Regarding the Ukraine crisis, of course. As eager as I am to address other issues, I feel the need to focus first on news related to Ukraine – much of which impinges upon Israel, and Jews. In many respects, we are deeply connected to these on-going events. ~~~ Natan Sharansky …
Read More »From Israel: “With Heads High, Prayers on Our Lips!!”
Please! Share this posting as broadly as you can. This past week, Natan Sharansky spoke at Sheva Brachot (a celebratory dinner in the week following a wedding). And this is what he said: “When I was growing up in Ukraine, in Donetsk, there were many nations and nationalities. There were …
Read More »Antisemitism 101 — A Case Study
Yesterday a Shalom.Kiwi reader, Natalie Owen, posted a series of hate-filled antisemitic rants in response to one of Shalom.Kiwi’s articles. Normally these kinds of abusive rants would be removed, but on this occasion we thought they served a useful purpose in demonstrating what antisemitism looks like. This is because Natalie helpfully …
Read More »Into the Fray:Delegitimisation, antisemitism & BDS:Sharansky’s misdirected lament.
In his recent Jerusalem Post article the Jewish Agency Chairman, was spot on in his diagnosis; but totally off target with his prescription for dealing with anti-Israel defamation on US campuses. I shoot the Hippopotamus with bullets made of platinum; Because if I use leaden ones his hide is sure …
Read More »Pictures Tell a Story – Whitewashing the World (except Israel)
Summary: The New York Times continued to minimize pictures of attacks on civilians and assassinations around the world by burying small pictures deep inside its paper. The precious front page ink was only reserved for portrayals of Israel as the aggressor. The Every Picture Tells a Story series reviewed media’s deliberate …
Read More »ZFA presents ‘In Conversation with Natan Sharansky’ – Sydney & Melbourne.
Natan Sharansky, Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency will be a guest of the ZFA in Sydney and Melbourne together with the ZCNSW, ZCV and UIA. He will arrive in Sydney on the 26th March and events will be held over three days including a large communal event on Thursday evening …
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