Author: Jmedia Manager
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Biden, Israeli PM seek to reset relations
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will seek to reset the tone of US-Israeli relations in their first White House meeting and find common ground on Iran despite differences over handling its nuclear program. In talks overshadowed by the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the two leaders on Thursday will try to…
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In age of identity politics, some less equal than others
As unending lockdowns fuel an increasingly widespread sense of war-weariness, a great deal of ugliness is coming to the surface. Few incidents are as troubling, however, as the reaction to an engagement party that was held at a private house in Melbourne on August 14. The party, which clearly breached public health orders, was attended…
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Identifying antisemitism is not always clear cut
The Jewish community’s awareness of the threat of racism and antisemitism is longstanding. That awareness extends across political boundaries and is part of a general desire to live in a cohesive society, tolerant of diversity. Countering antisemitism requires in the first instance being able to identify and recognise it. In 2005 the European Monitoring Centre…
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There can be no freedom or equality without Justice
Out of the blue, my fellow Olive Kids board member, Amin Abbas and I received an invitation from Ron Finkel and footy great, Gareth Andrews, to discuss Project Rozana, an overseas aid initiative for children aimed at building bridges to peace between Israel and Palestine. What would usually be a wonderful opportunity to work with…
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Is Iran’s new president ready to bargain with the West?
For years, Iranian moderates, such as former President Hassan Rouhani, tried and failed to reach an understanding with the West. Now, a hardliner is in charge. Does President Ebrahim Raisi’s election spell the end of what Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei once called Iran’s ‘heroic flexibility’ in dealing with the West? In the wake of the Taliban’s takeover…
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Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza
Israeli warplanes have bombed Hamas sites in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave that caused brush fires in southern Israel, its military says. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the air strikes that targeted what the military said was a weapons production facility and a rocket launch site…
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Palestine Israel
With regard to Mr Wakil’s letter, you edified Mosab Hassan Yousef. To put the record straight, yes, Mosab was the son of a high-ranking founder of Hamas. However, Mosab is no peace maker. Arrested by the Israelis, Mosab became a collaborator for the Shin Bet, an arm of Israeli intelligence, and betrayed his family and friends.…
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Israel hopes boosters avert lockdown as efficacy fades
After global applause for a swift and effective vaccination plan, Israel is now bracing for further lockdowns as the Pfizer jab on which it relied shows less efficacy than hoped for. Israel became a lodestar for the world when it raced ahead to vaccinate much of its population and reopened its economy in March. For five…
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Israel’s boosters show signs of taming delta
Jerusalem | Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country’s high infection and severe illness rates fuelled by the fast-spreading delta variant, officials and scientists say. Delta hit Israel in June, just as the country began to reap the benefits of one of the world’s fastest…
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Far right not just a challenge for security agencies
When Anders Breivik murdered 77 people in a terrorist attack in Norway in July 2011, he ushered in a new set of challenges for domestic security agencies around the world. Much of the initial investigation into his crimes focused on the extent to which he was part of a network, yielding few solid connections with…