Alex Ryvchin

Theatre of the Palestine solidarity movement

Galway, Ireland. They stood huddled in the corner of the lecture theatre whispering ominously. A final pep talk perhaps, or a hasty revis...

I chose democracy, having lived the alternative

On the last day of October I was given the distinct honour of addressing an Australian citizenship ceremony at which almost 100 people, f...

Understanding the language of murder

Palestinian cleric Muhammad Salah stands at the pulpit of his mosque in Gaza clutching a large kitchen knife. His hand repeatedly comes d...

Radio Gaga

A series of programs on ABC Radio National, produced by a long-standing anti-Israel activist, has undermined the objectivity of the natio...

The joy of reclaiming my Jewish heritage

For many of us, being Jewish means having a deep sense of security about our place in the world. Paradoxically, it is from this position ...

Activists corrupt noble principles in defence of Lynch

The defence of Jake Lynch and the students who stormed the lecture theatre at the University of Sydney during a talk by Colonel Richard K...

Palestinian soccer delegation's own goal

On Tuesday night, the ABC’s Foreign Correspondent program aired a documentary film, Pitch Battle, which chronicled the journey of the Pal...

Netanyahu's Victory Interpreted

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu effectively dissolved Parliament and called for fresh elections just 21 months into his fo...

Can the Jews of Europe be saved?

The Jewish community of Denmark has nowburied its dead. The latest lethal antisemitic incident in Europe followed the pattern set in Pari...

Lessons from the reaction to Paris atrocities

In light of the kosher supermarket slayings in Paris, the French Jewish community is justifiably asking itself whether Jews have a future...

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