My BDS questions
There will be many wanting to get in line to cheer British Prime Minister David Cameron. Why? Because of his remarkable speech to the Israeli Parliament yesterday and for his courageous stance on the...
View ArticleThe mystery of the Left and Israel
Do you sometimes wonder why some segments of the left are so irrationally hostile to Israel. I do. And I wish there were simple answers. One of the strange things about the left’s animosity to Israel...
View ArticleBeating Israel Up: A guide to the perplexed
Every day, as you drink your morning coffee and read the paper you can bet that Israel will be bashed and pilloried in the media and elsewhere. This is regardless of what it has done, what its...
View ArticleKristallnacht and the lessons for today
This month, 76 years ago in Germany and Austria, over two infernal days, more than 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Over 300 synagogues were torched, thousands of Jewish-owned...
View ArticleSticks and Stones will break my bones, and words will often hurt me
As we begin a new year, I want to talk about freedom of speech and hate speech. Hate speech is a topic which is frequently debated in Australia, and no doubt, around the world. For the record, let me...
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