History – Israel Institute of NZ

Book Review: Speaking for Israel

17 December, 2019

Conflict, History, Opinion, United Nations

The United Nations spends a disproportionate amount of time condemning Israel. So the Israeli representative to the international body has a lot of work to do and many speeches to give - inside and outside the ... Read More...

The Israel Report: Episode 8

Perry Trotter

15 October, 2019

BDS, History, Must View, TheIsraelReport, United Nations, Videos

IINZ Directors Ashley Church and Dr David Cumin speak about the recent UN report on antisemitism. They also discuss Labour Party antisemitism and BDS. This episode closes with an Israel in Five video by Sam Man... Read More...

Perspectives on Israel: Opening remarks of Dr Cumin and Mr Minto

IINZ

7 October, 2019

BDS, Conflict, History, Must View, NZ-ISR Relations, United Nations, Videos

A discussion entitled "Different Perspectives on Israel" was held on 03 October, 2019 at the University of Auckland. Dr David Cumin and Mr John Minto presented. Below are their opening remarks in video and text... Read More...

Immigration New Zealand “fact sheet” erases Israel and distorts history

IINZ

14 June, 2019

History, Must View, News, NZ-ISR Relations

Immigration New Zealand’s ‘State of Palestine Refugee Quota Factsheet’ presents a one-sided, distorted and politicised narrative of the Israel/Palestine conflict and totally erases Israel from the map. The f... Read More...

The Israel Report: Episode 4

Perry Trotter

12 June, 2019

History, Must View, TheIsraelReport, Videos

IINZ's Eric George speaks with Hon Alfred Ngaro about identity, indigeneity, Jews and Israel. Israel Report Episode 4 1080 from Perry Trotter on Vimeo.... Read More...

The essence of the issue

David Cumin

5 June, 2019

BDS, Conflict, History, Sideroom

A number of news stories this week have struck me as highlighting the essence of the conflict. None more so than the riots on the Temple Mount - the holiest site in Judaism. Arabs threw chairs and stones becaus... Read More...

The Israel Report: Episode 3

Perry Trotter

21 May, 2019

History, Must View, TheIsraelReport, Videos

The Israel Institute of New Zealand presents The Israel Report. An up to the minute discussion of developments in Israel and the Middle East along with in-depth analysis of the issues, the history, and the cont... Read More...

At 71, Israel as a Jewish state is justified

Guest

19 May, 2019

Conflict, History, NZ-ISR Relations, Opinion, United Nations

A JEWISH STATE WAS NEEDED On the 14th May 1948 the first Prime Minister of the modern State of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, proclaimed these words in Israel’s Declaration of Independence: “The catastrophe whic... Read More...

Rocket attacks, peace prospects, and the lessons of history

Guest

12 May, 2019

Conflict, History, NZ-ISR Relations, Opinion

The current upsurge in rocket attacks against Israel, has resulted in the usual suggestions that it's all their fault. The start-point for the blame game is the idea that 'Palestinians' have a connection to tha... Read More...

Reflections on official engagements

David Cumin

15 February, 2019

History, News, NZ-ISR Relations, Opinion

On 27 January, New Zealand Minister of Defence, Ron Mark, National Party Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson, Tim Macindoe, and other delegates met with Israeli Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Benjam... Read More...