Why does Israel need strong security?
The media portrayal of Israel - as an aggressive and dominant military power in the Middle East - is at sharp contrast with the reality of the sit... Read More...
The “Cycle of Violence” continues and New Zealand remains silent
This weekend, more than 700 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israeli civilian areas.
It is only because Israel has developed the iron dome and inv... Read More...
Israel Institute of NZ calls on Govt to condemn Hamas attacks on Israel
Israel Institute of New Zealand director, Dr David Cumin, is calling on the New Zealand Government to follow the example of other liberal democracies ... Read More...
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 very start, Isr... Read More...
The language used about Palestinians is putting their lives at risk
Donna Miles-Mojab wrote that the language used about Palestinians is putting their lives at risk.
I agree that the language used by most mainstream... Read More...
New Zealand out of step with traditional allies at UN [again]
The speech from Ms Jillian Dempster, New Zealand’s permanent representative to the UN, at the 28th special session of the Human Rights Council was out... Read More...
The violent riots on the Gaza border
What is happening?
Almost one week ago, Hamas started encouraging people in Gaza to attend a “Great March of Return” along the border with Israel. Ar... Read More...