Australia stands with Israel at Human Rights Council
February 26, 2019 | Naomi Levin
Australia’s Foreign Minister has once again stood up for Israel during the 40th session of the Human Rights Council, currently underway in Geneva.
Australia Parliamentary Hack: China or Iran?
February 26, 2019 | Oved Lobel
Given the particulars of this case, it is natural that China should be the country under suspicion – but it’s a mistake to rule out all speculation about Iranian responsibility based on either capability or intent.
Israeli election campaign update
February 22, 2019 | Ahron Shapiro
Following our last update on February 7 on the developments in the election campaign, as of February 21, the deadline…
The Callous Indifference to the Murder of an Israeli Teen
February 12, 2019 | Sharyn Mittelman
A 19-year-old young Israeli woman, Ori Ansbacher, was brutally raped and killed in the Jerusalem Forest on Feb. 7. A…
Venezuela’s much depleted Jewish community – waiting and hoping
February 8, 2019 | Mirah Teichtahl
While of course events in Venezuela are still very much up in the air, for a community long in decline, there is today new reason to hope, however warily, for Venezuela’s Jews.
Israel election campaign update
February 7, 2019 | Ahron Shapiro
In an update to our January 11 blog kicking off Israel’s election season ahead of polling day on April 9,…
Australian women’s march rallies set an example for the US
January 30, 2019 | Sharyn Mittelman
The focus of the Australian Women’s March rallies is something which could inspire the US Women’s March, Inc. which has been embroiled by controversy and infighting.
The ABC’s unhealthy coverage of Gaza’s antibiotic resistance problem
January 17, 2019 | Allon Lee
An ability to differentiate genuine news from propaganda is a basic skill required of journalists – whether you work for…
Will Malaysian PM Mahathir get away with victimising Israeli Paralympic swimmers?
January 16, 2019 | Mirah Teichtahl & Naomi Levin
As expected, Malaysia’s recycled Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has resumed his Israel-hating ways, this time taking out his bigotry on, of all people, paralympic swimmers.
A real political football
January 11, 2019 | Naomi Levin
How has a situation arisen where the football teams of two neighbouring populations play in different continental competitions? Simple: boycotts.
