No right to return
Tragedy of the Middle East, or more precisely the Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict, continues through yet another escalation of deadly violence, with hundreds of lives lost and more hatred added to …
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Eight trends to watch in 2021
Twenty-twenty, the year of the “cool number” previously associated with the positive (perfect vision), had been anything but cool and positive itself. A lot had gone wrong; most related to the …
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Peace on Earth
One of the few bright spots of genuine good news this year – if not the only one – has been the sudden outbreak of peace between Israel and several …
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Fake news – not just an American problem
Earlier this week, Conservative Polish President, Andrzej Duda, took time during his visit to the United Nations to meet with a group of Jewish leaders – resulting in a story titled …
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What if you built a synagogue and no one came?
The United Arab Emirates is engaging in a commendable exercise in fostering inter-faith tolerance and understanding: A new UAE’s landmark, featuring a church, mosque and synagogue, will be built in …
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Arabs beat Jews in Poland, Poland gets the blame
An ugly incident in Warsaw: Several Israelis were brutally assaulted in Poland after the assailants asked where they were from, the brother of one of the victims alleged on Sunday. …
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The nun who saved a Jewish hero
Last week, a 110-year old Dominican nun, Sister Cecilia Roszak, passed away in my home town of Krakow, in the same convent she first walked into almost 90 years before. …
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What is and what is not anti-Semitism
In the aftermath of the massacre at the Pittsburgh synagogue there has been a lot of debate about anti-Semitism. It’s a phenomenon that sadly exists on the fringes of both …
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“All Jews must die”
Another day, another reminder of the evil in the world, not in some faraway dark corners of the globe but right in the midst of us: A gunman yelling, “All …
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Corbyn’s Labour chooses side
And it’s not the side of the Middle East’s only liberal democracy, which is surrounded by hundreds of millions of people who would love to see the second Holocaust happen: …
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No Jews Allowed
Some tight policing of the borders by an alert member of parliament: The first Muslim MP in the NSW parliament has sparked a row overnight, refusing entry to a respected …
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