Bob Carr’s Shameful Stance
Political advocates in the USA often lament that when it comes to Foreign Policy, it is the State Department that pulls the strings, sets the agenda, and controls the Administration. When it comes to...
View ArticleA Letter to the Prime Minister
Dear Julia Thank you for visiting the leaders of the Perth Jewish Community during your trip to Western Australia. As a member of the community I expect to remain unsure about what issues and concerns...
View ArticleReflections on Yom Hashoah
The Jewish Community Council always delivers a very dignified commemoration for Yom Hashoah, and each year a large attendance honours the occasion. This weekend the JCCWA will mark the seventieth...
View ArticleAn Open Letter from JWR
From: Jewish Weekly Review [mailto:jwr@amnet.net.au] Sent: Tuesday, 9 April 2013 1:56 PM To: Jewish Weekly Review Subject: An open letter to the Perth Jewish Community Hello I refer to Michael Levitt’s...
View ArticleSanctimonious Jewish Bleeding Hearts
by Isi Leibler April 8, 2013 http://wordfromjerusalem.com/?p=4566 I was somewhat taken aback by a letter released in the wake of President Obama’s visit to Israel, signed by 100 American Jews including...
View ArticleSinging to a New Tune
Having attended several commemorations for Yom Hashoah, and over the past two days, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut, I stand in awe of the wonderful amount of energy and dedication that is placed into...
View ArticleChange is Inevitable
During the 1960’s and 1970’s mainstream Orthodox Judaism in Australia was politely termed “traditional”. This is best interpreted as a euphemism to describe a community that is non-observant in...
View ArticleMy Good Fortune
Okay, I couldn’t resist. I was going to tell you last week, but secrets like this are really hard not to share. It turns out that I had a rich uncle in Nigeria who had been a political prisoner. Prior...
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Bnei Akiva Perth – 30 Year Anniversary
It doesn’t get any bigger than this. Bnei Akiva Perth celebrated its 30th anniversary in style on Yom Yerushaliem with a tefillah chagigit, celebratory dinner, and address by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin....
View ArticleSinat Chinam
It is literally minutes before Shabbat descends on Perth. There is time to speak out, but only just. There are reports from Israel about violence at the Kotel. The “Women of the Wall” adorned in...
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ABC Job Application
Dear ABC Please find enclosed my application to join your Middle East reporting team. I have attached a sample report from a Perth rally for Israel. As a regular reader of your news reports, I am...
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War Report
Over the past week we have observed so many surreal phenomena regarding Israel’s Operation Protective Edge. Some of what we see and hear first hand is incredulous, heart-wrenching, and even...
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An Open Letter to Ross Burns
Dear Mr Burns I read your article in The Australian. I don’t suppose that your world view is going to change any more than mine. But you are wrong. Dead wrong. The record needs to be set right, and...
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Advance Australia FAIR
The realisation struck me last weekend that our fair society in Australia is at risk. The freedom and stability we cherish cannot be preserved in the wake of what is now an outright cultural...
View ArticleReligion Upside Down
If there is one thing I enjoy more than writing, it is reading. Recently I obtained a book called “History Upside Down – The roots of Palestinian Fascism and the Myth of Israeli Aggression” by David...
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An Ethical Dilemma
Through various professional and academic bodies I’ve taken a range of “corporate ethics” tests relating to the workplace, governance and technical acumen. Most of them have been a series of questions...
View ArticleA Review of Hilik Bar’s Visit to Perth
For such a smart country Israel has many examples of demonstrating that it is not so smart. So too, many smart Israeli’s can also be very frustrating. One of these frustrating Israeli’s is Hilik Bar,...
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New Zealand electoral lessons for Australia
Approximately 20 years ago New Zealand changed their electoral system to a proportional representation model, which has until now, delivered a minority Government complete with a kingmaker and a policy...
View ArticleRemoving the Cultural Divide
A plethora of cultural activity has been on offer to the Perth Jewish community in recent months. There is no shortage of opportunity for participation and involvement. I have had the pleasure of...
View ArticleMore Media Bias from the West Australian
On the back of one of the most heart-wrenching weeks in modern history for the Jewish people, it is clear that in Perth, West Australia, that our daily newspaper The West Australian contains heartless,...
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