Warm welcome for NZ Defence Minister in Israel
A delegation of Kiwi diplomats received a warm welcome from Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this week in Jerusalem. Israeli news reported that Netanyahu …
Benjamin Netanyahu
UN Security Council fails to take action on Hezbollah
Just one fortnight on from the United Nations General Assembly’s failure to pass a resolution condemning Hamas, the Security Council has failed to take …
Israel70 – New Zealanders celebrate and support Aliyah
A multi-cultural event was held in Auckland’s Waipuna Lodge last weekend to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary. It was supported by representatives of Christian, Jewish, …
Straight Talk from Ramallah: Part 2
The second and final instalment of Johannes Gerloff’s candid conversation with a Palestinian lawyer in the heart of Ramallah. “If I fight with my …
Israel’s continuing existence a remarkable feat of survival
Israel recently celebrated its 70th birthday – no mean feat when nearly everyone around you wants to wipe you off the map. From the …
Why the Iran deal is deeply flawed
Referring to last week’s revelations by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Iran had pursued a nuclear weapons program for years, Trump said that …
New Zealand could also benefit from Israel innovation agreement
In 2017, Israeli high-tech exits totaled $23b billion and 14 Israeli companies are listed on the Australian stock exchange and the scope of bilateral …
Ten basic facts about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In all the discussion about this decades-long conflict and the quest for a solution, some basic facts are too often missing, neglected, downplayed, or …