Peace in our time
It's hard to ignore the public shifts in attitude between some Arab states and Israel. There are numerous theories about why the deals are taking place: some think it's because of the Obama-led Iran deal embold... Read More...
Double standards abound
This past fortnight there have been two admissions of bias that should be a shock. Most recently, Twitter executives defended their decision to restrict President Trump but not Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kham... Read More...
Hate on our streets again
News that there might be an announcement of a draft plan to apply Israeli sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria brought hate to the streets of New Zealand.
The so-called annexation proposal still hasn't ... Read More...
It’s an election year
Politicking is well underway in NZ and, just as we did prior to the last election, IINZ has created a voter’s guide. It is pleasing to see two of the minor parties holding a strong pro-Israel stance. In contras... Read More...
New Zealand’s changing attitude toward Israel
Last Sunday I made a presentation on ‘New Zealand’s attitude to Israel’ to the Friends of Israel Group at a meeting in Greenlane, Auckland. In many respects the presentation was a stocktake on where New Zealand... Read More...
The “peaceful” Middle East before 1948
One of the most pernicious modern lies about Jews is how well they were treated in the Middle East before the re-establishment of the Jewish nation.
According to some anti-Israel activists, Jews were treated... Read More...
Exiting Lockdown
As you read last newsletter, I've been rather occupied with the new member of our family. We also moved house. It's been an interesting lockdown. I hope you have been keeping well!
Despite the business, I've... Read More...
Israel’s ongoing challenges in a fraught region
I expect our readers will all be looking forward to moving to lock-down level 2 and hopefully returning to some sort of normalcy. Many of you may have noticed that fellow director Dr David Cumin has not written... Read More...
Remembrance in challenging times
The past two weeks mark a period of remembrance in the Israeli and the New Zealand calendars. Both countries have had to adapt to the times in finding ‘safe’ ways to commemorate significant national events.
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Israel rises to the COVID19 challenge
Back in late February when I contributed my last editorial for ‘The Advocate’ the world was a different place. Back then I wrote about the cooperation which exists between Jewish, Christian and secular organisa... Read More...