Military strikes alone won’t stop the Houthis without direct pressure on Iran
March 20, 2025 | Oved Lobel
If the US Administration’s rhetoric is not simply bluster and does reflect the intent of the Administration to restore freedom of navigation through the Red Sea – including via direct strikes against Iranian assets, a much more devoted interdiction campaign and orchestrating a ground component – there are reasons to hope this operation in Yemen could succeed where previous ones have failed.
Pay-for-Slay is likely still Pay-for-Slay
March 7, 2025 | Alana Schetzer
When embattled Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced that the PA would restructure its ‘pay-to-slay’ policy – its system of financially rewarding imprisoned terrorists, or the families of terrorists killed – in late January, the news was met with a mix of cautious optimism and scepticism.
Greens’ wild turn on Israel cost them
May 9, 2025 | Colin Rubenstein
The Greens party’s dismal election results, which may see them all but ejected from the lower house, show that Australia has largely rejected and is punishing its hatred and inflammatory, divisive rhetoric.
Australia has voted — so what happens now for the Jewish community?
May 9, 2025 | Justin Amler
The road ahead remains uncertain and likely challenging. There is some hope that a Labor government, now less reliant on Greens support, may pursue a more centrist and pragmatic approach toward Israel. Yet, their track record over the past term offers serious reasons for concern.
Australia’s Labor Party must fix Israel ties, fight antisemitism
May 8, 2025 | Ahron Shapiro
Following less-than-stellar support for Israel by the Albanese government since the atrocities of October 7, Jewish discontent with the current government has been growing, not just over Israel but also soaring antisemitism.
Trump’s Iran gambit catches Israel off guard
April 28, 2025 | Ilan Evyatar
Sitting beside Netanyahu at a joint press conference, Trump dropped a diplomatic bombshell by announcing that the United States would begin direct nuclear talks with Iran within the week.
Scribblings: Happy, but no accident
April 28, 2025 | Tzvi Fleischer
Even before October 7, many people found it a bit counter-intuitive, an anomaly even, that Israel – with its frequent conflict and terrorism, vituperative politics and unusually high cost-of-living – was regularly situated near the top of the annual World Happiness Index…
Essay: Fading towards Fascism
April 28, 2025 | Shalom Lappin
Since the Hamas terrorist attack of October 7, 2023, Diaspora Jews have found themselves under sustained assault on a variety of fronts, from much of the radical left, and its Islamist allies. People who pose as guardians of equality and anti-racism are leading violent demonstrations praising mass murder attacks against Israelis.
