence Forces Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stated on Wednesday morning, day 19 of Israel’s war against the terror organization. Read more

AIJAC commends reimposed Iran sanctions

October 20, 2023 by  
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Australia has reimposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on 19 Iranian individuals and 57 entities for their role in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. Read more

AIJAC praises Australia’s Iran sanctions

September 18, 2023 by  
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AIJAC has welcomed the Australian Government’s recent announcement of targeted sanctions against seven Iranian officials and entities involved in domestic human rights abuses. Read more

Conditional Friendships

September 1, 2023 by  
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One can always discern when a potential friendship is really a conditional one. Read more

Tehran unveils drone with range to hit Israel

August 23, 2023 by  
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The Mohajer-10 UAV has an operational radius of 1,240 miles (2,000 kilometres).

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Pull the other one

August 18, 2023 by  
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When someone tells you something that is so patently absurd, the natural response is an old English expression “pull the other one, it has got bells on it.” Read more

Senior general analyses the threats to Israel’s security – both external and internal

August 2, 2023 by  
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In the latest Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) webinar, Lt. Gen. Moshe (Bogie) Ya’alon, former Israeli Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and IDF Chief of Staff, spoke about “Countering Iran’s three front proxy war against Israel”. Read more

US warns Israel against Jewish settlements expansion

June 6, 2023 by  
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged continued US commitment to both Israel’s security and a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict but warned the expansion of Jewish settlements would be an obstacle to peace. Read more

Feeding crocodiles

April 21, 2023 by  
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Winston Churchill knew a thing or two about nations that tried to appease those plotting their eventual demise. Read more

Ex-Prime Minister Ehud Barak confirms Israel has nuclear weapons: Why it matters

April 5, 2023 by  
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Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak broke Israel’s policy of ambiguity and tweeted his confirmation that Israel possesses nuclear weapons on Tuesday. Read more

MBS: Is Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution dead or alive?

March 20, 2023 by  
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Following the announcement that Saudi Arabia and Iran intend resuming diplomatic relations within the next two months – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister – Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) – needs to urgently answer this one question: “Is the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution published on 8 June 2022 by your confidant Ali Shihabi dead – or is it still alive?” Read more

Opinionated Pronouncements

March 17, 2023 by  
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At the best of times, Israel is the target of unsolicited verbiage from all and sundry. Read more

Feintooner

March 12, 2023 by  
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This week’s cartoon: Burying the Hatchet Read more

Pre-Purim portents

February 24, 2023 by  
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Rosh Chodesh Adar (the new month of Adar) has arrived, and that means Purim is not far away. Read more

Dangerous times, and they are of our own making

February 24, 2023 by  
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I can’t recall having seen such a tumultuous first 60 days of any new Israeli government. Read more

A new page in the Russo-Iranian partnership

February 23, 2023 by  
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In July 2022, against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin embarked on a notable foreign trip. Read more

Looney Tunes

February 3, 2023 by  
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I remember as a youngster (last century) that one of the “shorts” always shown in the cinema before the main feature film was a series of cartoons called Looney Tunes. Read more

Moscow sends veiled warning to Israel over Iranian blast

February 1, 2023 by  
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Russia made an implied threat against Israel and the US on Monday while condemning a recent drone strike on an Iranian weapons facility. Read more

Netanyahu’s surprising pick for National Security Adviser is ominous message to Iran

January 2, 2023 by  
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Tzachi Hanegbi is about to become one of the most influential figures in Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government after the Prime Minister appointed him to the position of National Security Adviser and head of the National Security Council (NSC). Read more

The Iranian regime is intensifying its violence against protesters

December 14, 2022 by  
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The wave of protests and social upheaval that erupted in Iran following 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s morality police, who had detained her for “improperly” wearing her hijab, has not died down…writes Ioannis E. Kotoulas. Read more

Iran authorities execute four ‘Israeli spies’

December 5, 2022 by  
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Iranian authorities have executed four people accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency says. Read more

Qatar’s farcical World Cup begins

November 20, 2022 by  
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Even before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicked off, the tournament already had a hero: the former captain of the Iranian national team, Ali Daei. Read more

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