Indifference in Kiev 75 years after Babi Yar massacre of Jews
There is something about long-haul travel conducted in solitude that infuses the mind with a strange kind of focus. As I returned to Kiev...
In contributing to Australia's welfare, the Jews found theirs
Australia's Jewish community has always understood that its fortunes will rise and fall with the fortunes of the nation. And so, when...
Balfour Notes
For the Jewish people the tiny sliver of land between the Jordan River and the eastern Mediterranean coast has always been their nation’s...
Terror in Tel Aviv
It was the night of 1 June 2001. Scores of teenagers queued outside the Dolphinarium nightclub on the long stretch of road running along...
The Australian Left must learn from British Labour’s antisemitism scandal
British Labour may be in the throes of a crisis that could keep the party out of national government for a generation and threatens its...
Tripped up by celebration of murder
The Palestinian Minister for Education, Dr Sabri Saidam has criticised a senior Australian delegation for posing “very explosive and very...
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...
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,...
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...
Radio Gaga
A series of programs on ABC Radio National, produced by a long-standing anti-Israel activist, has undermined the objectivity of the...