Meanwhile back in the real world…writes Michael Kuttner

The VIP’s have returned to their countries and the oratorical funeral eulogies have subsided. Read more

You ain’t heard nothing yet…writes Michael Kuttner

If you thought that this Jewish year just ending was a vintage one you had better strap yourselves in because the coming year promises to be action packed in more ways than one. Read more

Days of infamy…writes Michael Kuttner

We are in a state of war yet unfortunately there are still many who prefer to pretend that this is not so. Read more

Almost a meeting….

If anything demonstrates the totally dysfunctional nature of Israeli advocacy this incident proves it. Read more

Clueless politicians…writes Michael Kuttner

Some definitions of “clueless” according to the Webster and Oxford dictionaries are: ignorant, oblivious, unacquainted, hopelessly unaware, uninformed, unknowing, unmindful and unwitting. Read more

Timing is indeed crucial…writes Michael Kuttner

Momentous events in our recent past and also today are more often than not determined by timing. Read more

Pilgrims’ Progress

We are in the midst of Succoth commonly known in English as the Feast of Tabernacles…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

Mounting malevolence

In my pre Rosh Hashanah op-ed, I explained why there was no chance of genuine peace breaking out in the year ahead…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more

How many of us are there?…asks Michael Kuttner

In recent days there has been media frenzy over a report issued by The Jewish People Policy Institute which purports to show that the number of Jews in the world today has reached or even surpassed the numbers recorded before the Holocaust. Read more

Dementia help for Sydney man living in Jerusalem

A 90-yr-old former Sydney resident now living in Jerusalem has received a special iPod to help deal with Alzheimer’s. Read more

(UN)limited obsessions continue…writes Michael Kuttner

Another week and more obsessive, unmitigated outpourings of condemnation issue forth from groups which are dedicated to slandering the Jewish State. Read more

Partners in Hate…writes Michael Kuttner

We have just arrived back in Israel from a vacation in Switzerland. Read more

Anti-virus Conference

Officially billed as the 5^th. Global Forum for combating Anti-Semitism this gathering of delegates from most parts of the globe took place last week in Jerusalem…Michael Kuttner reports. Read more

Dire Straits…writes Michael Kuttner

Some of you may remember a British rock band called Dire Straits which was formed in the late 1970’s and went on to record some popular hits. Read more

Way Off Key

I predicted at the time New Zealand replaced Australia on the UN Security Council that the latter’s realistic attitude and voting records concerning Israel and peace would be abandoned once NZ took up its seat. Read more

It’s a matter of timing…writes Michael Kuttner

Life is full of surprises but some things are predictable and their timing can often determine whether the outcome is a success or a disaster. Read more

An ANZAC message from Australia’s ambassador to Israel

J-Wire meets the Australian Ambassador to Israel, Dave Sharma, in Tel Aviv ahead of ANZAC Day. Read more

Lessons unlearned…writes Michael Kuttner

The eerie sound of a wailing siren throughout the length and breadth of the country drives home in no uncertain manner exactly what Yom Hashoah (Holocaust and Martyrs Remembrance Day) is all about. Read more

Teach your children…writes Michael Kuttner

Every Passover eve Jews worldwide sit down with family and friends to recount the story of the Exodus from Egypt and learn its lessons. Read more

Polls apart…writes Michael Kuttner

I woke up Wednesday morning to what at first seemed to be unidentified noise. Read more

Interesting times…writes Michael Kuttner

The old Chinese blessing/curse of “may you live in interesting times” is never more relevant than at present. Read more

Purim Paradoxes…writes Michael Kuttner

Jewish communities worldwide have this week been celebrating the Festival of Purim which commemorates the deliverance of Persian Jews from genocidal intentions. Read more

Situations Vacant…writes Michael Kuttner

This week has provided yet more proof that in Washington at least the battle against Islamic terror is at best half-hearted and at worst magnificently muddled.
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We visit the Knesset

At the invitation of the Government Press Office, members of the foreign press stationed in Israel were invited to participate in a tour of the Knesset and a briefing which amongst other topics covered democracy in action and the mechanics of the forthcoming elections. Read more

Gallic Gall…writes Michael Kuttner

The capacity for France as a country and the French themselves to display unmitigated hypocrisy has been on full display for all to witness. Read more

Warning lights flashing…writes Michael Kuttner

In recent weeks there seems, according to current politically correct thinking, to have been an outbreak of lone wolves roaming and attacking, plus an epidemic of mentally deranged individuals escaping from institutions and rampaging in various locations. Read more

A former refugee speaks out

This week I had the opportunity of listening to Bassem Eid, a Palestinian Arab human rights activist reveal facts concerning UNRWA and the continuing scandal of its refugee policies. Read more

Ego Overload…writes Michael Kuttner

A mere two years after the last general elections, Israelis will be going to the polling booths again on 17 March 2015. Read more

An exercise in futility…writes Michael Kuttner

I have just returned from attending the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference held in Jerusalem, at which various personalities imparted to attendees pearls of wisdom and observations about current political developments. Read more

L’Chaim – To Life…writes Michael Kuttner

Everyone recognises that good health, no matter at what age, is a precious gift. Read more

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